Mets Roll to Seventh Straight Win

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PHILADELPHIA - David Wright homered, Carlos Delgado knocked in three runs and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

The NL East-leading Mets (41-23) have won nine of 11 and hold a commanding 81/2-game lead over the bumbling Phillies in second place. Only two teams in Mets history reached 40 wins faster: the 1986 World Series champions and the 1988 team that lost in the league championship series.

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Mets Roll to Seventh Straight Win

Jose Reyes had four of the Mets' 16 hits. Each starter had a hit and scored.

The Phillies made three errors for the second straight game and have lost five of six.

NEW YORK PHILA

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Reyes ss 5 1 4 1 Rollins ss 3 1 1 1

LDuca c 5 1 1 0 Utley 2b 4 1 1 0

Beltran cf 3 1 2 1 BAbreu rf 4 0 2 1

CDlgdo 1b 4 1 2 3 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0

Wright 3b 5 1 2 2 Rwand cf 3 1 2 0

Vlentin 2b 5 1 1 0 Dllucci lf 4 0 0 0

Chavez rf 5 1 1 0 DaBell 3b 3 0 0 1

Mlldge lf 4 1 1 1 Coste c 4 0 0 0

OHrndz p 2 1 1 0 BMyers p 0 0 0 0

Oliver p 1 0 0 0 Cndry p 1 0 0 0

JuFrco ph 1 0 1 1 Nunez ph 1 0 0 0

Felicno p 0 0 0 0 Snches p 0 0 0 0

HBell p 0 0 0 0 Vctrno ph 1 0 0 0

Fultz p 0 0 0 0

Totals 40 9 16 9 Totals 32 3 6 3

New York 213 100 110-9

Philadelphia 002 001 000-3

E-Lo Duca (5), CDelgado (5), Utley (7), BAbreu (1), DaBell (11). DP-New York 2, Philadelphi...

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