Happy Santana Day! (Part 4)
theropolitans.com 3/15/2008 — That's right! Today is another wonderful Johan Santana Day! Santana will face the St. Louis Cardinals at home for a 1:05 p.m. game. The game will be broadcast on SNY.
Game Recap: Cardinals 10 -- Mets 3
theropolitans.com 3/15/2008 — Johan Santana made his fourth start of the spring, and did not put out his best effort, en route to a 10-3 loss by the Mets . Santana gave up 4 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits through 5 innings. He needed 84 pitches, walked one and struck out 5. Santana had to get deep in the count to get to a lot of batters, so needed a heap of pitches to get the job done. Not his best stuff today.
Vuch Report: Three for The Show
stltoday.com 3/15/2008 — JUPITER, Fla. — Three prospects at various stages of reinvention — one from injury, the other from a position switch, and the third from being a surprise draft pick — excelled in the Cardinals’ minor-league games Friday.
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Waino: Eager to draw aces
stltoday.com 3/15/2008 — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Weeks ago, when Adam Wainwright first lined up against Johan Santana for the latter’s debut as a New York Met, the Cardinals righthanded bemoaned his chance to face the lefty and Cy Young winner as a hitter.
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Mets LHP Santana bats, struggles again (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/15/2008
Johan Santana is looking forward to taking his cuts in the National League. Traded from Minnesota to the Mets last month, Santana had his first plate appearance of spring training Saturday when he grounded out against Adam Wainwright during New York's ...
Santana aced by Cardinals —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 3/16/2008
Johan Santana didn't have a pitching line befitting a $137.5 million ace Saturday - he allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out five in a five-inning effort during the Mets' 10-3 loss to the Cardinals.
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Castillo's return a success —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 3/16/2008
Luis Castillo, who had surgery on both of his knees in October, played in his first game Saturday, manning second base for six innings and going 0-for-1 with two walks in the Mets' 10-3 loss to the Cardinals.
