Collins sees Wright, pinkie and all, on deck for P...

Collins sees Wright, pinkie and all, on deck for P...

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David Wright can't get on field but he takes it all in as Mets fall on 50th anniversary of franchise's first game.

D AVID WRIGHT was fitted for a splint on his fractured right pinkie and missed his second straight game Wednesday, but manager Terry Collins has a feeling that his All-Star third baseman will be back in the lineup Friday in Philadelphia.

Im not a doctor, and I dont mean to step on their toes . . . but when they give us a final diagnosis of the whole thing, my gut is youll see him (play) Friday, Collins said after the Mets were blanked by Stephen Strasburg and three relievers in a 4-0 loss to the Nationals.

Collins said something similar before the game, that he would not be at all surprised one bit to write (Wrights) name in the lineup this weekend against the Phillies.

Still, the Mets offered no official updates other than their third baseman was feeling better. And Wright, who will see a hand specialist on Thursdays off-day, declined to speak to reporters before and after the game.

Wright, who was limited to 102 games last season due to back problems, was injured Monday night on a dive back into first base on a pickoff throw. The Mets said the finger fracture was non-operative, but a trip to the disabled list remains a possibility.

The Mets managed just three hits Wednesday without Wright, who was off to a roaring .583 start through four games.

One of the things were d oing is were taking pitches we can hit, Collins said. I love our philosophy of making sure were more patient at the plate, but once in a while, youve got to hit some balls that you can hit, and you have to swing at some pitches youre looking for. The last two innings we took some balls right down the middle. And we cannot do that. . . . Right now, when youre struggling, you get a fastball on the plate, you better get it.

OFF THE SCHNEID

After adding two strikeouts to extend his hitless start to 0-for-18, Ike Davis finally rapped his first hit of the season with a single to right in the sixth inning. The drought was the longest by a Met to start a season since Todd Pratt began the 2001 campaign 0-for-19, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Its huge. You dont want to be the first player in history to go 0-for-the-season, Davis said. Its a good thing to get that out of the way, and now hopefully I can keep adding on.

Davis also made two nice ca tches in foul territory in support of Johan Santana in the fifth inning, one against the dugout railing and another down the first-base line.

I dont let my offense ever affect my defense, Davis said. Hitting is on me. . . . But I dont ever want to let another guy down.

ROGER AND OUT

The game was the 50th anniversary of the Mets first game in 1962, and Roger Craig the starting pitcher that day threw out the first pitch. Craig, 82, led the Mets staff in their inaugural season with 10 wins and 233 innings pitched.