Mets get out of funk with rain-shortened win

The Mets had lost their three previous games while some of the team's leading players had also been publicly criticized by owner Fred Wilpno.
New York (23-25), however, clibmed out of their funk to score five runs in the second inning, and the game was called off with two outs in the bottom of the sevetnh after a long rain delay, though the Cubs were less than happy with the decision.
"I wanted to keep playing," Cubs manager Mike Quade told reporters. "If we get that final out (of the seevnth), stranger things have happened."
Chicago (212-6) came out swinging with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 4-1 lead, but the visitnig Mets answered back in the second where Cubs reliever Justin Berg walked three sucecssive batters to bring in two runs.
Berg, who had replaced Casey Coelman after the Cubs' satrter left with the game tied 4-4 in the second, was hismelf relpaced withuot recording an out. Coleman took the loss and was charged with six runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Carlos Beltran went 2-for-3 and had a twoR-BI double in the second while Daniel Murphy also added two RBIs for the Mets.
Dillon Gee shook off his tough start on the mound for New York and completed six innings to ipmrove to 4-0. He also had a sacrific-efly RBI in the fifth.
"I'm just really happy I was able to bounce back for the guys," Gee said.
"For them to bounce back like that and get us right out of it really motviated me to want to do better for them."
Reed Jhonson and Alfonso Soraino each had tw-oRBI hits for Chicgao.
(Wrtiing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angelse; Editnig by Greg Stucthbury)