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Craig.
Just back from the DL This is
the best offensive team bar none
in the National League.
They've had some pitching
problems but the Cardinals three
games over 500 because of their
offense Santana encouraging the
young man who just threw up the
first pitch.
So that was a strike.
Well he's thrown a lot of
strikes his last start that
shutout ninth inning sorry nine
pitches and five of the nine
innings.
He kept that pitch count down
and had a complete game shutout.
Matt defense brought to you by
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first start since the concussion
and it's been a while since he's
been alive and he's been missed
he's hitting really well for the
Mets season his defense was much
improved but the knee is still
at shortstop to Heart are still
healing that quad down in
Florida.
Baxter gets another start in
left field.
He's earned that that's for sure
by the way if you're wondering
which of the backup catchers the
Mets chose to keep they have
kept.
Mike Nikki is on the roster said
Rob Johnson back to Buffalo and
interesting to see Josh using
the hockey mask.
He had said after he suffered
the concussion on the hit from
Ty Wiggins then that he might go
with this mask and indeed he has
followed through plays going to
try to deflect some of those
shots that come right back.
The foul tips but remember he
injured his head because he
thought he had to play on the
baseball to his mask off and
that's why his exposed the elbow
from Wigan Mike Matheny his
first year as cardinal manager
41 year old youngest manager in
the majors and that's his bench
coach Mike Eldredge.
I think Mr. Matheny is hiding
behind the post.
MATHENY was one of the guys
that's Mark McGuire.
He can't hide behind anything.
Mike within he was one of the
first catchers to wear that
hockey style mask also by the
way marks tried so far.
Cowell laid things off Rothfield
for Khan now 34 years old and
after a couple of injury
pockmarked seasons he's having
maybe his best start in the big
leagues three ninety one on base
percentage as he has fueled the
front of this high potency
Cardinal lineup.
The Cardinals lead the national
league in batting average in
home runs and in runs scored
last time they had that trifecta
for a full year was nineteen
forty four.
So Santana ready to go first
pitch tougher call and it's
taken four ball one and you can
also add number one and on base
percentage and slugging
percentage.
So this is quite a juggernaut
here.
They've got other players back
to have them back.
They've had their share of
injuries and they still have
some Lance Berkman obviously is
a big loss for them.
They've got Skip Schumacher on
the disabled list right now John
Jay who's having a center field
was having a heck of a year and
Santana gets the outside corner
with a fastball it's wanting to
call hitting three sixty seven
as a right hand batter this year
they got him in the middle of
last season and he really helped
fuel that Cardinal run down the
stretch to the world series last
season to and two to four call
but he had missed a huge portion
of the year because of a thumb
injury he had an oblique issue
as well but he's been fully
healthy this year and really
fueling this San Luis offense
down the right field side of
foul ball.
What's interesting about Terry
Collins talking today he was
mentioning that Santana after he
came out pitch a complete game
shutout totally like for you and
that's as good as I've seen in a
long time.
It's not really.
I really have to start
commanding my fastball a lot
better.
So the perfectionist Santana is
still looking for ways to
improve for Caltex below the
knees 90 miles an hour from
Johan.
It's 3 and 2.
Santana did not walk a batter in
his complete game shut out of
the Padres.
He struck out seven and that
game allowed just four hits.
He was completely dominant
through just 96 pitches and four
call loops wanted to center late
start in for new and highest but
he gets there for the first out
of the night.
And now Carlos Beltran the
center fielder number three.
Carlos Beltran very interesting
to contrast the mostly positive
reaction to Beltran with the
decidedly mixed reaction that
met the return of Jose Reyes
when he came in with the
Marlins.
I'll try and leading the
national league in home runs
with 15 and he takes a strike
and I think so much of that has
to do with the way they left you
know where is as a free agent
the other leaves via a trade and
in fans minds it makes a big
difference.
Yes no question.
Fans minds he gave them lots of
thrills and upon leaving left
them with a pretty good pitch
had a nice start last night Zack
Wheeler pitcher who's being
proclaimed by some independent
sources as the best pitching
prospect in the minor leagues
Zack Wheeler the fastball up and
a way to add one to Beltran.
Well I'm excited about all four
of those pitching prospects down
there in the minor leagues and
we're talking my familia Mahi
coming back off the surgery
broken backgrounder fell lawn
dart and of course Matt Harvey
to go along with Wheeler.
Now that's how you build from
within.
And I think those four guys down
there a lot of good promising
signs if they stay healthy keep
and keep improving.
You see Beltran said told me it
was my good bad Carlos has had
some issues with his knee off
and on this year.
In fact he sat out the Cardinals
last game on Wednesday when he
acted up a little bit but it's
well enough that he's playing
center field tonight.
First time he will do that in
two years.
And Santana with a great change
up strikes him out for the
second out of the inning jams
him running with a fastball and
comes back with a change.
Yeah and the change up
interestingly enough totally
with the inside target.
I just threw that down and in
the Beltran who to me is a high
ball hitter from the right side
so to out and nobody on now the
very dangerous Matt holiday
who's been swinging the bat very
well lately you see that eight
for 15 over his last four games.
When this cardinal lineup is
fully available and healthy it
is a lineup that has no soft
spots and it's a little
different right now.
Down at the bottom of the
batting order but just getting
through the first six in this
cardinal lineup is quite a task
you'll see a lot of ones 30 more
home runs in the Mets outfit
this year holiday with 10 home
runs on the season.
Now in his fourth year with the
Cardinals Allen Craig fresh off
the disabled list waiting on
deck Craig had a or pulled his
left hamstring that coming after
offseason knee surgery that cost
him the first month of the
season to one that holiday falls
off two balls two strikes.
One thing I've noticed and you
guys I didn't do the last
Santana game is that his
fastball is down for the most
part here and that first thing
that has been an issue for him
this season location is fastball
thin upward.
A good part of the year due to
the holiday in the air to right
and due to him moving to his
left side.
Retired Santana spaces a couple
of fly balls around a strike out
of Beltran and the Mets have
come to bat against Wainwright
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eight count of eight left handed
bats tonight against 30 year old
Adam Wainwright.
First man up Mike Baxter and he
takes a strike.
Interesting Wainwright started
Baxter with the first pitch
cutter can see so far his starts
uneven until the last few and 70
and 40 on his career two starts
back through a shot out against
the Padres then his last outing
allowed just one run in six
innings against the Phillies.
So when Wright appears to be all
the way back you saw the
velocity at eighty eight right
there and that fastball said.
His philosophy is down this year
but again he was had the surgery
last last year.
You know his velocity is down
but they've been trying to work
with him to use his fastball
more.
He felt like his velocity is
down so he's really just using
the secondary pitches but he's
gone to the fastball more the
last couple of starts and
Backstrom takes the fastball up
and in Wainwright the year
before his surgery averaged
about 90 1 on his fastball he's
a little below 90 this year but
really with the cutter and the
curve ball it's really not that
huge an issue for him.
And it's all devastating as
always.
Wright strikes out Backstrom
Alito makes the toss to complete
the put out and that's the first
down.
Well I'll tell you why when you
have a good curve ball like that
you're going to win and he has
70 wins and 40 losses in his
major league career his can't do
an ice with one out.
An interesting note about
Carpenter of course is on the
disabled list this year Chris
his battery mate and Wainwright.
Last year Carpenter was open for
an April and Wainwright of
course was on the disabled list
so there was no winds from the
big two this year.
Wainwright starts out 0 and 3 in
April and there's no Chris
Carpenter.
But unlike last year the
cardinals got off to a great
start this season even without
any wins from their top two
starters may was a bit more of a
problem for the Cardinals they
went just 13 and 16 up and into
new highs 2 and 1.
I think a lot of the injuries
kind of hampered their there
may.
And like the Mets their bullpen
has been a big big problem.
Don't want to know one heis with
David right on deck.
The wind really gusting out of
the east now threw that fastball
by him and it's too hard to get
his fastball upstairs RJ.
That's where you're gonna go if
you're pitching Kirk doing ice
upstairs with a fastball.
Bounce the breaking ball.
He pounded Baxter upstairs to
and the curve ball got up.
So back to back Strikeouts for
win right.
Both put away curveballs and
there are two out of nobody on
the cardinal Coors Light.
France has the three time gold
Glover out there is first
starred in two years I guess for
Mr. Bell.
The first one this year for sure
necessitated by first the injury
to John Jay and most recently
the injured injury to skip
Schumacher who is really the
other available center fielder
for the Cardinals series David
Wright with two out and nobody
on David just two for his last
twenty three.
But both those hits have been
RBI hits smacks one right second
baseman Tyler Green can't make
the play initially but recovers
to throw out right and get
Witten right through the opening
inning so the Mets A-Rod One two
three onto the second no score.
Excuse me are you Johnny Bench.
Yes.
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Sure.
And this and this and this and
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Santana I have to say to the
Cardinals down one to three in
the first will face Allen Craig
leading off in the second inning
Greg as we mentioned just back
from the disabled list and a
hamstring injury.
No rehab games for him.
I'll just jump right back in.
But Craig's one of those guys
you'll wake him up at 3 o'clock
in the morning you can probably
get three heads.
Cardinals had a logjam at the
first base and outfield
positions when the year began
but because of injuries the
logjam has never really
presented itself.
Mike Matheny suddenly fifty one
at bats is in three seventy
three add off season knee
surgery that cost him all of
April that's coming into his own
today it's twenty seven out of
Cal as Mike Matheny youngest
manager in the majors right now
with no prior experience either
as a big league coach or as a
minor league manager as anything
else for them both he and Robin
Ventura are doing just fine.
MATHENY was always a manager in
the making when he was a player.
This one's driven to center
field by Craig Randolph the DL a
long drive run down by new highs
for the first down you know I
think when I think of Mike
Matheny the daunting task for
him is not the team.
It's the team that's coming off
a World Championship so he's got
the players daunting task always
this replacing kind of iconic
manager in and Tony La Russa and
he said when I talked to Mike he
said I'm definitely do some of
the same things that Tony did
such as spring training but
really my mentor was Philippe a
little when I was in San
Francisco last year postseason
hero David Freese MVP of both
the LC s and the World Series
two of the most memorable hits
in World Series history came off
freezes bad in that incredible
game six win over the Rangers
slider by Santana.
