Foolishly deleted Mail app now I want it back!!!!

I deleted my Mail app thinking I would never need it, as I had been using Entourage, but now I actually want to use it - I am sick of the constant database corruptions I am getting with Entourage.
So I went to my trusty Time Machine backup and restored the app, but received this error:
You can’t use this version of Mail with this version of Mac OS X. You have Mail version 4.2 (1077/1081). It can’t be used on Mac OS X Version 10.6.4 (Build 10F569). For more information, click the Help button.
Is there a way to get Mail back without a complete re-install?

Hey Baltwo,
That was the answer! I actually did this before I saw your response but I'm still giving you the solve because it was the correct answer.
So just for the official record for future reference:
Apple Mail had already been installed so I did not need to do the Optional Install. However, since I deleted it prior to updating to 10.6.4, Mail never got updated. When I restored it via Time Machine, it was the previous version - which was no longer compatible, so I downloaded and ran the 10.6.4 ComboUpdate, which then updated Mail app to the current version.
Hope that all makes sense.
Thanks for all your responses! Apple Discussions is a GREAT resource.

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