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Mets 3, Astros 0: New Faces Give New Hope to Fans Expecting Same Old Story

Friday’s victory — the Mets’ fourth in succession and 10th in 11 games — featured the return from the disabled list of Ryan Church, who was with the Nationals last season.

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 10:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Houston Astros, Church, Ryan, Santana, Johan, Schneider, Brian

Mets 3, Astros 0: Santana Shuts Down Astros

Johan Santana allowed eight hits in seven innings, and the New York Mets took advantage of the only two mistakes made by Roy Oswalt to beat the Houston Astros.

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Houston Astros, Santana, Johan

Mets 4, Pirates 0: Santana Needs No Relief in Victory

Johan Santana pitched a complete game and raised his record to 11-7 in Sunday’s victory over the Pirates.

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 4:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Pittsburgh Pirates

Mets 4, Nationals 3: Mets’ Santana Finally Finds Relief

Johan Santana emerged with a victory on Tuesday with the help of two relief pitchers in a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan

Relievers Again Fail to Support Santana

Santana ambled off the mound with a 3-1 lead over the San Diego Padres in the eighth inning, which the Mets’ bullpen mishandled.

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, San Diego Padres, Wright, David, Manuel, Jerry

Mets Notebook: Mets Will Skip Maine’s Spot in the Rotation, but He’s Not Worried

After suffering discomfort in his strained rotator cuff, John Maine will not pitch again until Friday night’s game against Florida.

Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 11:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Martinez, Pedro, Santana, Johan, Maine, John, Pérez, Oliver, Manuel, Jerry

Mets’ Loss to the Phillies Is Hard on Wilpon, Too

Fred Wilpon, the team’s principal owner, said Wednesday he is pleased with the direction the Mets are headed and with the work of Manager Jerry Manuel.

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Wilpon, Fred, Manuel, Jerry

Reds 5, Mets 2: The End of a Long Streak and a Short Stay in First

John Maine faced 10 batters and walked in two runs to sink the Mets, and their 10-game winning streak, in a 5-2 loss to the Reds.

Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Maine, John, Cincinnati Reds, Manuel, Jerry

Mets 5, Giants 0: Santana Does His Part, but So Does the Offense

The Mets are now only a game and a half behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East.

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, San Francisco Giants

Yankees 3, Mets 2: Santana Does His Part, but Mets Provide Little Support vs. Pettitte

Johan Santana was outdueled over six innings by another left-handed pitcher, Andy Pettitte, who carried a 19-inning scoreless streak into his start.

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Pettitte, Andy

Stuck in His Team’s Undertow, Santana Sees Another Win Slip Away

Johan Santana has allowed one or fewer earned runs in 5 of his 14 starts, and the Mets have lost three of them.

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan

Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4: Mets’ Bullpen Wastes a Gem by Santana

Justin Upton scored the winning run on Miguel Montero’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the Diamondbacks, who hardly touched Johan Santana defeated the Mets at Shea Stadium.

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, Arizona Diamondbacks

Padres 2, Mets 1: Mistakes Mar Close Game as Mets Slip Back to .500

The Mets managed to score only one run for the second consecutive game, and could not capitalize on another strong effort by Johan Santana on Friday.

Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 1:28 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Santana, Johan, San Diego Padres

Mets 5, Marlins 3: Santana Provides Relief for Mets

Johan Santana did not overwhelm on Tuesday, but he lasted seven innings and eased the burdens on the Mets’ inconsistent offense as the team defeated the first-place Marlins.

Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Santana, Johan

Braves 4, Mets 2: Even Santana Can’t Stop Braves From Sweeping

The Mets needed a hero Thursday night, but Johan Santana gave up a career-high 12 hits in what had to be as deflating a defeat as the team has had this season.

Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Santana, Johan

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