Every great victory has its unsung heroes. While Carson Benge grabbed the headlines with his game-winning 10th-inning hit against the Detroit Tigers, the real story of this Mets win was written by Christian Scott and a bullpen that refused to break.

Scott didn't have his sharpest stuff on this night. The right-hander battled through a season-high 89 pitches over just 4.2 innings, surrendering seven hits and two walks. After the Tigers jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning, it would have been easy for the young pitcher to unravel. Instead, he dug in, working through constant traffic and keeping New York within striking distance.

"He just had a hard time putting hitters away," manager Carlos Mendoza said. "But he fought and I thought he gave us a chance. I think it was okay."

That fight was on full display. Scott finished with five strikeouts, bringing his season total to 20 Ks over 15.2 innings. More impressively, he hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in any of his four starts this season, holding Detroit to just two earned runs—though even those could be debated. A misplayed routine fly ball by rookie Carson Benge in right field turned into a double and eventually led to both runs scoring.

"I thought I did a good job of filling it up," Scott said. "They had a really good game plan against me. Made me go deeper in counts, but all the credit goes to the bullpen."

And what a bullpen performance it was. Huascar Brazoban led the charge with two-plus innings of scoreless relief, setting the stage for the late-inning heroics. The relievers came up "huge," as the team would say, keeping the Tigers off the board and giving the offense time to find its rhythm.

Scott's season ERA now sits at a solid 3.45, and while he's still searching for his first major league win, outings like this one show why the Mets have confidence in their young arm. On a night where the spotlight belonged to Benge's walk-off magic, the gritty foundation laid by Scott and the bullpen was just as essential to the victory.