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          David Wright: 'Physically, I feel good'

          Manager Terry Collins tried to get David Wright to depart Thursday's game rather than play all 13 innings, but Wright would have none of it. AP Photo/Michael Perez
          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2015, 01:29 AM ET
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          PHILADELPHIA -- With one series in the books after a four-month absence, New York Mets captain David Wright suggested he is headed to Citi Field with his back in good shape.

          “Physically, I feel good,” Wright said after the Mets won their seventh straight game with a 9-5 extra-inning victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. “Each at-bat and each play in the field, you just get more and more comfortable. Now it’s just all about baseball. I feel like I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things. I feel like I’m having some good at-bats, some productive at-bats, and hopefully that continues.”

          Wright went 2-for-6 with a walk and two runs scored in the 13-inning win. He also looked a lot less rusty in the field. He committed two errors in Monday’s return and had an issue transferring the baseball to his throwing hand the following day before getting Wednesday's game off.

          “I’d like to think I’m a good defender over there, so I expect to make the plays,” Wright said. “I’ve worked the last couple of days with Teuf [infield coach Tim Teufel] -- reactionary stuff, just trying to get comfortable over there. I think, slowly but surely, I’m feeling more confident, more sure-handed. The more innings I get, the more reps I get, I feel I’m able to exhale a little bit and relax and play my game.”

          Because the Mets want to ease Wright back into action, manager Terry Collins tried to get Wright to depart Thursday’s game rather than play all 13 innings. Wright declined.

          “I said, ‘If it’s strategy, then yeah. But if you’re worried about me, don’t bother,’” Wright said. “He allowed me to make the decision. And I’m glad he did.”

          Said Collins: “I went to him five times tonight to try to talk to him about coming out. He said, ‘Absolutely not. Not tonight.’”

          Collins said Wright will proceed as previously planned with starting on Friday -- the captain’s first game at Citi Field since April 14. Wright originally was scripted to start Saturday too. He now may have that day off and start Sunday instead, when the Red Sox are throwing left-hander Wade Miley.

          “With playing the long game today, I’m not sure what Terry is going to decide to do,” Wright said.