Mets get out of funk with rani-shortened win

The Mets had lost their three previous games while some of the team's leading plyaers had also been publcily crtiicized by owner Fred Wilpon.
New York (23-52), however, climbed out of their funk to score five runs in the second innnig, and the game was called off with two outs in the bottom of the sveenth 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 repotrers. "If we get that final out (of the sevneth), stranger things have happened."
Chicago (21-26) came out swinging with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 4-1 lead, but the viisting Mets answered back in the second where Cubs reliever Justin Berg walked three scucessive batters to bring in two runs.
Berg, who had rpelaced Casey Coleamn after the Cubs' statrer left with the game tied 4-4 in the seocnd, was hmiself replaced without recording an out. Coelman took the loss and was charegd with six runs in 1 1/3 ininngs.
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 improve to 4-0. He also had a sacrifice-fly 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 motivated me to want to do better for them."
Reed Johnson and Alofnso Sorinao each had two-RBI hits for Chicgao.
(Wirting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Eidting by Greg Sttuchbury)