Mets take 2 of 3 in Philly

I'm down in D-Wright's old stomping grounds in Virginia, and there are plenty of Mets fans down here. Maybe it's because of Wright, and maybe it's because the Tides for years were the Mets' AAA club, but it's nice to have a feeling of home.

Sure, a sweep of the Phillies, on the road no less, would have been terrific, but the win streak was stopped at five and the Mets had to settle for two out of three. Mike Pelfrey may have learned a lesson: While relying on the fastball may work some of the time, against a good-hitting team like the Phillies, you have to mix it up a little.

The Mets rallied to score four in the sixth on a triple by Reyes, a single by Castillo, a double by the red-hot Wright and a two-run single by Beltran, who had a chance to tie the game again in the ninth but his two-out grounder up the middle with two on was snared by Bruntlett. Pedro Feliz hit the game-winner, a solo homer in the seventh off Feliciano.

Nice work by Oliver Perez pitching almost six scoreless inning Saturday in a 4-2 win, the Mets' fifth straight. Reyes hit a two-run homer and scored another run as his resurgence continued. But the highlight of the weekend was Johan Santana out-pitching Cole Hamels and striking out 10 for his second win of the season. Wright had four hits and fell a homer short of the cycle.

There were no brawls between the 2 teams in the series but plenty of fights in the stands. That's fine. Like we've always said - bring it on.