Jerry Manuel allowed Johan Santana to come out for the ninth inning today. And why not? The left-hander was pitching lights out and had a 9-1 lead. Besides, after last night’s 14-inning affair the bullpen needed the rest.
Santana, who was pulled in his last outing and who had to watch the pen squander a three run lead in the ninth, had said he would have been willing to go the distance if asked. Today he was asked and he won his 10th game of the season giving up just one run on an Albert Pujols home run in the seventh. It was one of just six hits he allowed along with one walk and five strikeouts.
The Mets continued their hot hitting with a total of 17 hits (one more than last night) including three homeruns. Fernando Tatis (3-4 on the day) stroked his seventh dinger with one on in the sixth, Ramon Castro (1-2 with 2 walks) hit his sixth of the season also in the sixth inning, and David Wright belted his 20th of the year, a solo shot, in the fifth. Everyone in the lineup got at least one hit including Santana who had two singles including one that knocked in a run, his first RBI of the year.
Meanwhile, the Phils are beating up on the Braves 11-5 in the sixth, while the Marlins were defeated 9-6 by the Cubbies out in Chi-town.
The Mets are heading to Miami to face the Marlins tomorrow night in the start of a three game set. The Mets send John Maine (9-7) to the mound against Rickey Nolasco (10-6).
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