--3B David Wright's two-run single in the fifth inning gave him 122 RBIs. That moved him within two RBIs of matching Mike Piazza's franchise-record 124 set in 1999.

--1B Carlos Delgado extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 1-for-3 performance. He's hitting .429 with nine runs, two home runs and six RBIs during that stretch.

--LF Daniel Murphy's single in the sixth inning gave him six pinch hits this season. The rookie is now batting .500 with five walks in 17 plate appearance as a pinch hitter.

BY THE NUMBERS: 50 -- First-inning hits by SS Jose Reyes this season through Sept. 19, setting a franchise record. Reyes, who had 49 first-inning hits in 2006, had shared the record with Felix Millan, who had 49 in 1975.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "That speech I gave, I won't be selling any CDs." -- Interim manager Jerry Manuel, after a 15-minute pre-game meeting on Sept. 16 in Washington failed to inspire the Mets, who lost that night's game, 1-0, to the Nationals.