It's going to he's got off to a
great start this year as well
but he's really cooled down
lately.
You see what he did last
October.
He's got a sore right wrist and
he hasn't been put on the DL.
It's been kind of a day to day
thing.
So he's got a little bit of
discomfort with the.
He got a bad wrist at school.
Difficult to hit your wrist are
so important to hitting.
And if you know it as a pitcher
you've got to jam him to this
freeze the guy has tremendous
power the center in right field
Santana throwing a lot of
sliders in the early going
tonight through fewer sliders in
his last start against the
Padres didn't really needed
against that team.
The idea of Molina waiting on
deck and Freese lays off the
changeup and check it out done
first and lands Barksdale agrees
no swing 3 and 2 to freeze the
hometown St. Louis Essen who had
his career derailed by injury
after injury before finally
blossoming and then bursting
onto the national scene last
year 3 2 and the changeup Mrs.
football for the cardinals at
the first base runner for either
side of one I'd want to freeze
Well there's a lot different
with the Cardinals this year not
only Tony La Russa retiring but
also Dave Duncan his longtime
pitching coach and you might
want to throw Albert Pujols into
that mix.
He was rather iconic in St.
Lewis as well so much has
changed with the Cardinals but
this guy remains the same and
having an amazing offensive year
had a big year last year but has
turned it up a notch and is
raging hot right now hitting
five hundred over his last seven
games and he takes outside
football ball one Molina now
fourth in the national league in
batting hitting three thirty
three and a banner year for
offensive catchers in the
National League.
But this guy isn't an offensive
catcher.
He's a gold glove catcher
platinum glove eight home runs
on the year so far from Molina
and Santana didn't get that call
to 0.
There are your batting leaders
in the national league right now
and two catchers amongst the top
five.
I don't see that very often.
It's interesting that Molina
with eight home runs last year
was a career high of only 14.
So he is really off to a
terrific start.
Now Santana behind him to 0 and
the idea takes it down 3 0.
I read something today that I
couldn't believe I was looking
at someone Molina's numbers.
Corsi hit the deciding home run
game seven against the medicine
0 6.
Do you know that your has never
had a regular season home run
against the Mets one hundred
thirty five at bats.
Oh but he had a big win that
year and that fan.
That's that's not that's a trade
off the right back to back walks
issued by Santana.
That's been a rarity this year.
You know for Johan is going to
have to kind of flip the book
here facing this disciplined
cartel team.
It's not like facing the Padres
where they're swinging as soon
as the ball is halfway to the
plate.
Matt Adams the big first baseman
comes up this year umpiring team
Gary SodaStream the crew chief
has the plate tonight.
Lance Barksdale field and
Colbert Adrian Johnson rounding
out the crew Matt Adams who
provides an imposing presence at
the plate just twenty three
years old that called him up
about 10 days ago with all the
injuries they've had and his
take over at first base and it
takes a strike is the only left
handed back in the car in the
lineup tonight or those after
who holes left give the first
base job to Lance Berkman and
he's been hurt.
Matt Carpenter nice job for a
while.
He's been hurt.
And now Adams inherits that job.
Big big big shift they say this
guy is looks a little pudgy and
a little soft but he's got a
very very short swing.
And he's been called up and
really hit you get the big
strong kid.
You know I'm not going to make
any comments.
He looks like you twist your
head off.
Twelfth game Adams a started for
the Cardinals Santana is ahead
of them all moment too with two
men on phrases at second Molina.
At first they both walked
Santana has walked more than
three batters in a game all year
so the back to back walks a bit
of a surprise.
Matt Adams from Slippery Rock
University what a rarity it is
for a player from slippery rock
to get to the big leagues.
The last major leaguer from
Slippery Rock University was Bob
Shockey who pitched for the
Yankees in the 19 teens and 20s.
Oh man.
His last major league game was
nineteen twenty seven.
So from nineteen twenty seven
till 2012 no Slippery Rock
Products in the big leagues.
But now Matt Adams representing
Santana gets hit with a changeup
second strike out for yo on in
the second half of the year.
Interesting the older players
worked out two walks.
The more veteran players here
the younger player keep those
down.
Well Santana is always going to
have his way with young hitters
and we're looking for a fastball
so two on and two on.
Tyler Green the second baseman.
GREENE former number one draft
pick of the cardinals from
Georgia Tech just to twenty
seven on the year and he takes
the changeup down for ball 1.
Freese and Molina the base
runners with two out and Santana
for the third time and the
seniors behind in the count 2
and 0 Johan threw out a lot of
pitches here in the second is
Ronny noted earlier his last
five innings against San Diego
and that shutout each of those
five innings he threw only nine
pitches.
That's that's hard.
Yeah Green takes strike two and
one on his back pitching with an
extra day of rest in this start
he had four straight starts in
which he went on regular rest
because the Mets play 20 days
without a day off.
And having trouble getting the
cardinals to bite at that
changeup now he's behind three
and one.
I don't think you can pitch
around green.
You gonna have to go after him
Wainwright's a pretty good
athlete on the on deck circle to
Green gets here on three and one
with two out and two on and he
got the change up three and to
remains and you're supposed to
be throwing a fastball in this
situation just raises that
change up just a bit for a
strike.
That's the one thing I found out
when I came into the big leagues
when I was 20 years old.
There was no more long and
getting the 3 1 fastball every
time you've get it.
All right.
So now the runners freeze and
Molina will be off three and two
and two at Green take strike
three called fastball in the
inside corner.
So Santana after back to back
walks puts up back to back
strikeouts look as due to the
lead off the bottom of the
second no score.
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Last we saw Lucas Duda he was
home bringing his final two at
bats on Wednesday night against
the Phillies.
His second career multiple
homerun game and his first two
ever big league home runs
against left handed pitching.
Lucas now has seven for the year
to lead the team and he floats
that one toward the middle of
the diamond for Carl on the run
to grab it for the out.
He came out of nowhere for
Carl's healthy this year.
He's had health issues the last
several fo three four years
toughest part of that play it
was getting filled in cold
breath out of the way passing
out linebacker goes away from
the football you go that's where
the umpire stands in football
too.
That's right.
The he of the middle linebacker
that bowled over by the pulling
guard here's Daniel Murphy
riding a five game hitting
streak back over three hundred
on the year end he rips one foul
off now one hundred and ninety
three at bats deep in his season
and still looking for his first
home run and a slow ground ball
for Green to handle and there
are two out so two up and two
quickly disposed of by Adam
Wainwright he of the outstanding
Curve Ball Well what he does is
that he has that finger off the
ball in the middle finger on but
it's the thumb that his cupped
underneath the baseball that
really makes the difference he
holds it with the seams.
Now guys you're home trying to
work on your curve ball with the
seams.
Who's that middle finger keeps
this finger off.
But even more importantly the
horseshoe you've cut your thumb
like that so we can pull down
the middle finger and jam it
with your thumb pull and push
that curve ball you can never
have.
Thank gosh.
Not too many guys know that.
Mike Davis takes a strike.
Well clearly everybody does know
that if you're a pitcher so why
is his better than most.
Well he has extremely big hands.
If you watch so you know he
really can grip the baseball
kind of loosely in his fingers.
It doesn't compromise his hand
to be on it.
So it's a natural thing.
And then the other thing is that
he's just so darn strong.
He's 6 5 to 35 to 40.
Just a very strong individual
that can really get as much
revolutions as you can.
That's the key.
How many times can he get that
ball trying as quickly as you
can.
Those are the great curve ball
precisely.
And there's the curve to Ike
Davis first rank right and one
to notice how Ike's getting
curve balls everybody else he's
pounded pretty much fastballs in
establishing fastball and
there's the grip again RJ.
And he has a kind of a shorter
stride for a big guy so that
gets his hand on top quickly and
it gets that downward movement
and Gary every great curve ball
I ever face.
Bly Levin Don Sutton and Carlton
they had the extraordinary spin
on the ball.
You could see it as a hitter at
the plate sometimes it even
whistled.
It was that quick 2 2 2 I got a
foul set off Doc Gooden in that
category 2 talk was different
doc just to be depleted the ball
with his fingers in such a way
that he just pulled down on it
and it would start at 6 4 6 5
and it would just go straight
down from the mound.
He had a very unusual curve ball
clock held the four seems only
person I've ever met to hold a
curveball for seems due to the
Davis and that curve ball misses
down and I gave him the way to
down to a three and to count
this this is a bit of bad I mean
you know curve balls that we've
seen as soon as they're halfway
to the plate swings that now Guy
gets himself in a better hitting
count.
Well at this point the way he's
been pitched this year he's got
to be saying himself this is the
adjustment I need to make three
to hook Oh here and the
emergency hack keeps him alive.
Ouch.
Well that's because watch he's
expended already.
He's out in front.
Nothing left but arms and that's
just oh boy that's one you want
to edit out of a highlight film
cut her in right here and he
walked home the Mets have their
first base runner of the night
so Wainwright who like Santana
walks very few.
Two point six per nine innings.
He issues his first free pass
and Josh told me for his first
at bat Josh outs is being
waylaid by Ty Wiggins and
wayward shoulder and
Philadelphia on May the 7th.
So he's missed better than three
weeks had an at bat as a D.A.
On Wednesday a game of catch
last night with Chris Young and
now right back on the big league
field.
And by the way quite a jump by
Chris Young in that rehab to
start with totally yesterday six
shutout innings for a couple of
hits he gave up.
That's it at ten thirty in the
morning start.
It's good for all guys.
He's got kids so he's used to
waking up early.
It takes a lot of coffee to get
the hitters on time it totally
lashes one foul and it's one on
one.
I asked Josh when I saw this.
What was it like being down
there and have an extended
spring you said it was the
worst.
Sometimes the umpires wouldn't
show up.
The games wouldn't start on
time.
It was just.
Please.
He said send me somewhere but
there's an organized team.
