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Johan saves the bullpen, goes the distance to blank Bucs PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Johan Santana 's goal was to give the struggling New York Mets bullpen a break. Turned out, those relievers got the entire day off. Santana pitched a three-hitter for his fifth career shutout and the streaking Mets got home runs from Brian Schneider and Carlos Beltran in a 4-0 victory Sunday over the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
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The Ballclub —
On Friday night, Mike Pelfrey threw seven shutout innings. On Saturday night, Pedro Martinez pitched seven innings and allowed 1 run. On Sunday afternoon, Johan Santana threw a masterful Complete Game Shutout, the first such effort by a Mets pitcher this season. On Monday afternoon, John Maine threw five shutout innings. The Mets won 3 of these 4 games against the lowly Pirates, however had things broken one way or another, the Mets could have very easily lost 3 of 4. This is because of a bullpen that's been ...
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sports.yahoo.com 8/18/2008 — Johan Santana pitched a three-hitter for his fifth career shutout and the streaking New York Mets got home runs from Brian Schneider and Carlos Beltran in a 4-0 victory Sunday over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Argenis Reyes added three hits for the ...
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newyork.mets.mlb.com 8/19/2008 — MIAMI -- What a team player Johan Santana is. Going into his start on Sunday against the Pirates, the Mets ace knew his bullpen was depleted after sending four pitchers to the mound the previous day, and he knew off-days and blowout wins aren't very ...
