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NEW YORK – David Wright ended his career-worst hitless drought with a homer and a two-run double and the New York Mets welcomed Jason Bay back to their lineup with a 9-1 romp over the Houston Astros on Thursday night to end a seven-game home winless skid.
Bay hit a ground-rule double and later raced around the bases on a rare four-base error in the eighth inning to give the Mets a lift in a sobering season thus far. Bay was out with a strained rib cage since late March and hadn't played since July 25,when he went out with a concussion.
Mike Nickeas connected for his first major league home run, Ike Davis hit a monster shot over the apple in center field and Chris Capuano (2-1) pitched seven sharp innings
Hoping to shake a slide in which they had lost 12 of 14, the Mets wore black hats, socks and undershirts with their white uniforms — the color combination of choice during spring training games in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Manager Terry Collins felt the team played solid fundamental baseball in the preseason and chose to try the look in a regular-season game. Anything goes after dropping eight of nine games at Citi Field this year.
Collins then tried to inspire the team further with a quick ejection — his first since 1999, when he was manager of the Anaheim Angels.
Bay hit a ground-rule double and later raced around the bases on a rare four-base error in the eighth inning to give the Mets a lift in a sobering season thus far. Bay was out with a strained rib cage since late March and hadn't played since July 25,when he went out with a concussion.
Mike Nickeas connected for his first major league home run, Ike Davis hit a monster shot over the apple in center field and Chris Capuano (2-1) pitched seven sharp innings
Hoping to shake a slide in which they had lost 12 of 14, the Mets wore black hats, socks and undershirts with their white uniforms — the color combination of choice during spring training games in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Manager Terry Collins felt the team played solid fundamental baseball in the preseason and chose to try the look in a regular-season game. Anything goes after dropping eight of nine games at Citi Field this year.
Collins then tried to inspire the team further with a quick ejection — his first since 1999, when he was manager of the Anaheim Angels.