SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Carson Benge went 5 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the New York Mets to a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday evening at PETCO Park before 41,159 fans.

The Mets jumped ahead in the first inning on a groundout that brought Benge home. They added a run in the second and broke the game open with two runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth and one in the eighth. Freddy Fermin hit a two-run homer for San Diego in the fifth and an RBI double in the ninth.

Sean Manaea earned the win in relief, allowing two runs over four innings with three strikeouts. Randy Vásquez took the loss. The Mets outhit the Padres 13-7, improving to 29-36, while San Diego fell to 33-31. The game lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes.