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Mets' Santana stifles Astros in 3-0 win (AP)
sports.yahoo.com - 8/23/2008
Mets' Santana stifles Astros in 3-0 win (AP)
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Johan Santana allowed eight hits in seven innings, and the New York Mets took advantage of the only two mistakes made by Roy Oswalt to beat the Houston Astros 3-0 on Friday night. Brian Schneider hit a two-run homer and David Wright had an RBI single as the Mets beat a team with a record over .500 after winning nine of 10 against lowly Washington, Pittsburgh and Atlanta to open a 2 1/2 -game lead...

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The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus — ... One was Johan Santana ... not only the seven shutout innings, but his battles with Lance Berkman. The first inning epic, 11 pitches long, was indicative of how the early part of the night was going to go ... long, arduous, and meticulous. Thanks in part to Berkman, Santana had a pitch count of about 60 with two outs in the third inning, and a five inning outing was looming over the stadium like a cloud of smoke from Derek Bell's boat. ...

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