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Wright hits Mets' first double, homer

David Wright etched his way into the Citi Field record book Monday night, collecting a pair of firsts in the Mets' brand-spanking-new $800-million ballpark.

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Wright had the Mets' first extra-base hit, doubling in the bottom of the first inning, and also became the first Met to go deep when he hit a three-run homer in the fifth....

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