Wright’s return can’t help Mets in loss

The Mets got David Wright back Saturday night, but it didn't put an end to their losing ways.

With the team on the edge of irrelevance, the Mets lost 5-3 to the Rangers at Citi Field and have dropped eight of their last 10 games as GM Sandy Alderson weighs what approach to take as the non-waiver trade deadline nears.

Bartolo Colon had his second straight shaky outing and the Mets fell a season-high 11 games out in the NL East, giving up four runs in the first, including a three-run homer to Robinson Chirinos.

Adrian Beltre added a solo shot with two outs in the third for a 5-0 lead before the Mets rallied in the bottom of the inning, scoring twice thanks to a run-scoring double by Curtis Granderson and an RBI single by Bobby Abreu.

The Mets added another run in the fourth with Travis d'Arnaud's leadoff homer, but they never got closer, even after drawing a pair of walks to start the bottom of the eighth.

A healthy and productive Wright figures to help the Mets, but he clearly isn't completely pain free after missing seven games with a bruised left rotator cuff.

"It's definitely much better," Wright said before going 1-for-4. "One thing to judge it on is going out there and doing things I'm comfortable doing and I can do things that I definitely couldn't do a week ago."

A day after Alderson said he didn't think the Mets were far from being playoff contenders, Wright said he hoped tht remained the case to prevent a sell-off.

"As far as I'm concerned, Sandy's the general manager, but my thoughts are this is something that I knew — and I think we all knew — was going to be difficult," Wright said. "It wasn't going to be, snap your fingers, and overnight we go out there and win 100 games. It's a process and we're obviously trying to win now, but I'm sure Sandy has his thoughts on the future, too. Whatever he decides to do I'm sure guys will accept, but you never want to be sellers at the deadline because that pretty much means you're rebuilding for the next year or the future."

And Wright has been through that before.

"It's kind of a delicate balance between trying to win now and also looking forward to the future and trying to build something that's a yearly playoff contender," Wright said.

Wright's return Saturday allowed him to avoid a DL stint. The next step is making sure Wright can stay on the field. He said he would attempt to avoid making any more headfirst dives on the base paths, although that is not a new development.

"I've tried to do that for a few years now," Wright said. "I think I do a pretty good job of it, but you get in a situation like the one where I got injured, there's this sense in your mind that it's a big situation and you get in your mind that you feel like you're faster sometimes and you just don't think about it and you do it. But definitely going forward that's something I need to do a better job of going feet first."

Whatever concerns may exist, Wright just hopes to provide a boost for the offense.

"I'd like to think I make a positive impact on the team," Wright said. "I know it's been somewhat of a roller-coaster ride this year as far as us in general offensively and me in particular, personally with ups and downs. Hopefully I help produce and finish up strong before the All-Star break."

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