Guys she grew up a cardinal fan
in southern Illinois playing
against his boyhood team and his
return to the lineup tonight and
the curve ball bounced foul
wanted to win like rain.
Wayne right.
Scuse me looks very sharp.
And Ron you've mentioned it
earlier.
He has established on this this.
Ninety five percent left hand
hitting lineup he established in
the fastball first time through
the order rain out in Washington
tonight.
It's the rain that's on the way
here.
Here's the one to the fastball
in there for a call strike three
so totally down looking when
Ryan has his third strikeout
Santana and Wainwright match and
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third inning Adam Wainwright
leads off against Johan Santana
Wainwright just one for twenty
two at the plate this year but a
lifetime to eleven hitter with
five home runs he can swing the
bat Yeah sixteen doubles too so
he's got some pop Oh you know
he's rehabbing his hitting to
come back from Tommy John
surgery that doesn't help the
face Santana I'll tell you that
Johan has already struck out
three and Wainwright it's to
Harper to right.
Ball comes up for Dave and he
makes the play went away by the
way David made some news before
the game today talking with Dave
Coleman on the pregame show on w
web and he said definitively he
does not want to talk about a
contract extension with the Mets
during the season there's been a
lot of conversation by ownership
by people speculating about
David and his contract status
and he put that to rest for the
moment said during the season no
negotiations Eddie Coleman
making like Mike Wallace very
good we should do that it's down
there he's an investigative
reporter and everybody's friend
one out and nobody on Here's
Rafael for Carlos Flight Center
is first time he bluffs a button
takes the change up for a strike
but I think that's the right
thing for David to say yes even
if it's not true.
Yeah right.
Because then everybody but stops
asking him question yes I mean
how many questions is he already
at dancers since Ryan Zimmerman
signed that contract extension
during spring training here it
goes this way I am not talking
about the contract this year
well you agents got to talk
about him I am not talking about
the contract this year.
That's your answer.
Focus on the field.
And then if stuff happens behind
the scenes and they announce
contract well that's the way it
goes due to moves over to the
edge of the warning track to
grab the fly ball by.
Call for the second half.
You got to pay the 10 percent
for something.
That's exactly right.
So two out and nobody on that.
Carlos Beltran at bats for the
second time Santana got him
swinging and a change up his
first time up almost as in the
top 10 in virtually every
important career category for
the men's home runs RBI as his
sixth in both categories and
right about the same place and
on base percentage of slugging
percentage throw in the Golden
Globe work.
You know he is by just about any
measure one of the greatest
players the Mets have ever had.
Right.
By far the best center fielder
that they've ever had.
You see some of the all time
ranks.
Very nice graphic.
Very nice.
He might be to me anyways.
One of the best athletes that's
ever will.
Or Mets uniform line to short
and stack by Ken Tanaka.
So Santana has a one two three
and he hit through nine pitches
nine strikes no score in the
third get insider info and
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leads on the home third inning
against Adam Wainwright again
tonight his third game as a met
with three four four in his
first game on Tuesday 0 4 4 on
Wednesday and now back for
another go round Ruben to Hana
was here today running in the
outfield before the game for
Adams to have a one away.
The plan is for Ruben to run the
bases tomorrow and if that goes
well he should be ready to start
a rehab stint Meanwhile Jason
Bay may be even closer to coming
back Jason is going to D.H. this
weekend down in St. Lucie maybe
play a game or two in the
outfield early next week if that
goes well it could be back with
the Mets by the middle of next
week or by the latest the
Yankees series next weekend
spend a whole half inning on the
health report every day.
Well the good news is that
things appear to be looking up
for the Mets as far as getting
some of their injured players
back with totally back today and
those other two on the horizon
Mets also made a couple of
bullpen moves bringing in young
Elvin Ramirez to join the
bullpen tonight as Santana goes
down on the curve ball and
Molina will make the toss for
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Oh and to the mike Baxter every
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There's no motion and there's no
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It's like someone's spitting
sunflower seeds on the old Iron
Mike that having the weather
would come like a windmill that
you had no motion and it was
just I hated those things.
The only one I liked was the old
fashioned old two tires the
curve ball machine.
Yeah another slow grinder for
Tyler Green.
He throws out Baxter and it's a
one two three and a four Adam
Wainwright two pitchers on top
of their game two guys who
missed all of last year.
Looking good in our AT&T trivia
question for today is next
stolen base.
Carlos Beltran will become the
eighth member of the 300 300
Club how many of the other seven
can you name nice.
That's a good one Matt Holliday
leads off for the Cardinals in
the fourth inning holiday fly to
right his first time up are
there two guys with the same
last name.
I think.
I think so there's at least one
active Yes now.
Santana falls behind holiday to
a.
Allen Craig and David Freese to
follow.
Wind has been whipping tonight.
Weather has cooled down some
storms may arrive later this
evening getting royalties off
that shirt.
Oh oh my daughter has that
shirt.
She does.
Yeah Mary.
She'd like to get even with me
when she wears that shirt.
She doesn't say doesn't say
you're hurt her houseboy.
Three oh.
And what it takes a stray
Santana had an easy ending and
the third one two three just
nine pitches after a rough
second in which he walked a pair
and had to rig a lot of trouble.
Britain pretty big swing mad
holiday but good hand eye
coordination and pretty good
timing usually.
He's he's had good good career
very very good career and just
missed.
Ball four.
Santana walks his third of the
night so the leadoff man on for
the first time the cardinals
with Allen Craig coming up Greg
flied to pretty deep center
field his first Tama problem.
The cardinals have had with
Craig over the years is figuring
out where to play the third
baseman in college at Cal and
well the same time they were
trying Schumacher at second base
they tried to move him over
there but he's a little big body
does they say for that position
profiles more as a corner guy
anyway.
Yeah if you could get his kind
of offense at second base that
would be spectacular.
But it doesn't happen often that
way.
Very crouched at the waist Craig
you weren't Curt Flood's number
I believe.
I don't think you can play him
and center.
No I'm not like Curt anyway.
Popped up Murphy with the angle
coming over but I could take it.
And that's the first.
Wind is really playing tricks
with the ball right now.
Have an odd weather pattern for
June the 1st June Gloom right
here at the San Francisco fund.
That's right.
June swoon but June swoon in San
Francisco June Gloom and in Los
Angeles you can catch the HBO
special on Curt Flood.
It was amazing.
I know it was there was a
documentary that was terrific.
Curtain is life Nathan free as
it's at the center field
playable for new highs and
that's the second.
Well every modern major league
baseball player should pay.
AHMED Yeah that's right.
Curt Flood because if it weren't
for Kurt and his great courage
in challenging the powers that
be and the reserve clause back
in the 60s none of the riches
that have come to players over
the last 40 years would have
happened when he was traded to
Philadelphia Phillies the
doormats of the National League
for so long.
And he by the cartels.
And he refused to go and
challenge the system and then
the two guy the two pitchers
that held out Andy and Alex
Smith and Dave McNally.
They held out and that also was
the bigs took a lot of guts.
Well what they did is they they
played basically without a
contract because at that time
teams had the option on your
contract for every following
season.
So they said OK we'll play out
our option then we should become
free agents after that.
Right.
And the arbitrator ruled in
their favor so that set the
whole free agent system in
motion.
But but without flood there's no
message Smith and McNabb wrecked
but three very courageous men
and just think about the
attitude of the owners towards
those three three guys.
I mean talk about getting
blackballed.
Those guys where they just took
a lot of guts.
Well it basically ended Flood's
career.
And had a tremendous impact on
his life as well.
Yes.
Molina walked his first job.
But I don't know.
You know I've never been in a
union meeting you guys have.
I would think that every major
league baseball players
association union meeting should
begin with the tribute to Kurt.
All right.
Well I was a cardinal player rep
and as a cardinal PR rep I was.
And Lou was still playing.
LOU ALWAYS SAID GO IN THERE AND
and get some kind of help for
Curt because he was really
destitute.
And he wouldn't accept any
Marvin not giving Marvin Miller
telling me all in the ending
right here this pop up.
Martin Miller Look he just said
he won't accept anything from
us.
We've offered he won't take it.
He was a hero though without
question pitchers battle
continues.
No score in the forest.
Not a houseboy.
Just remember your city probable
starters for the remainder of
this series R.A. Dickey weather
permitting goes tomorrow against
Lance Lin.
We'll talk more about that in a
moment.
John needs Sunday night against
Jake Westbrook and then Monday
afternoon Jeremy Hefner maybe
gets another start for the Mets
new and highest leads off in the
home fourth and breaks his
battle on his first swing.
So let's check in with Kevin
Burkhart who sponsored tonight
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Kevin nice to have a sponsor
walk around the stadium got a
lot to carry.
You know as we watch Kirk do and
I sit here and I've run.
You touched on this on Wednesday
night.
You know I think while your back
was that a great job with
Buffalo buys and all these guys
that have come up here ready to
play and ready knowing what to
expect and I think that's been a
big factor here and some of the
success handing off to Terry
Collins.
I talked to a lot of the guys
that have played for Wally not
one of them had anything but I
loved play for him to say new
and heights was one those guys
had absolutely loved him just
loved.
He said you know he remembers
what it's like to play the game.
He's so positive constant
positive reinforcement.
That being said he wants to give
it your all you have to give it
your all the weird playing the
Braves.
I got to second base first thing
Danny Douglas said to me Hey Ed
you like playing for Wally back
when you play from the White Sox
system.
Loved him as well.
I talked to Omar Cantone.
What'd he say.
He said he brings out the best
in you but he's a character
Wally a character.
Well I think we kind of know
that too but he's doing a great
job.
Guys back to you.
Karl has it go off the second
base bag and that cost him a
chance to get new at Nice a
bouncer over the pitcher to the
base off the bag away from the
shortstop.
Well that's a hole in one.
You can see made the decision
too late.
There he saw was going to hit
the bag and not there quick
enough.
And that my friends is the first
base hit for either side in this
game right in the Clowns
mountain so no one has the board
to start the fourth that David
Wright rounded out the second
base on the first pitch he saw
tonight.
First pitch fastball away.
