David Wright Smashes HR In First At-Bat Back

The Mets now have a five-and-a-half-game lead over the fading Washington Nationals, and though it’s an admittedly small sample size that includes three games in the thin air of Denver’s Coors Field, the Mets have exploded for 49 runs over their last four games.

Collins said Wright is “here to win”, and both parties are prepared for the possibility of Wright spending more time on the bench than he is accustomed to.

“I was surprised because I was trying to do my job and do exactly what I have been doing, a quick pitch something I have been doing before”, Robles said through a translator.

Andersen was in for a long night as the Mets launched a single-game franchise-record eight homers and pounded the Phillies 16-7. Their record for home runs in any month is 40, set in June of 2006.

Snydergaard (8-6) did just enough to earn his first road victory of the season in his 10th try. New York is hoping for its first playoff appearance and NL East division crown since 2006 while it is also looking to clinch its first winning season since 2008.

“You can say old school, new school, whatever school you want, we’re talking about injuries in the game of baseball”, Bowa said. “I’m excited”, Wright said before the game.

The Mets can’t know exactly what to expect from Wright, or how often the third baseman will be able to play as he battles spinal stenosis.

He shut them out over 61/3 innings in his second start of the season, on April 13 at Citi Field.

Braves 5, Rockies Three: Jonny Gomes drove in three runs with two hits, together with a two-run homer within the first, and Atlanta beat Colorado to finish its seven-game dropping streak.

The Mets are now good again somehow, and the Phillies have truly bottomed out, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have some bad blood. “That was disappointing”, Wright said.

The Mets continued their hot offensive streak, as they have averaged 11 runs per game over their last five. They are 11-3 in Philadelphia the last two seasons. “Jumping on (Jacob) deGrom for seven runs was special”.

Flores’ three-run drive to left gave the Mets an 8-7 lead in the fifth. 592 against them. Expect Michael Cuddyer to draw the starts against left-handed pitching. “It’s really fun being here right now”.

Ryan Howard and Freddy Galvis homered for Philadelphia, which has lost seven straight to the Mets. Wright went 9 for 28 for Class A St. Lucie, with no extra-base hits, though it was clear he was ready to get back even if he hadn’t logged a suitable number of at-bats in rehab.

NL teams combined for 11 homers five other times. It final occurred on Might 17, 1979, at Wrigley Subject when the Phillies hit 5 and the Cubs had six.