Johan Santana was on the hill tonight to try to not only obtain his first win of the season, but to also get the Mets another victory.
He did neither.
After Braves starter, Randall Delgado, gave up a sole hit to Ike Davis in the first inning, Santana began his shortest outing of his career. It started with a Jason Bay error off the bat of Michael Bourn that resulted in a double. After Lucas Duda ran down a Jason Hayward fly ball, it would be Larry Jones who would drive in the first Brave run with a Sac Fly. Besides a Josh Thole walk, the Mets had no offense in the top of the second.
Dan Uggla drew a walk to begin the bottom of the second inning. Matt Diaz greeted Santana with a single up the middle that almost knocked his clothes off via Charlie Brown. Freddie Freeman worked Santana real hard for 11 pitches and finally shot a ball up the third base line scoring two. Tyler Pastornicky slashed a shot over the first base bag for the third double of the game scoring another run. After Ike Davis threw away a sac bunt to David Wright scoring another run. Jason Heyward would chase Santana off the mound with an RBI single scoring the sixth run.
When all was said and done. Johan Santana would throw only 55 pitches and fail to get the second out in the second inning. The final line- 1.1 innings pitched, 4 hits, 6 runs, 1 walk and 0 strikeouts. Yikes!
Miguel Batista would come in relief of Santana.
Even though the Mets would try to climb back into the game in the 4th when they scored two runs. The Braves, smelling blood, just kept tacking on.
The final score Braves 9 Mets 3.
If there is any good news, it is that Santana is not hurt (as of the time that this post is being written).
Tomorrow, the Mets will throw R.A. Dickey on the mound to claim the rubber game of the series.
18 comments
Mr North Jersey
4/17/2012-10:32pm at 10:32 pm (UTC -4)
McCulloughSL (Beat Writer / Columnist) “I’m fine,” Santana said. Indicated he felt no physical discomfort. Just didn’t make pitches.
Well at least he had no physical discomfort.
NJstuckinTX
4/17/2012-10:46pm at 10:46 pm (UTC -4)
I felt physical discomfort watching it. Does that count for anything?
Mr North Jersey
4/17/2012-10:57pm at 10:57 pm (UTC -4)
That and 10 cents will get you 10 cents worth of candy.
srt
4/17/2012-10:37pm at 10:37 pm (UTC -4)
Good news is Johan feels fine. Says it’s just one of those games. Didn’t anticipate it but it happens. Can’t wait to get back out there.
Someone asked him if he thought about this is where it all ended in 2010. Said something like it crossed his mind.
I don’t think that had anything to do with the bad outing but who knows?
Bad news is we lost, of course.
Hopefully with Dickey on the mound tomorrow we can take the series.
And anytime the middle of that lineup wants to start hitting over the Mendoza line would be fine with me.
Mr North Jersey
4/17/2012-10:37pm at 10:37 pm (UTC -4)
Santana seemed to have movement and throwing at least around 90mph. It just seemed he neverr had control of anything other than his change.
Defense didn’t help but they are not the blame for tonight. I have to say that Delgado kid was around the corners most of the game and when he missed it wasn’t by much.
Medlen has shutout the Mets so far this year. At least they won’t see him tomorrow.
Can’t ask for anyone better than Dickey to try and take the rubber game. Pen can use a solid 8 innings from him 2morrow.
Oh well it’s not like the Mets were going to go undefeated vs the Braves in 2012.
Noon start by the way every1. Don’t forget.
LGM!!!
srt
4/17/2012-10:41pm at 10:41 pm (UTC -4)
Noon start? Thanks for the heads up.
I hate those early getaway starts.
I’m sure the Mets don’t though……
darknova306
4/18/2012-1:40am at 1:40 am (UTC -4)
Noon? Lame. I won’t wake up until about the 5th inning, then. Sigh…
gategem
4/18/2012-2:09am at 2:09 am (UTC -4)
Are they running the Atlanta Marathon or some such silly thing or do the Mets just want a quick get-away out of Georgia?
NJstuckinTX
4/17/2012-10:49pm at 10:49 pm (UTC -4)
The Stick/Duda love affair is becoming Angelina/Brad to me… I still love Brad and his work. But Angelina… the bombs… Wonderful. The non-bombs…. not so wonderful. Can I just have Brad back as a singular unit?
Mr North Jersey
4/17/2012-10:58pm at 10:58 pm (UTC -4)
OK so who is Stick again Angelina or Brad?
Stickguy
4/17/2012-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
I’m afraid to find out.
NJstuckinTX
4/18/2012-7:33am at 7:33 am (UTC -4)
You are Brad, for sure. No one is tweeting about you leg any time soon and your work is quality.
Hazmet
4/17/2012-11:21pm at 11:21 pm (UTC -4)
So….Brangelina = Studa?
NJstuckinTX
4/18/2012-7:28am at 7:28 am (UTC -4)
love it
Stick
4/18/2012-8:56am at 8:56 am (UTC -4)
better than starting with his name and ending with mine.
Think about it for a bit. Will come to you.
saltygary
4/18/2012-9:01am at 9:01 am (UTC -4)
Duck?
Stick
4/18/2012-9:15am at 9:15 am (UTC -4)
that would be one variation.
gategem
4/18/2012-2:05am at 2:05 am (UTC -4)
I thought I was the only one to kid Stick about that.
Like Stick we all want Duda to tear up this league without falling over his shadow in RF.