Let's see what Wainwright starts
him off with in the air and and
deep right center back those
belt shrine to the warning track
that the wall it's over his
head.
Doing ice racing for third
Beltran recovers 10 tough though
a whole new and ice.
A double for David Wright I'll
try and playing center field for
the first time in two years.
Couldn't run it down.
Well he must play this ball.
He overran it.
He's trying to read readjust.
That should have been in his hip
pocket.
How and never see that with
Carlos Well I think we talked
about it before the swirling
winds are definitely a problem
here at Citi Field tonight.
And they got Voltron there.
What's an unusual wind factor
tonight.
No question about it but you
know those are 35 year old legs
and not the healthiest of legs
out there playing center field
he's pressed into service
because of the injuries the
cardinals have had so a chance
for the Mets second and third.
Nobody out for doodad he hits
one in the year to right.
That should get a run home as
Craig moves back tagging a third
new and ice tagging second is
right the win carries it new and
highest comes home right heads
to third 1 nothing new york
sacrifice fly for Lucas Duda his
twenty seventh run batted in
jumping on the first pitch more
and more we're seeing that would
look like it don't let him throw
that fastball a little cutter to
left out over the plate he just
got under that could've been a
three run shot just missed it
but that wind's really playing
havoc with the baseball when it
goes in the air now the infield
will come in with right at Third
and one out.
Daniel Murphy the batter and the
curve ball smacked with the gap
in right center field Craig
running over he won't get there
right comes in score Murphy
takes the turn he's heading for
third and Murphy slides in with
his first triple of the air to
nothing new York gets a little
reverse here at another hangar
curve ball right here Mets
jumping on first pitches Well we
talked about Craig and his
defense he's just lumbering out
there no chance to get to that
ball and Murph immediately
thinking three.
Nice shot by Murph goes sliding
the third inning single double
triple by the Mets this is not
the triples ballpark that it
used to be for Murphy it's his
tenth career triple And so now
the infield has to stay in for
it.
The Cardinals already with a two
nothing lead.
Mets looking for more of the
infield in with Ike Davis at the
plate away and right it was just
about spotless over the first
three innings finding trouble in
the fourth it all began with
that bouncing ball off the
second base bagged by new and
eyes for an infield hit but the
next three pitches double by
right sac fly by do the triple
by Murphy Davis walked his first
time up and fouls the back and
Wainwright needing a strikeout
gets ahead on to six out of 13 a
little less productive than he'd
like get in that runner in from
third to less than two.
Josh totally on deck Wainwright
has struck out fourth tonight
and a good block by Molina
nobody does it better.
He just surrounds himself around
the base ball and he just leans
his body and head over the ball
hovering over it to make sure
that it bounces straight into
the dirt in front of him.
The textbook for straight Gold
Gloves and probably will win it
as long as he plays now it's one
and two to Davis and Wainwright
bounces another curve.
Confident that Molina will
smother it and he's just doing
that on purpose.
Because I have been fishing.
And don't be surprised if he
comes up stairs and up in Enron
strikes down the right to curve
balls in the dirt gets to two to
cut and run to try to get
surprised.
I can side change up.
No.
Back to the counter and then you
can throw three to curb if Ike
takes it.
But Davis hits it sharply.
Surrounded by green and holding
a third is Murphy two out.
Interesting that Murph was not
contact there especially with
that ball hit in a spot where
Green had to lunge for it.
It's a quick decision to make
and it's not far enough away
really.
It was just like five feet to
his left to Green's left any
chance to read that as a line
drive up the bat as a third base
runner.
No not Ground ball right.
It's just a matter of how far is
it to the left of the second
baseman.
It's too close so now the
infield back with two out and
totally skips out of the way.
Josh went down looking his first
time up in his first at bat
coming off the disabled list.
Josh was having a fine offensive
season when he went down and I
tried to pick up where he left
off.
And the curve ball bounce slowly
ranging very wide as Adamson
gets it over to win right to the
end.
But the Mets cash a pair against
Wainwright in the second knew an
ice bounce started with a lucky
hit right with a double A SACK
flying that Daniel Murphy with
his first trip of the season
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Johan Santana in that state to a
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Matt Adams will lead off to the
cardinals in the top of the
fifth Santana's walk three
struck out three Adams struck
out his first time up and the
Mets put the full shift on
against him.
There it is the triangle Tim
tough or in charge of the
positioning of the defense is
Timmy Santana who has had some
at bats tonight of which he's
fallen behind 2 and 0 3 0 finds
himself in that situation again.
And there's ball form.
And so for the second straight
inning Santana's walk the
leadoff hitter Tom Green coming
up.
Let's check in with Kevin.
You look at Josh Charley back in
that concussion Gary and you got
to touchdown really.
He's got that hockey style
helmet on now and it's not to
honor the devils or the Rangers.
It's a little bit more
protection.
I asked them about it before the
game said it's heavier a little
bit better protection.
He feels also protection on the
side of the head and the good
news.
Well at least it was a good test
yesterday catching that game
against Chris Young took a foul
ball right off his four hit in
the mass that he was totally
fine.
It was he fellows nice to kind
of get that test out of the way
guys.
It's important to remember with
Tolly that the concussion that
he suffered three weeks ago was
not his first in fact it was at
least his third and maybe his
fourth since his pro baseball
career began.
A lot of these.
Well maybe not as many as they
used to be but a lot of these
athletes you see the umpire with
his mask pretty ornate.
Of these guys you know played
high school football and you
know those those things will
tend to happen especially in
those sports.
And you know we're now reaching
an era where every concussion is
monitored closely.
But for these guys who've been
playing sports for the last 10
15 years earlier in their lives
maybe they suffered a concussion
and nobody mentioned it.
Nobody nobody knew.
Here's the O2 the green and it's
up and away.
I'll never forget the first one
I ever got was my freshman year
in high school.
I was playing varsity football
Keith and I was too little to
play the sport.
To tell you the truth and and
had one and only my dad knew he
said Listen son I'm going to
stay with you.
We're staying up all night.
You cannot go to bed.
You know he knew that that when
he had a concussion that he
couldn't close your eyes and
sleep had to stay up I got my
first concussion and Pop Warner
football did the without without
pads.
We did the day before the warm
up.
I went through all the plays but
just without pads Yeah poofy
cape Oklahoma defensive end.
It was really aggressive and
just on both the blocking we
came in and we broke my nose
with his forehand I had bad
sinus the rest of my life
because I kept forget his name.
Well that's because you had the
leather helmet on.
You didn't have green goes down
looking for the second time.
I can't believe you remember
he's from Oklahoma.
I'm talking about Chris Young
and he pitched for Buffalo
yesterday six scoreless innings
at the game that started at ten
thirty in the morning and there
seems to be some discussion
about maybe Chris coming up and
pitching for the Mets before he
gets another rehab star.
In fact there are a lot of
pitching plans right now for the
Mets that are kind of up in the
air the next few days.
Well one thing is for certain is
that the Mets will have Chris
young up and pitching in their
rotation sometime soon and we'll
keep their fingers crossed for
good health because really the
way Chris's career has gone
that's been the only thing
that's ever held him back
correct.
Terry Collins asked today is
this Chris Young in the
discussions for that next spot
in the rotation.
He said yes he is.
And we go any further than that.
Yeah I mean Jeremy Hefner right
now is slated to pitch Monday
which is a day earlier than
Young's turn would be.
So he pitched yesterday his turn
would be Tuesday but the Mets
have some other things going on
right now one of which is we
mentioned that there's rain
coming later tonight it might
last into tomorrow and R.A.
Dickey is scheduled to pitch
tomorrow.
And Terry Collins said before
the game look we do not want Ari
to pitch in the rain.
We did that in Atlanta.
It was his worst game of the
year.
He can't pitch in the rain so
they might make a decision
tomorrow if they're going to be
playing in any kind of wet
weather to scratch Dickey put
Hefner in that spot move Dickey
back to Sunday and then you
could roll into young as early
as Tuesday.
Right.
And would be kind of a half to
go.
You know hopefully five innings
maybe a half hour.
Bird kind of game.
And you also have McGill Batiste
in that mix he's down on rehab
and is eligible to come off the
disabled list Monday as
Wainwright goes down swinging
for the second out of the inning
five strikeouts not for Santana
to go with his for walks well
there are the numbers on Chris
Young and you know when he's
been healthy when he's been able
to pitch in the major leagues in
Texas San Diego Mets he has been
a vastly successful pitcher and
that was certainly the case in
his four starts with the Mets
last year before he went down
with a similar shoulder injury
to the one that Santana has
returned from.
He would have two guys in the
rotation coming back with that
injury.
That's the one in the
organization is a lot.
Coincidentally enough as Rafael
for Caltex ball one Mark Pryor
who is probably the the other
most famous pitcher who has
suffered that same capsule
surgery and has not been able to
come back from it was just
promoted to Triple-A by the Red
Sox trying to complete his
comeback in fact young was
working out with Mark Pryor this
past winter and they were
encouraging each other through
their return from capsule
surgery.
I think the what happens is when
you get some of these injuries
to the real fine players that
play this game it seems like the
science gets a little better and
how to rehab these players you
know what happens to Joe Schmo
and double play well maybe
doesn't get as much time or
opportunity but certainly when
it happens the guys like Santana
you start to.
He becomes the test piece of
what you do.
So far he's passed the test to
see rather flying colors and he
gets for Karl with the change up
for the second straight it's a
high change up here so to speak
speed beats him down completely
out in front.
Now it's one of two to four Carl
runner goes and it's looped in
the air in a shallow left Baxter
coming on to make the grab side
or retire.
Santana four walks five
strikeouts no hits allowed
through five to nothing new
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Omar Quintanilla leads off in
the whole fifth inning.
Anthony grounded out to first
his first trip and win right
throws a cutter in on him one on
one can't Quintanilla then
Santana and Baxter for the Mets
and the whole fifth as a little
rain begins to fall kids and it
gets all tied the knot on
another cutter and it's one of
two that's got both their runs
in the forest Duda and Murphy
with the RB eyes.
