NEW YORK -- The Colorado Rockies are hoping to hit the .500 mark Saturday and then use it as a springboard to more notable accomplishments. The New York Mets will be looking to avoid slipping another game closer to .500 while climbing out of the funk that has imperiled their chances at defending the National League pennant.The Rockies try to reach .500 for the first time in more than two months Saturday night when they visit the Mets in the third contest of a four-game series at Citi Field.Colorado (51-52) won its second straight game over New York (53-49) on Friday, when Carlos Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with four RBI in a 6-1 victory. The win was the 11th in 15 games since the All-Star Break for the Rockies, who are five games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the NLs second wild card.The Rockies have not been at .500 since they were 21-21 on May 21. The franchise has not been at .500 after the All-Star Break since 2010, the last time Colorado finished with a winning record.Thats a good benchmark, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. Weve worked hard to get in this position. Weve worked really hard. Thats the first benchmark and there are other ones after that. Obviously we want to be playing after the regular seasons over.The Mets played as long as possible last season, when they won the NL for the first time since 2000 before falling to the Kansas City Royals in five games in the World Series. But New York has lost 11 of its last 17 to fall 2 1/2 games behind the Cardinals.The Mets have scored three runs or fewer 13 times in the last 17 games. On Friday, they had runners at first and second with nobody out in the eighth before Rockies right-hander Scott Oberg recorded three outs on three pitches.I think theyre going to bounce back, Mets manager Terry Collins said. We just have to quit worrying about the bad stuff and start thinking about some of the good things ahead.Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon will oppose Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa in a battle of rotation elder statesmen. Colon, who earned the win in the second game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Tuesday, will be starting on three days rest for the first time since 2005. The 43-year-old is not only the only pitcher older than 28 in the New York rotation but also the oldest player in baseball.The 35-year-old De La Rosa, the only 30-something in the Rockies rotation, will be looking for his 100th career win. Twenty-six active pitchers have reached the milestone.Prior to Saturdays game, the Mets will retire the number 31 worn by recent Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza, who played for the team from 1998-2005. Lorenzo Brown Jersey . 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He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. CHICAGO -- Attorneys representing the widow of baseball great Ernie Banks have withdrawn from a lawsuit over his estate.Elizabeth Banks has contested the will the former Chicago Cubs first baseman signed three months before his January 2015 death, which left his inheritance to Regina Rice, a longtime friend who took care of his financial affairs, the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/2dmrHSC ) reported.Elizabeth Banks, who was in the process of divorcing the 83-year-old Hall of Famer at the time of his death, had alleged in court documents that Rice isolated and controlled him in his final months.Both sides recently told Cook County Judge James Riley that they were close to a settlement. But Elizabeth Banks attorney, Thomas Jefson, asked to withdraw from the case Wednesday.He didnt state a reason in his two-page motion, just that differences havve arisen between (the firm) and Elizabeth that make it impossible for the firm to continue to represent her.ddddddddddddiley approved the move, giving Elizabeth Banks the three weeks allowed under the law to find a new attorney. No settlement is likely to be reached by the time Riley retires in November.Rices attorney, Linda Chatman, said Banks had apparently rejected last-minute changes to the proposed settlement made by her own attorneys. She said the dispute over the wills validity will likely go to trial if a settlement cant be reached.Elizabeth Banks, who lives in California and didnt appear in court, couldnt immediately be reached for comment.---Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com ' ' '