Jose Reyes hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Mets topped the Phillies on Wednesday night.
Reyes won the game for the Mets on the same day he was publicly called out by Jimmy Rollins for costing New York the first game of the series. The homer was his only hit of the night, but that's probably just fine with Jerry Manuel. Reyes is hitting .297 with 11 homers, 73 runs, 46 RBI and 33 stolen bases. Jul. 23 - 10:09 pm et

NEW YORK (AP) - Jose Reyes' three-run homer snapped a sixth-inning tie and the New York Mets, with closer Billy Wagner back, rebounded from a demoralizing defeat by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday night.
John Maine pitched seven effective innings and New York took advantage of a wild Brett Myers in his return from the minors to again tie the Phillies for first place in the NL East.
tching for the Phillies against Oliver Perez.

By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com NEW YORK - If not for the 10-game winning streak that the Mets enjoyed between meetings with the Phillies, then this current stretch of games might feel like more of the same: win, loss; flip, flop. But discounting almost two weeks of baseball wouldn't quite be fair, so this most recent streak of mediocrity doesn't seem quite so bad.
Even on the heels of a shocking loss, Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Phillies had all the elements of complete baseball. John Maine pitched through pockets of adversity, Jose Reyes hit a tie-breaking three-run home run, and the Mets sailed to victory -- and a tie atop the National League East -- at Shea.
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on the field, and the speakers at Shea Stadium pumped out Metallica's "Enter Sandman," the crowd greeted the closer with a standing ovation.

By Jack Curry If I had to make a list of the best players to interview, Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies would definitely be near the top.

The Philadelphia Phillies are involved in the tightest three-team division race in baseball, but they haven't been playing well against either of their competitors, particularly the New York Mets.
They're hoping one inning on Tuesday helped change that.
gner unavailable due to muscle spasms around his left elbow joint, manager Jerry Manuel had to rely on the rest of his bullpen to close out the Phillies.

(Sports Network) - It will be hard to top the drama the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies put forth in the opener of this series, but the two NL East

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The New York Mets had no problem beating the Philadelphia Phillies this season ... until All-Star closer Billy Wagner's shoulder failed him.
The Mets hope to have their closer back on Wednesday when the aim to rebound from a devastating loss to the Phillies that dropped them out of a tie for first place in the National League East.
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BY ADAM RUBIN Jimmy Rollins isn’t looking like MVP this season, entering series at Shea with .271 average, six homers, 32 RBI and 25 stolen bases.