PHOENIX — The Mets waited until the 10th inning to start the party Friday night.
After totaling only two hits over the first nine innings, they awoke from their desert siesta with an energetic extra frame for a 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Mark Vientos and Carson Benge each delivered run-scoring doubles in the 10th before Tobias Myers got the final three outs. The Mets won for the fifth time in seven games on the road trip, capitalizing on a strong Nolan McLean start and bullpen performance behind him.
Vientos’ double against Kevin Ginkel leading off the 10th — he homered earlier — brought in the automatic runner. Benge, moved up to fifth in the lineup for the first time in his major league career, doubled on a 1-2 slider to provide the cushion.
In a rebound performance from his shortest start of the season, McLean allowed one earned run on three hits, one walk and a hit batter over six innings with six strikeouts, departing after 100 pitches (matching a season high).…