"In his first major league at-bat since May 15, David Wright twisted his torso without pain, uncoiled and ripped a run-scoring double to right field.

Four at-bats later, he did the same thing to push home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and help lead the Mets to a 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday at Sun Life Stadium.

For one night, all seemed well again for Wright, the longtime Mets third baseman. From the moment he stepped on the field for warm-ups with a smile on his face, it was a happy, almost carefree day.

There have been few of those in his professional life the last several seasons. From late-season collapses in 2007 and 2008, to the day he first set eyes on the vast expanse of the pitching-friendly park the Mets built for their new home, to the stress fracture in his back that cost him 59 games this year, things have rarely gone Wright's way lately, much of it through no fault of his own.

There were also a beaning, a career low in home runs in 2009, a sharp increase in strikeouts and a team in decline. "