R.A. Dickey walks off the mound in the fifth inning....

R.A. Dickey walks off the mound in the fifth inning. (May 17, 2012) Credit: David Pokress

One truly is the loneliest number for R.A. Dickey.

Instead, it was the second one-hitter for Dickey and the 36th in Mets history.

With two outs in the first inning on Wednesday, B.J. Upton smacked a hard grounder to third base. As the speedy Upton raced down the line to first, David Wright tried to barehand the ball, which glanced off his hand and onto the turf.

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