DENVER (AP) — Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for New York’s first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and the Mets beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday in a game moved up three hours to avoid potential wet weather.

The game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets at Citi Field was postponed more than eight hours before the scheduled first pitch.

The Mets’ game Tuesday night against the Rockies in frigid Denver has been postponed due to snow in the area, and the rest of the series will also be impacted.

The New York Mets earned a 4-2 victory over the Rockies on Monday. Here are the highlights.

Thanks to excellent pitching and an unexpected hero, the Rockies did just that as they defeated the New York Mets at Coors Field, 6-2.

A game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of wet weather. It will be made up on Thursday at 1:10 p.m.

The Mets erupted for 15 hits in the thin Colorado air as they launched past the Rockies, 10-5, on Wednesday night. The victory was the Mets’ third straight as they improved to 14-22 and vaulted the Rockies and Giants for the worst record in Major League Baseball.

New York Mets (13-22, fifth in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (14-22, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 42 strikeouts);