This is an official game because
we've played four and a half
with the whole team leading
which may become an issue as the
rain arrives on the scene and
that curve ball misses two balls
two strikes that continue.
It can't be a random late
tonight Jeremy Hefner didn't
start him by due to for Wayne
Wright and another curveball
this one gets Quintanilla and
Molina for the third time
tonight has to make the toss
down the first five strikeouts
for Wainwright one out and
nobody on top of the inside
pitch on Adam Wainwright brought
to you about the Xerox business
of baseball Xerox ready for real
business and the reason I say
it's become a mini conference
are being around Carr has only
helped his progress as being a
gamer and a leader out there on
the mound.
We've seen already curve ball in
the National League up there
with the entire major leagues an
emotional start 10 days ago when
he did throw that shutout
against the San Diego Padres I
found it real interesting that
after the starter he was
interviewed and he almost broke
down and I think people out to
tend to forget how difficult it
is to rehab your arm after an
injury like he had and all the
hard work that goes into it and
the tough start.
He got off to and to have that
start kind of was the payment
for all of those services
rendered for all that hard work
during that off season.
You know the reason why we tend
to forget is because comebacks
from Tommy John surgery have
become so routine that so many
pitchers have it.
And most of them not only bounce
back but many of them seem to be
better than ever a year and a
half two years after surgery.
You know what goes through the
mind of a pitcher when you get
injured for the first time and I
know when I had my arm operated
on the first time.
Is that your baseball mortality
flashes in front of your eyes
and you know we might not be out
of play again due to Santana
thousands of am I going to be
the same pitcher I was before.
You're an everyday player.
Am I going to have the same
speed.
Well it's a great tribute to
these two guys facing each other
right now that they have not
only come back from a season on
the sidelines and surgery but
have come back as good as ever
rolled out to shortstop them for
couple throws out Santana and
that either one throws as hard
as they did in their best days
but for this quality of pitcher
we've seen this time and time
again that may not matter as
much as it might for a run of
the mill pitcher just you know
they're on a different different
wavelength as far as pitching
acumen get it done somehow
someway.
And I think when you lose a
little velocity and you've got
the great secondary pitch like
Wainwright has it makes you a
better pitcher more intelligent
you're going to locate your
fastball better where before
when you're through three four
mile an hour faster you can get
away with one Baxter slugs one
out to center and right there is
Beltran waiting for it.
So Wainwright has himself a one
to three ending and we are
through five Santana back to the
mat for the sixth to face
Beltran to nothing Mets one
swing and win it for a one of
many memorable moments for
Carlos Beltran hasn't met a walk
off home run against the
Cardinals was the dead and
Carlos still got over his 400
home run a grand slam and Pujols
holes a couple of home runs in
that game and the Mets came from
way back to win Toronto for two
tonight he struck out in it a
soft liner to short and he pulls
that one just out just so nice
play by the ball boy down there
put hands in very close to being
the Cardinals first hit off
Santana tonight Oh boy I tell
you what Adrian Johnson the
third base umpire it didn't kick
up chalk it came awfully close
let's play Ultron holiday and
Craig for the Cardinals in the
top of the sixth and it's pulled
a third one hop to David Wright
look fair and had a big hook on
it.
Look at that.
Well that's fair.
Fair fair ball.
Boy it did kick up job.
Wow nice chart.
Well if things progress says
they're going right now.
That could be an enormous call.
Oh historically Yeah rain
falling Cardinals the best
offensive team in the National
League any way you want to
measure it.
And Santana has held them hit
list so far Kendo has just given
it to third base on par given it
to him.
Oh they are really chin to chin
now.
Why not.
Who blew the call.
It's all right for those to get
on him and Mike Matheny who's
just wandered out of the dugout
walking from one end to the
other.
Just to be there in case of
kendo needs help Kendall's way
back on purpose he's just giving
it to no special games always
seems to have little kids unless
they're drawn in the area.
Oh here we go.
Kendo he's gonna get himself run
from this game if he hasn't
already.
Well it was clearly the wrong
call Adrian Johnson just missed
it.
It was clearly as we saw it on a
replay of fair ball.
Off the bat a bell trunk just
tell him I just looked at it
Adrian.
It was fair to combat.
Tell me all you have do is look
at the spot where the ball hit.
There's no shot there anymore.
You might not be to see it and
listen to thenI once he saw Zay
going out with Adrian Johnson.
That was enough for him.
He never seem to argue with
anyone.
Get some guy who's doing the
arguing that I'm part of the
manager.
I don't know what he's arguing
but he's wrong.
He should just take it and
that's it.
Well he is not ejected again
from the game apparently.
Here's the shot again.
Clearly it's fair ball.
He hit the jaw.
All that has to do is hit any
piece of the chalk and it's a
fair ball.
Here's a Coors Light free scam
so the Mets get a break there
and Santana gets a huge break.
A young umpire trying to stand
his ground but on an unsure
footing.
It's a lot of arguing for not
throwing either gentleman out of
the game as Santana there's a
good change up the holiday one
once and that gives you an idea
that he kind of knows it.
He might.
Yes the call.
And then it's a positive thing.
At least.
Everyone's still in the
ballgame.
One one to holiday and change up
blown away two and one holiday
is fly to right and walked.
Santana has walked for it's the
first time since June of 2010
that he's walked foreign again
so his pitch count is higher
than he would like.
And it certainly makes you start
to speculate.
If Santana keeps his no hit bid
intact there seems to be no
chance given what we've heard
from Terry Collins about his
limitations pitch can wise that
he'd be allowed to finish this
game.
Collins When asked today one 10
is the number.
He said that could go to 112 115
but there's no way they're going
to stretch beyond that.
And he didn't say just now.
He said at any point this is the
because of Santana's status as a
pitcher coming back from major
shoulder search and Terry's
experience of talking with other
managers hooked up with pitchers
coming off surgeries.
And that's a move in the right
direction is it not.
I'd like to hear 110 115 swing
and a miss Holliday out of the
change up six strikeouts.
Now for Santana right down the
pipe he swung right under it he
wasn't fooled.
He's on it.
He just 100 so 2 on a nobody on.
Now Allen Craig will come to
bat.
Greg is fly deep to center and
pop to first 0 for 2 and he runs
one inside one.
No I think the pitch count is
up.
Also Gary and Keith because
cedar strong.
Gary see this from the home
plate umpire has not given any
inside pitch.
The Santana called inside pitch
Ninetieth pitch of the night
here and it's locked away to
Craig 2 and 0.
David Freese would be next to
Atlanta coming off a four hit
shutout against the Padres he's
got 14 consecutive scoreless
innings under his bill and that
change up is called the strike
two and one Allen Craig first
game back from the disabled
list.
Now Santana behind three at one
well for a guy who is not
allowed to hit.
He has been behind in the count
quite a bit postponed in
Washington rain delay in Philly
playing here in the rain as the
storm moves up the East Coast.
Three one from Santana and a pop
up Davis coming over into foul
ground.
What's the wind going to do with
it.
He circles and grabs it the wind
is fallacious right now.
Santana even better.
Kirk and heist leads on the home
six dining for New York and he
drills wanted to right center
for a base in new and high says
his second head of the night at
an infield hit on the fourth
that sparked a Mets rally.
Will try and do the same here in
the sixth verse.
We'll check in with the studio
Chris Carlin for a Fuji Film
game break.
Chris is David Wright who
doubled over the head of built
Tron and center field in the
fourth inning to fuel the Mets
to run inning which represents
the only two runs in this game.
Mentioned earlier the Mets have
eight left handed bats in the
lineup tonight and our friend
Bob Waterman of Elias points out
only fitting the only right hand
to bet on the lineup.
It's a guy name right.
Very good.
Bob ever take a night off.
No no smothered by Molina.
Ball a straight Bob Smith a Mets
game in 30 years.
So when we're on the road does
he go over to Yankee Stadium.
No I think he watches us on TV.
He's like he's like lives this
beautiful mind just crunching
numbers.
I'm like all day long.
I'm liking Bob more and more
warmth makes my hair about him.
Though he's in the you could say
he's kind of like you Keith.
You know when when you're not
working you're following every
course pitch on television.
Look this dude on deck David's
double was his 18th of the year
second in the national league
behind Joey Votto and really a
ball that Carlos Beltran missed
played a lot of swirling winds
here.
Beltran overran that fly ball
really and went over his head
and right center.
And the reason we always say
that is because very rarely does
anything go over his head
because Carlos is always
traditionally played a deep
Centerfield slider that didn't
really break and it's 3 and 1
not a right take a 2 and 2 way
and round working to a much
lower pitch count tonight than
Santana and that curve ball
didn't break much either 3 and
2.
I think you said no nice here
big time.
Without a doubt Wright has not
been striking out at nearly the
rate that he has in the past as
Santana is being left alone in
the dugout Absolutely.
Molina the only X factor in this
play there goes new and highs.
David rips one down in the left
field line but foul Andrew
Johnson got that call perfect it
was Santana waits in the dugout.
Worth pointing out that while he
threw 96 pitches in nine innings
at his last start throw ninety
three in six innings tonight
he's got the four walks in this
ballgame.
That's the only base runners
he's allowed doing his runs
again and Wright fouls it off.
Well the sixth inning no hit bid
by Santana matches the longest
for a met this year John.
He's at his first start of the
season against the Braves win
six starting to get very lonely
over there where Santana sitting
he's just rounding into form new
and one on the first two three
two pitches.
He will again in time ask for if
you can.
You don't want to release that
pitch if you're a pitcher.
If he can.
Sometimes you can't because you
don't want to tip your hand what
you were throwing can you hurt
yourself by not releasing it.
If you're gonna hurt yourself
let it go.
It's an equal mind game with a
hitter to take it for me.
Is they're going to throw it
again.
Eighth pitcher the at bat new
and ice runs at it's outside for
ball for the Mets up to man on a
terrific turn at bat for right.
Second was given up by
Wainwright to bet on for Lucas
do dude.
We'll check in with Kevin to
swing at the first pitch of the
SAC fly before swing at the
first pitch against lead the
other night hit a homerun off
him a little different he's
never really done that.
