Mets don’t balk at a chance for victory

Jose Reyes juked, bluffed and faked a mad dash, anything to rattle Armando Benitez.

Surprisingly, it paid off -- twice.

Moments after Reyes provoked the excitable reliever into his second balk of the 12th inning, Carlos Delgado hit his second homer of the game to lift the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants, 5-4, Tuesday night.

“I just tried to put some pressure on him,” Reyes said, “and it worked.”

With the ballpark still buzzing after Benitez’s balk allowed Reyes to trot home with the tying run, Delgado’s shot gave the Mets their fourth straight win. The NL East leaders posted their 15th come-from-behind victory.

Minus Barry Bonds from the starting lineup, the Giants dropped their fourth in a row. “That’s a tough one to lose,” Manager Bruce Bochy said.

After Omar Vizquel barely beat Delgado’s throw home to put San Francisco ahead, 4-3, in the top of the 12th, the Mets rallied.

Reyes drew a leadoff walk from Benitez (0-3) and moved up on a balk that was called by first base umpire Bob Davidson, whose nickname is “Balkin’ Bob” for his frequent balk calls.

Before the game, the Mets put outfielder Shawn Green on the 15-day disabled list because of a broken right foot, the first time he has been on the DL in his major league career.