Reyes, Wagner help Mets rebound to beat Phils
ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Mets' Jose Reyes, right, celebrates the Mets' victory with teammate Carlos Delgado, left, at the end of the ame against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday at Shea Stadium in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second consecutive night, the New York Mets built a three-run lead going into the ninth inning against Philadelphia.
This time, they had Billy Wagner ready to close it out — and that made all the difference.
‘‘He makes it easy,’’ Jose Reyes said.
Reyes’ three-run homer snapped a sixth-inning tie and the Mets, with Wagner back from a sore shoulder, rebounded from a demoralizing defeat by beating the Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday.
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.
‘‘We’ll be there,’’ Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. ‘‘They have a good team, we have a good team.
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