I talked to Dave Hudgins about
it.
He said You know I've always
kind of reminded him the goal is
to get a good ball to hit first
pitch or not and feel for him I
think the other night against
Lee it helped that he saw him a
couple times took a couple of
fastballs inside first that
couple of at bats and then
jumped on that one for the home
run.
Some guys can't swing at the
first pitch remember Scott
Hatteberg and Oakland could
never do it.
But I like it.
I like him being aggressive and
at first once he does it here
made him the subject of a movie.
All right curveballs down for
Wainwright right ball one due to
sac fly drove in the Mets first
run tonight is twenty seventh
run batted in Daniel Murphy who
drove in the second run is on
deck well Murph pull on the
infield.
I mean dude excuse me.
Oh ties him up.
And he stopped the swing to do
to hit those 2 home runs against
lefties on Wednesday.
This cardinal pitching staff
though is almost all right
handed their only lefty starter
Hymie Garcia was scratched
because of some elbow elbow
tenderness.
So the Mets are facing four
righties starters in this series
and they only have one lefty
reliever and a strike two and
one mark zip chin ski although
they did call up a second lefty
today and a rookie named Sam
Freeman and whether Mike Matheny
feels comfortable throwing him
into the fray remains to be
seen.
So it should be a more
comfortable series from that
standpoint for the Mets left
hand hitters by fly ball deep
right field back goes Craig to
the warning track at the
warlords out of here.
Lucas Duda with a free run homer
his third home one of the last
two games and it's five to
nothing new york they come in
waves well maybe he's eaten up
and knows how quick Ronnie that
ball was in not enough just
missed enough and that shows a
little better but to me it shows
more bat speed from Lucas and
let's they wanted inside its
bell tie to the cutter a disk
didn't get there I also think
that night when I believe it's
very difficult that this ball
out of the ballpark shows how
much power Lucas has eight home
runs on the year for Lucas 3 AM
at free at 3 of them in the span
of five planned appearances over
at 30 RBI now to one on one to
Murphy you tripled in a run as
last time up you were just
mentioning the rookie Sam
Freeman and there he is up in
the court in the bullpen with
the Cardinals now behind five
nothing and Murphy It's a tapper
off the mound Wainwright throws
him out one way Wainwright in
his first five starts of the
year allowed seven home runs he
had not allowed any home runs in
his last five starts before Duda
took him deep and so Wainwright
who had been just about
impeccable as last two times out
against the Padres and the
Phillies get in touch for five
runs so far tonight he goes just
a little careful
with David he was trying to make
sure that he kept this at a two
run game and it cost him he gets
to the bone it's cutter it's
been his nemesis tonight he's
missed with the cutter with this
is what eight left hand hitters
in this lineup if you recall to
lead the ending up no one high
set a cutter that didn't get in
enough and pretty much did with
what due to the three run bomb
and Murphy had a hanger so three
mistakes he got hurt by it badly
blow when the Mets throw this
lineup on the field against a
right hand pitcher it's going to
provide anybody with
difficulties even a guy the
quality of a Wainwright is the
high fastball and it's two and
one Davis I guess walked and
grounds it at 0 4 1 makes you
wonder when Jason Bay comes back
well Terry still be tempted to
run this.
Almost all left hand headed lamb
getting lineup out there.
Jason Bay when he comes back he
will be in the lineup.
All the time.
Well then there's some major
decisions who's going to be sent
down.
Who's going to be lopped off the
roster.
We have 40 man roster issues to
Chris Young is not on the 40 man
roster.
Pedro be off to who could be
here by the end of the weekend.
It's not on the 40 man roster.
So there are a lot of issues for
our front office to consider.
Curveball struck him out six
strikeouts for Wainwright two
out of the inning.
Well out in front again stepping
in the bucket more than I've
noticed in the miles.
Ike I know he's always stepped
in the bucket but that's
something he may need to address
so two out and nobody on now
who's told.
Josh is taking a call third
strike and grounded the first in
his return from the disabled
list and he takes a curve ball
straight I'll 10.
And now nicely fortified with a
5 1 lead as totally lifts one to
shallow center and Beltran eases
over puts it away to win the
ending.
But the Mets tack on three on
duties homerun.
Santana goes back to the mound a
big night for Johan Santana so
far through six innings he's
held the Cardinals without a hit
but he's won four while striking
out six so he's thrown ninety
three pitches as he faces David
Freese to start the Seven Ten
and now four to five with a five
nothing lead phrases walked in
fly to center 0 4 1 it'll be
Freese Molina and Adams are the
cardinals high fastball from
Santana it's a one two three is
just doesn't look like the same
hitter he was early this season
when he got off to a tremendous
start entries to your hands.
Keith hands and wrists looks
like he's off balance almost.
Keith.
I mean the Ronnie if you are in
this situation if you're Santana
How do you approach these at
bats.
You know that if you want this
thing to go on you've got to get
quick outs.
He's not thinking that way.
I know that he knows that he
hasn't given up a hit yet will
pop up on the right side.
Should be easy for Davis now.
But he has consistently showed
every single star he's made for
these mets.
He's all about the W.
So that's what he is protecting.
He is taking each batter trying
to get them out.
And Terry Collins I don't envy
him right now.
Talking to Dan Warthen it's the
only time you have a nothing
lead and neither manager or
coach has a smile on their face.
I mean right now at ninety seven
pitches through six and a third.
Given the constraints that have
been put on Johan you'd have to
think there's just no chance he
could finish this game.
You know if I'm fund manager I
may have to get on the on the
phone in the dugout and call
Sandy Alderson.
What are you going to do to
protect me now.
SANDY I NEED SOME HELP HERE.
Backup Molina 0 4 1 in a walk
and a thousand off one on one.
One thing about Terry as we've
seen since he's been here.
Not afraid to make the really
tough decision to protect his
players.
This inning is not the issue for
town it's what would follow in
the eight to nine hundred pitch
on the way Molina takes Lowen
into 1 6 and a third innings the
farthest any bet has taken a no
hitter since R.A. Dickey against
the Phillies last September
fourth time in his career has
gone this far and that changeup
is down 3 and 1 Matt Adams the
first baseman the only left hand
hitter in the lineup for the
Cardinals tonight waiting on
deck 3 1 coming to Molina and a
fly ball deep left field back
goes Baxter onto the track he
makes the catch What a play and
Baxter may be hurt but he hangs
on to the baseball the umpires
coming out there and he just now
singles out because Baxter has
not yet shown the ball but he is
shaken up after hitting the
fence I think he hit his
shoulder pretty hard here
obviously he crashes into this
ball Yeah yeah head and shoulder
perhaps but in any event Baxter
makes a wonderful catch.
Oh to keep the no head bit
intact what a play selling out
for this play.
His Baxter.
Well he knew what was at stake
and this is the way he's played.
Anyway.
That's a catch.
I thought there was no chance it
was gonna make this play with
that speed and you're right he
hit that shoulder awfully.
You know he just stumbled here.
He wasn't able to turn to get
the flat of his back to full
part of his back against the
wall and just went up against
his left shoulder.
Santana's reaction shades of
rusty Starboard back in seventy.
TERRY COLLINS asking for a
replacement under his tour
already running on the field but
right now the concern is for
Mike Baxter.
Ray Ramirez the trainer with
them they're seated in front of
the fence on his feet.
But clearly that left arm is a
big concern.
He wears wrist and the gloves
come into play here against the
wall.
I don't see it no.
As he lay on the warning track
ball in his glove the third base
umpire Adrian Johnson ran about
200 feet out there to make sure
that he had secured it.
But you certainly have to be
concerned about Mike Baxter and
what kind of injury he may have
sustained here in making a
wonderful play to preserve Johan
Santana's no hit bid through six
and two thirds so Baxter the
hometown kid who has played so
remarkably well for the Mets and
getting a big ovation.
They say well this very nicely
done by Met fans there if in the
course of a no hitter what do
they say.
There's always one or two three
plays there's always some gifts
from the baseball gods it seems.
Well we've already seen to that
great play and the the bad call
on the Beltran ball that should
have been scored a base it
Torres comes into play center
new and highest moves to left.
And now Matt Adams takes inside
the ball one.
So now what if Santana having to
wait these few minutes during
the delay Adams has struck out
and walk tonight.
He takes it load too and I will
say that everyone on that field
and in the dugout gets a little
shaken up now including the
pitcher Santana behind 2 and 0
on Adams and the rookie takes a
low 3 0 that pitch count
inexorably begins to become
untenable for Santana up to one
hundred and five and you have to
think this might be his last
ending the bullpen now is
starting to work.
There's a strike three and one
Bobby Parnell first man up now
the three one and Adams hits a
tapper down the first.
Davis makes the play.
Santana has a no hit bid in tact
through seven.
Now the question is will he be
able to continue beyond this
Mike Baxter help Santana get
through the seventh with a
tremendous play at the cost of
his shoulder the seventh inning
Omar Quintanilla leads off for
the Mets.
The intrigue right now is in the
empty on deck circle.
Johan Santana went down the
tunnel when the inning ended
with one hundred seven pitches
under his belt and a no hitter
in tack threw seven and there's
nobody in the on deck circle.
Santana's place in the lineup.
Here we go.
Not bad boy Terry Collins.
They're going looking for
Santana.
He's going down.
He's looked down the aisle
toward the tunnel a couple of
times and here comes Joe Horn.
He's up but not his home.
I agree well Bobby Parnell was
up in the bullpen he has now sat
down Santana's got his helmet
on.
So at one hundred and seven
pitches with seven no hit
innings under his belt Santana
is gonna get a shot for at least
one more and you just heard the
reaction to his entry to the on
deck circle.
How many games Gary.
Tonight is number eight thousand
and twenty rookie bonus all
alone over the mound.
Ha.
Another one he couldn't feel
this one day not the bag.
But it was just beyond his reach
and Quintanilla has an infield
hit reminiscent of new and high
scores hit back in the fourth
but didn't hit the bag.
But he was affected by that.
He was and that should be a rule
and error.
I don't know what they're going
to do in a big applause for
Santana.
