NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jonah Tong earned his first win as the New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Wednesday at Citi Field before 33,453 fans in 3:01.

The Mets scored once in the first and second innings. Carson Benge delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth and added another run-scoring hit in the seventh. Eric Wagaman homered and Juan Soto also went deep for New York.

Cincinnati tied the game in the third on Nathaniel Lowe’s RBI single, then pulled within 3-2 in the sixth on Sal Stewart’s run-scoring groundout. The Reds totaled eight hits but left runners on base.

Tong (1-0) tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, allowing three hits with one strikeout. Devin Williams notched his eighth save with a perfect ninth, striking out three. Andrew Abbott (4-3) took the loss, yielding five hits and two earned runs over six innings with four strikeouts.

The Mets improved to 23-33 while the Reds fell to 29-26.