The Mets actually looked good yesterday. They got a strong pitching performance from Johan Santana. I would have preferred if he kept the runs to two, but you can’t have everything. Santana looked sharp and got the big outs when needed. The most frustrating thing, for me as a fan, with Santana was, in two of the three innings the Mets scored, Santana allowed the Marlins to score in the next half inning. Still, he was on.
The hitting was there. Sure they could have done better, sure they had wasted opportunities but, the Mets handed Santana the lead in the first inning and periodically added to those runs. It was effective and seemed liked they could hit. Unfortunately, after a great debut, Evans has not shown much but it is still way to early to make any determination on him and I give him credit for busting it. And, it was nice to see some of the bench players come through.
The bullpen was on. Sanchez the eighth, Wagner the ninth, neither giving up a run. I think this is what Met management had in mind and hoped for with Sanchez able to be on the roster this year.
When the Mets got Santana, he was supposed to be able to stop the bleeding, stop a losing steak, and he did just that last night. Tonight is a big game, however. The need to get on a winning streak, they need to show yesterday was not a fluke and they need to take two out of three from the first place Marlins. In addition, Satana is supposed to stop the losing streak but if he does that every time, it means the Mets are losing four out of every five games. The Mets have to show that once Santana ends the losing streak, the Mets can keep the winning going, otherwise Santana does not provide much value to the team.
Let’s Go Mets!
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