CINCINNATI (WXIX) - ST. LOUIS — If he wanted to, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Will Benson could frame his resurgent September as a revenge tour.

He has consistently hit the ball hard all year, but he has always been fighting for playing time. After the Reds acquired two position players at the trade deadline, Benson was optioned to Triple-A at the start of August. Benson returned to the big league roster in the middle of the month, but he still didn’t even get a shot to start for a Reds’ team with a scuffling offense until last Tuesday.

He wound up going about six weeks between starts. When Benson got the chance to be in the lineup again, he delivered some season-saving hits, including three homers and the go-ahead sac fly on Monday.

Benson didn’t get too low when he was surprisingly opti

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