Game Recap: Cardinals 5 -- Mets 4

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Johan Santana made his first "start" as a member of the New York Mets, and quickly got taken deep by a man who has one major league at bat in 3 years. Santana pitched 2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. Juan Gonzalez , who has only had one AB in the majors in the last 3 years, took Santana deep with two runners on base in the first inning. Johan, #57, Mets blue and orange. I can ... [link]

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Johan Pitches for the Cycle
Published 3/1/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... triple and a Juan Gonzalez bomb. But he feels really good. “I’m very happy to be able to perform today. The numbers will say something different, but I feel really good,” he said.Third baseman David Wright was just as excited to see Santana in action as Mets fans were, saying that the two-time Cy Young award winner didn't need to get a bunch of Spring Training hitters out to show him what he's made of. [New York Times] | [Mets Merized] | [The 'Ropolitans]

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