PITTSBURGH — Carson Benge will be out of the lineup for a brief period to let his sore left wrist heal. The Mets’ rookie outfielder won’t be out for more than a few days to let the inflammation subside on a bone bruise, but he doesn’t quite know what to do with himself.

“I think he’s already stir crazy,” interim manager Andy Green said Saturday at PNC Park before the second game of a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “He wants to be on the baseball field. We’re going to let him breathe today, see where he’s at, then make determinations on how to really get him back. We do believe, at this point in time, we’ve avoided an [injured list] stint.”

The 23-year-old Benge is about as high-energy as they come.

He’s also brought a ton of energy to the lineup. After mostly hitting leadoff throughout the season, the Mets have been hitting him lower in the order as of late, and he still performed regardless of where he has hit. Benge went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base before leaving Friday night’s game with an injury, and has hit safely in each of his last four games, going 7-for-17 with two home runs, a triple, five RBI and six runs scored.

Over his last 10, he’s hit .385 with an OPS of 1.041, two home runs, two doubles, a triple, six RBI, seven runs and two stolen bases.

The wrist injury came in the third inning of a win over the Pirates when he slid into the left-field wall to make a catch on a tailing fly ball. Benge stayed in the game initially, but was later replaced by Christian Pache.

“I knew something didn’t feel right, and after I’d say probably 10 seconds, it kind of wore off,” Benge said. “When I got back into the dugout, and all the adrenaline wore off, it started to light up again.”

He thinks he bent it back and jammed it into the wall, but he’s unsure.

“I didn’t know what any part of my body was doing,” he said.

The important thing — at least to Benge — is that he came up with the ball for the out.

“It’s a lot better to come up with that ball,” he said. “It’s going to hurt me a lot more if I don’t come up with it.”

It’s a good thing that the Mets have a rookie who wants to play so badly, and who wants to make an impact. The priority over the next two months is continuing the development of Benge, A.J. Ewing and the rookie pitchers, starters Christian Scott, Nolan McLean and Zac Thornton, and relievers Nate Lavender and Jefry Yan.

On the off chance the Mets manage to sneak into the postseason, they’ll want Benge healthy. It’s highly, highly improbable, and nearly statistically impossible, but after four straight wins the Mets are thinking anything could be possible.

ROSTER MOVE

The Mets optioned infielder Eric Wagaman to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for infielder Gabriel Arias, who was claimed off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Arias has hit .244 with a .669 OPS, and has a positive run value in the field playing all around the infield.

“I think he provides us a greater measure of defensive versatility than Eric Wagman,” Green said. “We really like Wags’s bat, but given who we have at DH in first base, it’s hard to find consistent opportunities. Gabe gives us an opportunity to rest regulars on the left side if Francisco [Lindor] needs a day off, and even in some of the games where you get to a blowout situation and you can get somebody off their feet. So he’s a guy who is a really good defender at a lot of positions. He’s done that really well for a long time.”

Wagaman had a right-handed bat, something the Mets don’t have a lot of, especially since trading Tyrone Taylor, but he was limited to corner infield spots and a DH role. Jorge Polanco has the DH spot locked up for the time being, leaving Wagaman on the bench most days. Arias also bats from the right side and can play middle infield.