Game Time: 4:10pm
The Don Record: 13-8 Era: 3.00 K: 138 BB: 45 WHIP: 1.20
Mets Notes:
On Sunday against the Padres, Santana spared the bullpen again, pitching eight inning for the second time in as many starts — and the second time this season. He allowed a run on five hits and two walks, striking out four. He also had two hits, drove in a run and scored one run. Now, the lefty is to face the Giants, the team he beat in mid-May at San Francisco in a flawed performance — 11 hits and six runs (four earned) — in seven innings. Santana has had one other appearance against the Giants in the past four years — five scoreless innings in a victory at Shea Stadium last summer. Aaron Rowand (13-for-41) and Bengie Molina (12-for-29) have combined to bat .417 in 60 at-bats against Santana, who has a 4.09 ERA and a 5-6 record in 11 starts on the road this season.
LINEUP
Sullivan, CF
Castillo, 2B
Wright, 3B
Sheffield, LF
Murphy, 1B
Francouer, RF
Cora, SS
Schneider, C
Santana, P
- Record: 12-4 Era: 2.44 K: 124 BB: 56 WHIP: 1.17
Giants Notes:
Cain has been stuck on 12 wins for three starts, though he pitched admirably in two of them. He received a no-decision while pitching nine innings in the Giants’ 1-0, 10-inning victory over Pittsburgh on July 29 before hurling an eight-inning complete game at Houston in a 4-3 loss on Aug. 3. Cain allowed two home runs in that game, a trend which continued last Sunday against Cincinnati when he yielded two more long balls. Cain faced the Mets on May 17 and pitched six innings in a 2-0 Giants triumph.
LINEUP
Velez, LF
Sanchez, 2B
Sandoval, 3B
Molina, C
Garko, 1B
Rowand, CF
Schierholtz, RF
Renteria, SS
Cain, P
11 comments
sabermetrician
8/15/2009-4:14pm at 4:14 pm (UTC -4)
Great pitching matchup, our ace vs. a Cy Young contender.
dentulous
8/15/2009-4:29pm at 4:29 pm (UTC -4)
is there a reason pagan is out of the lineup?
sabermetrician
8/15/2009-5:27pm at 5:27 pm (UTC -4)
Man, when Wright got hit I was thinking we’re going from injuries to deaths… The FOX shot where he sat up did offer some relief though, he looks like he’ll be alright.
metsfan4decades
8/15/2009-5:48pm at 5:48 pm (UTC -4)
That beaning of Wright did not look good. It was a full 2 minutes before he even got up. He walked off under his own power, but you could tell he was more than dazed.
What a season…
metsfan4decades
8/15/2009-6:22pm at 6:22 pm (UTC -4)
On his way to the hospital. Sigh…
Here’s hoping he’s O.K. – no concussion.
metsfan4decades
8/15/2009-6:25pm at 6:25 pm (UTC -4)
Can’t do anything right.
Santana MAN’s UP and tries to hit Sandoval. Somehow he dances out of the way to miss the beaning. Then hits a HR.
Then he proceeds to hit the next batter, Molina. SF manager comes out to argue that he’s not thrown out, but Jerry takes him out anyway.
So…down 4-1 right now.
You just can’t make this stuff up.
GravediggerHebner
8/15/2009-7:01pm at 7:01 pm (UTC -4)
Interesting that in your pic of Matt Cain he is sort of tipping his cap, maybe this is something he just does involuntarily and not because he’s a jerk.
metsfan4decades
8/15/2009-7:50pm at 7:50 pm (UTC -4)
No, it was deliberate. I was watching the game. He did it in response to the Citi faithful booing him as he came off the mound. Even the FOX announcers said it was not cool.
GravediggerHebner
8/15/2009-7:12pm at 7:12 pm (UTC -4)
Aw, poor widdle Widge bwows a save. Boo hoo.
asod75
8/15/2009-7:58pm at 7:58 pm (UTC -4)
My apologies to any Jets fans for bringing up prior terrible years but J-E-T-S Just End the Season. The sooner the better, before somene gets killed. I was thinking to myself, this season is going nowhere but it would have been a great win had the Mets risen up and finished off the comeback after tying the score in the eighth. A feel good kind of win after seeing the face of the franchise. But just like this season in general, it was not meant to be.
GravediggerHebner
8/15/2009-8:24pm at 8:24 pm (UTC -4)
Well said