When David Wright's ninth-inning home run off Philadelphia's Ryan Madson cleared the left field wall at Citizans Bank Park on Sept. 12, 2009, Phillies fans expecting a win were abruptly silenced. As it turned out, Wright's bat would also be quiet for the remainder of the season.
That decisive homer was the third baseman's 10th and final homer of last year's lost season. In Saturday's 6-1 win over Florida at Citi Field, Wright matched that total more than three months ahead of his 2009 pace. Wright's third-inning blast was his 10th of this season, and helped spark a Mets romp over a team that had dominated them before this weekend.
The previously slumping Ike Davis posted his first career four-hit game, and Jon Niese was dominant in his first start since returning from the 15-day disabled list after a mild hamstring strain. Niese allowed one run on six hits in seven innings as the Mets won their seventh straight in Flushing, giving them a major league-leading 21 home victories. Continue
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