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7:05 pm EDT Fri Apr 30, 2010

It’s much too early to tell if the New York Mets can be legitimate contenders in the NL East. Besides, a potential race with the Philadelphia Phillies might not be decided until the final days of the season. With a strong Mets run rekindling their rivalry with the Phillies, these teams play for first place Friday night in the opener of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. While Philadelphia easily won the NL East last season en route to its second consecutive NL pennant, New York was decimated by injuries and finished 23 games behind. In each of the previous two seasons, the Phillies overtook the Mets late to win the NL East. Philadelphia clinched the division with one game remaining in 2008, it and needed a victory on the final day of the season to secure it in ’07. Philadelphia may have New York to contend with again this year.

New York had a strong run at the plate in a three-game series with Los Angeles, winning 10-5 on Tuesday night in the finale of a doubleheader and 7-3 the next day. Mets third baseman David Wright got off to a slow start, but is 6 for 10 with four RBIs in his last three games. Wright, though, hit .176 with nine strikeouts in nine games at Philadelphia last season. Jonathon Niese would certainly welcome another productive game from the Mets’ lineup. The left-hander has gotten one or no runs of support in three of his four starts. Niese overcame wildness in his last outing, walking five but giving up one run and striking out six in 5 1-3 innings of a 3-1 victory over Atlanta. This is Niese’s first appearance against the Phillies. Philadelphia will counter with Kyle Kendrick, who gave up five runs, eight hits and four walks in five innings of an 8-6 loss to Arizona on Sunday.