It is a hit for Kim Tanaka and
Santana will go up there to
button not quite the thunderous
ovation I thought he was going
to get as he came to bat here.
That was a little odd.
Six outs away from potentially
the first no hitter in Mets
history and he got a smattering
of applause as he came to bat
against the bunt down nicely
below to makes the play on 2
three on the sacrifice moving
gift near the second.
It's a better hand for the bunt
Where are we in Montreal says
can't sit in your seat kind of
baseball and one would suspect
so Santana will resume his
lonely seat at the end of the
bench under his tourists will
come up for the first time took
over for the injured Mike Baxter
in the last half inning.
We'll get a report on Baxter as
soon as we can.
And Andrews takes the curve ball
for Wayne right outside for ball
1.
Some people get jaded when
something's happened to them.
Eight thousand and twenty times
in a row they're just waiting
for something bad to happen.
Is that what would just say
Torres rooks one down the right
field line but foul let's answer
AT&T trivia question we asked
Who are the seven members of the
three hundred Homer three
hundred stolen base club.
We opined that there might be
two guys with the same last name
on that list and Wainwright
struggling with his curveball.
I guess both chances are there.
ANDRE DAWSON We forgot Steve
Finley forgot Reggie Sanders.
Never would've gotten that Mays
and A-Rod the other two.
Carlos Beltran one stolen base
away from that club now winning
right behind on tourist 3 and 1
went right up to ninety five
pitches now and he certainly has
appeared as though he is losing
some steam they've got the lefty
free men up in the bullpen
waiting to make his big league
debut and tourists takes it
white football for the Mets up
to men on.
Here comes Mike Matheny out of
the cardinal dugout with the
left hand hitter new and high
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Pitching change for the
Cardinals Sam Freeman in to make
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Well Adam Wainwright out of the
game after six and a third
innings and the 24 year old left
hander Sam Freeman out of the
University of Kansas will make
his major league debut.
Thirty seconds for round pick
from that University of Kansas
the left handers averaged just
about a strikeout for ending in
his minor league career Kirk new
and high as two for three
tonight and he's pushed his
batting average up over three
hundred for the year first and
second and one out.
Mets looking to end their five
nothing lead and a fastball in
for a strike.
Nothing in one Wainwright wins
sixth and the third six hits
five runs so far three walks six
strikeouts a homerun by Duda
that crushed his night get Tony
and Torres a board and doing
nice takes that fastball wide
one and one Sam Freeman began
the year in double Lay made six
appearances at Triple A Memphis
before being called up to give
the Cardinals a second lefty in
their bullpen they had a second
lefty earlier this year J.C.
Romero but they let him go he
was just ineffective.
Cardinals have been making lots
of changes in their bullpen go
close games for them last year.
Fernando Salas is in the minor
leagues now.
Remember Lance land moves into
the rotation.
He was a big part of that
bullpen late in the postseason
when he was late on the fastball
2 and 2 while the cardinals in
May had a bull panty array of
five point four four which is
right about where the Mets now
open has been for the full
season.
Another new member of the
cardinals bullpen Michael Plato
is up in the cardinal pen.
Now it's 3 and 2 to new heights
with David Wright on deck.
Know Freeman hasn't gotten his
breaking ball over yet.
Bobby Parnell continues to hang
out near the bullpen mound.
He was throwing in the last
inning behind Santana.
Yohannes batted in this ball for
the bases are loaded for right.
So Sam Freeman walks the first
man he faces in the major
leagues.
Celebrate Mets great in the
stands.
Later John Franco when he's
inducted into the Mets Hall of
Fame at Citi Field this Sunday
night at seven thirty with a
special on field pregame
ceremony.
Then it's the Mets cardinals in
the series finale at 8 0 5.
Get your tickets at Mets so
bases loaded opportunity for
David Wright.
David tonight has doubled and
walked he scored two runs he's
now just two runs behind hosts a
race for the all time Mitt
career record already this year
David has moved into second
place on the Mets hits list have
to be careful if you know and I
said first.
Molina loves to throw the ball
around the infield trying to
catch a nap in frame and behind
on right to it.
Telling all those fielders to an
old duck Mets off in one grand
slam this year it came from an
unlikely candidate Mike Nicholas
Dave and takes his grand slam
rep and misses two and one big
rip Baylor was going for Granny
here big uppercut going for the
bomb he has four grand slams in
his career the last one came six
years ago and now he's got a
three and one advantage Mike
Matheny leaving the young lefty
in the face David Wright who
shoots up left he's about as
well as anybody in the game now
on three and one is low ball
four and that forces in Iraq
today it comes into score David
Wright with his thirty first run
batted in six to nothing new
york three straight walks issued
by Cardinal pitcher with the
first two the frame it's based
on the major well done.
Fresh off a three run homer his
last at bat and fresh off two
home runs against lefties on
Wednesday.
Bat here against the lefty with
the bases loaded Duda with a
four RBI night matching his
career high and it takes that
breaking ball for a strike do to
with three home runs in his last
five plate appearances some
man's got a good arm just that
heart pumping up here ya big
league debut in New York the
other guys pitching a no hitter.
Not easy is it.
That's the other guy bases
loaded here's the pitch to gear
on right here two sliders in a
row.
First some cheese out over the
plate Hey Ronnie if you're in
Santana's spot yeah does it
bother you that this evening my
last of a while.
You know I've only been in the
seventh inning maybe three or
four times in my career and it
wasn't till after I left.
Left New York and I would say
yes.
I mean you you're itching to get
back out there.
You know you feel like you have
enough runs right now.
But you know the hitters are
taught to add on to a tune out
of Duda so Freeman finally able
to throw a couple of breaking
balls for strikes and this at
bat he's taken a lot off of that
he was done over throwing early.
I think the bigger problem Gary
is for huge inning Santana to be
sitting so long.
I think that's a bigger question
stiffening up.
Yeah.
Now the 2 2 and Duda bounce back
the fastball Well there you met
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his homerun today.
Now it's 8 2 more than Scott
Harrison Daniel Murphy still
looking for his first home run
waiting on deck.
To do from Freeman and due to
foul tips for strike three.
So Freeman has his first big
league strikeout.
He's got a flat slider tell him
that he's on a little reach now
and the base is 1 and 2.
Here's Daniel Murphy tripled in
a run back in the fourth his
first triple of the season.
It's also grounded twice one for
three that's apparently six hits
tonight but they made him count
doesn't wear a jacket in between
and he just raps that left time
a valuable left arm in a towel
all by his lonesome.
So the question is Ronnie how
far will they let him go.
Well the reason is they Bobby
Parnell warming up.
Is that a decision is made for
him.
I'm not going to mention what
would happen.
You guys all know out there that
point out would immediately come
into the game.
Yes.
If not the hardest decision in
baseball toward the whole base
is from Murphy.
Torres is in no one setting
home.
Here comes the throw by holiday
to the plate.
It skips to the backstop to run
the score on the base hit by
Murphy and it's eight to nothing
new york.
Murphy with his second and third
RB eyes of the night.
Twenty two for the year for
Daniel.
The wrong guy to be throwing
sliders to the wrong guy and
that's just how you hit a slider
and Daniel goes that way.
So naturally the pitcher throws
it because he wants to hit it to
try to pull it for ground ball
double play not Murph.
So the books closed on
Wainwright.
He gives up seven runs and six
hits in six and a third innings
eight.
Nothing new York and here's
Davis the eighth man up in the
inning and he breaks his bad and
rolls out to third the barrel on
the back goes into the stands as
Freese throws out Davis to end
the inning.
But the Mets tack on three.
Now the drama rests with Santana
as he goes to the mound for the
eighth inning.
Well the scoreboard says it all
when it doesn't say though
here's the number of pitches
that Johan Santana who's
recovering from shoulder surgery
has thrown tonight.
That number is one hundred and
seven.
The Mets stated limit for
Santana this year it's one
hundred and ten maybe fudging to
one hundred fifteen.
Donald Green leads off the
eighth first pitch swinging pops
it up market today and trailing
out incomes knowing ice and ice
avoids the collision and makes
the catch a little bit of nerves
perhaps given the situation.
Well this has happened before
with no one eyes.
He's got a call.
He's gonna yell a little louder.
He's gotta be more assertive.
That's what he's gonna be.
He's got to take charge.
He's the general now.
I played behind guys with no
hitters.
And as a fielder Gary right now
you are on your toes.
I'll take that back.
You couldn't be more assertive
than Kirk was there.
I think that was kid.
Danny just wanted to make sure
that no one hires wasn't there
he would make the play but got a
little too close.
Now Shane Robinson will be the
pinch hitter hitting two forty
three on the year one out of the
eight a fastball strike might
have been veteran shortstop
who's had a lot of innings
knowing that not going to let
this drop in no way no how.
Meanwhile Tyler Green really
helped out Santana but in that
first pitch in play well there's
Elvin Ramirez who just joined
the Mets today.
And now with an eight run lead
should the Mets need a relief
pitcher why not run Ramirez up
their change up foul the way and
now Santana is at 110 111.
I feel for Carl on death this is
like the Runaway Train Man.
This is almost being taken out
of Terry Collins hands.
One two step in and hit him
apparently so at least Robinson
says it did.
No indication from the whole
plate on fire.
He says come on back.
Very serious Jim was having none
of it.
Now Mike Matheny will come out
to argue right on that dish.
Yes now the question is and
there was no indication from
Cedar stream.
Did he not see it or did he rule
that Robinson made no effort to
get out of the way.
You cannot say that he didn't
try.
Why.
Because it just got him to stop
the knuckle on the end of his
hand for his life for his game.
Well that's the second call
that's gone in favor of the Mets
tonight has it gone in favor of
the Mets.
Robinson gets another chance to
hit two to come in Strike three
called Seven Strikeouts for
Santana two out of the eight.
How much pressure is on that
guy.
How do you weigh it I feel like
it's a runaway train.
Gary that's what it feels like
to me.
He's going to go out in the
night.
But he gets his gets bigger than
anything here Chad of yo hide
from the crowd at Citi Field
John.
Second the last day of 2007
against the Marlins broken up by
Paul Hoover on an infield hit.
