The Mets go for two straight tonight as the ace Johan Santana takes on Jamie Garcia. Last night, the Mets took on one of the best pitchers in the league in Wainwright and unloaded on him as the bats finally came alive and smashed in 8 runs as the Mets took the opener 8-2. Santana is 8-5 on the season with a 2.79 ERA. He picked up a win in his last outing as he allowed only one run over 7 innings. In the month of July he has made 5 starts with a 3-0 record over 38.0 innings pitched and a 0.71 ERA while walking 10 and striking out 26. He got a no decision earlier this season against the Cards in one of the most famous games of the season where he threw 7 scoreless innings in a 20 inning game. The Cards have these numbers on Johan:
Pujols 6-15, 2B, 2 HR
Lopez 1-10
Ryan 0-7
Holliday 1-7
Where was Garcia on that day where the Mets and the Cards played 20 innings? Garcia was starting that day!. Yessir, this is a rematch of that nearly 700 pitch game. He pitched 7 scoreless innings that day and on the season he is 9-4 with a 2.21 ERA. The Mets have put up the following numbers on Garcia over his short career:
Castillo 0-2
Reyes 0-3
Wright 0-2
Pagan 1-2
Lets Go Mets!
