Subpar Santana still good enough for Mets

Faith and Fear in Flushing • Of Superstars and Honeymoons
Someday it won't be that big a deal that Johan Santana won a home start for the New York Mets. Today it kind of was. The matter was never in much doubt, but Johan stretched Shea's patience just the tiniest bit there in the sixth as he couldn't ...

Hot Foot • The Happy Recap: Mets 12 Reds 6
Not the prettiest win, but a win. Johan struggled a tad, gave up ten hits and three runs including a homer to Edwin Encarnacion. Santana used 38 pitches in the sixth inning, 116 overall. Its his first victory at Shea. Heilman , Feliciano and Sosa ...

Mike's Mets • Johan Gets Lots of Support
Game 33: Mets 12 - Reds 6 Johan Santana left his two starts with the lead, but the bullpen cost him the victory both times. Today the Mets rewarded a gritty if not particularly awe-inspiring performance from their ace with enough runs to ensure his ...

Marvin's Mets • Game Re-Cap: Mets 12, Reds 6
Beltran Baby! C'mon, you had to say that at least once, especially if Beltran is your Mets fave. He was absolutely on fire today... The Mets ended up topping off the Cincinnati Reds 12-6, in what as their 2nd game in a row with 10+ runs. I was ...

Mets Today • Game 33: Win Over Reds
Mets 12 Reds 6 Ace starter Johan Santana allowed 11 baserunners in six innings, but hung tough and allowed only three runs in leading the Mets to a 12-6 victory. That’s right — the Mets scored another dozen runs. The offense is ...

Beltran powers Mets in matinee
The Mets gave Johan Santana more than enough cushion in the matinee on Saturday, as Carlos Beltran's five RBIs led the way in a 12-6 victory over the Reds.

Beltran drives in 5 runs, Santana and Mets beat Reds 12-6
Carlos Beltran hit a bases-loaded triple and drove in five runs to back Johan Santana's first home win for the Mets, and New York beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-6 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.

Beltran's 5 RBIs lift Mets by Reds 12-6 (AP)
Carlos Beltran hit a bases-loaded triple and drove in five runs to back Johan Santana's first home win for the Mets, and New York beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-6 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday. Carlos Delgado and Brian ...

Arroyo leads Reds to DH split with Mets (AP)
Bronson Arroyo pitched eight dominant innings to win a matchup of struggling pitchers and Jeff Keppinger had a career-high five hits, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets 7-1 Saturday for a split of their day-night doubleheader. In ...

Mets' Beltran primed to break funk
Here in the Mets' universe, we get so worked up over what, if anything, Carlos Delgado has left, and whether Jose Reyes is feeling his rhythm, and what David Wright has done in his last 10 plate appearances.