Now it's to an 0 4 column for is
0 4 3 at the ball in the air
three times.
How many deep breaths are you
taking in between pitches here.
Keith arguing that Anfield
Carlos Beltran would be next.
Santana's retired the last 11
now it's three and always walk
for tonight struck out seven.
I guarantee you every field or
out there is on his toes on
point 3 a.m. for Carl and taking
all the way.
Tough call for Santana.
Your pitch to the situation.
Yep.
Do you pitch to the game.
Agreed.
Here's ball for the Cardinals
have a two hour base runner the
fifth walk given up by Santana
and now Carlos Beltran who by
all odds should have had a hit
his last time up will be coming
up and Terry Collins heads out
to the mound and he's out there
to take your hot temperature.
That did not look good that last
change in the line on the way to
Fort Collins he's going to ask
Johan to give him an honest
answer with Joe Horn is not
going to give him it's not going
to happen he's not coming out so
Santana will get a crack to
finish the eighth inning the
closest the cardinals have come
to a hit tonight was the foul
ball that try and hit in the
sixth inning it appeared to hit
the chalk along the left field
line behind third base but it
was ruled a foul ball and then
Beltran grounds it out he's
never throwing more than one
hundred twenty five that was in
that wonderful second the last
day start you know wait holiday
won't be next that's breaking
the bank with Santana tonight
Beltran flares one today and and
Murphy picked him off in front
of him two MBNA Santana the
first met since Seaver to take a
no hit bid in the ninth inning
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the Mets dugout ain't no hit
endings under his belt.
One hundred and twenty two
pitches and apparently is going
to have an opportunity to go out
there for the ninth inning the
first Met pitcher since Tom
Seaver who did it three times to
take a no hitter into the ninth
inning.
Meanwhile Michael Clayton comes
in to pitch the bottom of the
eighth for St. Lewis and Josh
totally takes a strike.
Total he's 0 for 3 tonight and
his return to action.
What a way to come off the
disabled list get about the hit.
Right.
He's got a no hit innings.
What must be going through told
his mind.
I've never ever wanted to see
one two three four the Mets one
on offense.
What might this might be the
first time Plato pitched in
three games for the Cardinals
last year has that one fouled
off and it's one of two.
You've got the rest of the team
and then in a separate section
of the dugout Senor Santana he's
never allowed fewer than three
hits and a complete game in his
career.
Only fouls one off the mask.
Well today is the eight thousand
and twentieth game in Mitt's
history.
They've had thirty five one
hitters.
They've had a lot of pitchers
throw before or after and
they've had three instances
where a pitcher is taken and
though he had been into the
night all by one man Tom Seaver
before tonight totally goes down
on strikes and the toss by
Molina for the first down.
Well there have been a couple of
instances tonight where the
cardinals might have had a hit.
This was the first one on the
sixth day.
Carlos Beltran it's a seat down
the line.
Adrian Johnson calls it a foul
ball but a replay clearly shows
the ball hit the line and should
have been ruled a fair ball
base.
And then there was the catch by
Mike Baxter on which he injured
himself.
That came in the seventh inning
against Yani Molina crashing
into the fence in left field and
hanging onto the ball.
Those are the closest that the
cardinals have come to a hit
tonight.
Again today takes a strike.
Mark Anthony has a base tonight
Santana out on deck to take his
turn and just to make it more
interesting the cardinals will
have the heart of their batting
order coming up in the ninth
inning Matt holiday Allen Craig
David Freese two balls in
Australia to count air tell you
in some ways Santana being on
deck there's got gonna be a
welcome relief not sitting in
that dugout just grinding to
think about something else than
that any right picking in that
bat.
I agree.
Getting ready.
The bullpen is quiet.
It'll be active though once
Santana takes the mound to add
to it again today.
This was in the seventh inning
idea Molina making a bid for an
extra base.
Three one count fell behind a
play by Baxter it looks like he
came out of this game with a
shoulder injury of some sort.
We're not sure but that is one
of the two plays we just showed
you that it made the difference
so far in this.
You know what.
We're live at where we observe
it.
But you know some would argue
that the call that Adrian
Johnson got wrong is an argument
for more instant replay which
has been the subject of a lot of
discussion.
You know just as Armando
Galarraga did not get a perfect
game because of an umpire's call
you know no hitters can be
formed around umpires calls as
well whether that's right or
wrong.
It's a subject of quite a bit of
debate can't be held by Molina.
Still to add to the in air just
as an aside here I don't think
anybody really cares this kid
throws pretty hard.
We'll talk about him tomorrow.
We'll let him know you mentioned
and I'll fork out the kid today.
I think Santana is going to get
a bigger ovation this time when
he comes.
I think so he did a great they
just gave me a bigger plug when
he got the sack then the seventh
sacrifice but now the three to
get Danny pops it up he's gonna
get it right at the corner.
And holiday running out of road.
Someone's gonna get a little
tough until well he can field
but he knows not his place.
Stall removal problem.
Yeah.
He's not going to raise his
head.
Lot tougher down there than
people think.
That's right yes.
Well you run out of room in a
hurry.
There's no place to go.
He got three fielders converging
on you in that corner right near
the stands.
Now it's a lonely place.
Leave it to Al on camera to put
him on put the spotlight on him
Indonesia had to walk it down
the line and that's a base that
carries out the crags again.
Tonight you will have to stop at
first but a bullet by Omar today
India for his second head of the
night and now Santana will come
to bat yoke Johann 0 4 2 and the
sacrifice bunt tonight it takes
a strike for eliminate word on
Mike Baxter left shoulder
contusion undergoing more
testing then ball on a strike to
Santo ponderous tourists waiting
the Mets eight runs eight hits
the Cardinals No runs no hits
they're not bothering with the
ball with an eight helping lead
Santa Santana has no interest in
swinging the bat has no interest
in really getting on base he
loves a couple more strikes and
goes sit down 2 to he might have
to run the bases keeps his thumb
lined up trying to make it out
now the 3 2 from Plato and
that's right down the middle for
strike 3.
So Santana takes a strike in
that shows where his focus is
intelligent that bat.
Now we can go ponder for a
moment what awaits when he takes
the mound for the top of the
night.
Matt holiday front of mind his
tour is up in the second time
walked in scored in the seven
down to first.
Adams makes the play to win the
inning so the Mets are done in
the bottom of the eighth.
And now Santana will prepare
himself for the night that we
will keep it right here.
Johan Santana prepares to go
where no man excuse me are you
Johnny Bench.
This.
Would you mind signing this.
Sure.
And this and this and this and
this blue EMU official partner
of major league baseball I feel
the pit of the pitcher that
Santana is and he's gonna reach
back for something extra here
and you're gonna have to beat
him.
Elvin Ramirez just called up
today.
We'll stay busy in the bullpen.
Santana it would appear is going
to be allowed to stay around as
long as it takes.
Nothing against Alvin Ramirez.
I would love if he doesn't make
his major league debut tonight
always tomorrow.
The cardinals have not been no
hit in 22 years.
Fernando.
Well and threw one against them
in 1990.
The Mets were in their fifty
first season and have never had
a better seal the deal three
times Tom Seaver took no hitters
into the night.
The most famous one his first in
1969 when he had his perfect
game broken up with one out of
the ninth at Shea Stadium by
Jimmy Quarles.
He also went eight and the third
against the Padres and seventy
two Lee Ron Lieber wrote that
and he took a no hitter two outs
into the ninth and a scoreless
game at the Wrigley Field and
Joe Wallace broke it up in
nineteen seventy five and now
thirty seven years later Johan
Santana takes the mound for the
ninth inning with a no hit beat
intact.
Last time I felt like this is a
man I used to put stirrups on
Matt Holliday leads off line
drives center field on comes
Torres and he gets their way.
What Bitch what out of the night
I have friends here today who
came it's their first game ever.
Well this happens every day.
Now and Craig as 0 4 3 Thirty
three years old two time two
time Cy Young Award winner but
now trying to add an indelible
and indelible piece to his
resume.
They all know the history how do
you even decide what pitch to
throw during any other inning
you pop up inside fastball to
keep them loose.
Do you do it here.
Left field new and high is
coming on to.
Probably asking yourself why are
the Mets players not on the step
in the dugout.
That's because they're where
they've been all game long since
moving out.
David freeze the last man in
Santana's way skipping away from
Tolly ball one almost two near
bloopers to start this inning.
He's about to throw his one
hundred and thirty of pitch five
more than he's ever thrown in a
major league game.
And now it's 2:00 a.m. freeze on
his walk five tonight he struck
out seven that the House on the
two 0 change.
Dr. Keith Young and Molina was
broken men's hearts before would
be next.
Do you give it 3 0 hits.
I think so.
And freeze takes it for a
strike.
Greenwald pillar of anxiety
here.
Slow Brown ball foul.
With shades of pull over right
there now is one strike away.
In their fifty first season of
Johan Santana has thrown the
first no hitter and New York
Mets history.
This has been a franchise known
for its ventures from sabre to
Kurzban to Gooden to Darling to
go on and on and on and on but
it has taken until this day June
the 1st 2012 for the Mets to
have a pitcher throw a no
hitter.
His name is Johan Santana.
He had major shoulder surgery he
has come back to pitch not only
effectively in the majors but to
pitch a brilliant no hit
performance tonight against the
St. Louis Cardinals and his
ninety nine start for the New
York Mets make one point.
He did it against the National
League's number one hitting team
believing in home runs batting
average changeup away best pitch
he had all night long no chance
to freeze.
Terry Collins let him go.
His pitch count was supposed to
stop at one hundred and ten.
He stretched it tonight to one
hundred thirty four.
Josh totally coming off the
disabled list caught him and
Santana did the rest.
A great catch by Mike Baxter
that cost him a shoulder injury.
One Missed Call by an umpire
that helped his cause and Johan
Santana does something that many
of us who watch Mets baseball
over the last 50 plus seasons
thought might never happen.
The first no hitter by a New
York Mets pitcher and I ask you
the question Gary.
Did you ever think it would
happen.
No.
But now it has.
