NEW YORK – David Wright hit a pair of two-run homers and Pedro Martinez won for only the second time since April 28 as the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2.

The win gave New York a split of the four-game series and widened its lead in the NL East to 10 games over Philadelphia.

Wright connected in the fourth and fifth innings against Eric Milton (4-4), keying a Mets comeback after the Reds took an early 2-0 lead.

Martinez (7-3) overcame some unusual wildness to throw six innings for the victory. He allowed just two hits but walked five batters – he is averaging only two free passes per game this season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner struck out eight, including his final four batters.

Martinez won his first five starts but had won just one of his last nine with five no-decisions. He beat Arizona 15-2 on June 11 in the midst of the Mets’ 9-1 road trip.

Heath Bell worked a scoreless seventh. Chad Bradford came in with two runners on in the eighth and struck out three of his four batters for his second save.

The Reds nicked Martinez for a run in the second when Austin Kearns and Adam Dunn opened with singles. Brandon Phillips bunted the runners along and David Ross delivered a sacrifice fly.

In the fourth, the Reds loaded the bases with none out on walks to Scott Hatteberg, Kearns and Dunn. Phillips hit a sacrifice fly, but Martinez escaped further damage.

The Mets took the lead in the fourth when Milton walked Carlos Beltran leading off and Wright followed with a home run to center. Julio Franco then doubled and scored on a single by Xavier Nady.

The Reds tried to come back in the fifth when Felipe Lopez and Hatteberg walked with two outs. But Martinez struck out Kearns, stranding the runners.

Jose Reyes opened the Mets’ fifth with his second hit and went all the way from first to third when Chris Woodward bounced slowly to third base. Beltran followed with an RBI single and Wright hit his 17th homer for a 6-2 lead.

Notes: Reyes extended his hitting streak to 10 games. … Reyes stole two bases in the first inning and Lopez stole two in the fifth. … RF Kearns made a diving catch in the second to rob Nady of a hit. … Wright’s two homers gave him 202 RBIs for his career, 60 this season.

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