The Mets got a great start from Johan Santana , as usual, going 7 IP and giving up 2 ER on a homer by Troy Glaus in the third inning. Santana seemed to get stronger as the game went on. Pedro Feliciano took over in the eighth and started the ninth out by giving up a hit to McCann that would eventually be the winning run.
The Mets had only five total hits in the game. The two runs were solo homers, both in the fifth inning by Ike Davis and Jeff Francoeur .
The Mets lost on a horrible bottom of the ninth. Jenry Mejia relieved Feliciano and looked scared. He fell on the mound after a pitch and walked Escobar when he was trying to bunt with a man on base.
The game was lost when Melky Cabrera chopped a ball to third, David Wright picked it up and threw wide of first, allowing th ...
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Atlanta Braves-New York Mets: Santana’s Start Not Enough, Mets Split Series
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Dave Doyle in MLBComments Off on Atlanta Braves-New York Mets: Santana’s Start Not Enough, Mets Split Series