Now That’s The Santana We All Know and Love…

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Last night’s game between the Mets and the Phillies was a good one. Johan Santana pitched as the excellent pitcher that he is striking out 10 Phillies and not giving up a single walk. Only in the 8th inning, after having thrown around a 100 pitches, was he vulnerable.

Cole Hamels also had a more than decent night conceding only a couple of runs up until the 8th and then again both driven in by David Wright, who was on fire last night. Wright was 4 for 4 with a walk in his 5 plate appearances.

In the 8th, with both pitchers tiring and the bullpen coming in, both teams scored 3 runs. The Mets got an insurance run in the 9th and then Billy Wagner retired the side in order to get the save.

The scare of the night was José Reyes‘ head on slide into second base in the 3rd. As he was sliding in to the base, he banged his head on to Utley’s right knee. It took him several minutes to recover from the shock and at some point it seemed as though he was going to be taken out of the game. Minutes later he was scoring the Mets’ second run of the night on Wright’s triple.

Here’s the scorecard:

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