Published 7/18/2008
at L.A. Times - Baseball News
He caps a four-run rally after New York blew three leads to win, 10-8, at Cincinnati.
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* N.Y. Mets 10, at Cincinnati 8: David Wright's two-run homer in the ninth inning rallied the Mets to their 10th consecutive victory, lifting them into a first-place tie with the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. On the one-month anniversary of manager Willie Randolph's firing, the Mets blew three leads before scoring four runs in the ninth off Reds closer Francisco Cordero. They were 6 1/2 games out of first place when Randolph was fired.
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