New York Mets - Quick Hits

Quick Hits: "Carlos Delgado hit .441 with 4 homers and 15 runs batted in, and Carlos Beltrán batted .439 with 4 homers and 16 R.B.I. on this past road trip.Endy Chávez hit .297, adding three stolen bases, nine runs and outstanding defense. Chávez stymied Aaron Rowand twice Thursday, including a diving catch with two on and two out in the third that saved at least one run.Only two teams since 1900 — the 1900 Chicago Cubs and 1938 Philadelphia Athletics — have scored in the first inning of eight consecutive road games.David Wright hit 3 home runs in the Philadelphia series.The Mets are on pace for 104 victories this year.The Mets haven't won this many in a row since they won nine straight in April 2000.Since the first World Series in 1903, only 12 other teams have held a 9-1/2-game lead or larger as play opened on June 16. None has failed to reach the postseason. Five - all hailing from New York - won the World Series: the '98, '53 and '39 Yankees, '86 Mets and '55 Dodgers.The Mets' 9-1 road swing matched the third best in fran"