Posts Tagged ‘Johan Santana’
No-han: More than just a game
It took about 51 years and 8,020 games, but the New York Mets have a no-hitter to call their own. On June 2, Johan Santana shut down the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals on 134 pitches, five walks, and eight strikeouts. There are some people questioning its legitimacy since third base umpire Adrian Johnson called a fair ball …
by Giovanni Mio on June 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Fantasy in Five: Daniel Murphy
Gio looks at the one and only Daniel Murphy.
by Giovanni Mio on April 11th, 2012 1 Comments »
Fantastic Fantasy: Five starting pitching sleepers in fantasy baseball
Gio Mio gives his fantasy sleepers.
by Giovanni Mio on April 2nd, 2012 2 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 25
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Philadelphia Phillies 4- Andrew McCutchen hit a walk-off two-run home run to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to their 52nd win of the year. Philadelphia actually led 4-3 in the middle of the 9th, scoring two in the top half to force a bottom half. Nevertheless, the Phillies ended up losing their 51st game of the year. Ryan …
by Derek Johnson on August 26th, 2009 3 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 20
Cincinnati Reds 2 San Francisco Giants 1- Drew Stubbs found the perfect time to hit his first career long ball. His walk-off blast in the 10th inning lifted the Cincinnati Reds to their 51st victory of the season. Laynce Nix also went deep for the Reds, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Juan Uribe scored San Francisco’s lone run of …
by Derek Johnson on August 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 9
Washington Nationals 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 2- J.D. Martin won his first game of the season after giving up one earned run on five hits in five innings. Adam Dunn hit a two-run blast in the 1st inning for Washington, who reached the 40-win milestone after winning eight straight games. Arizona scored both of their runs off solo blasts from Trent …
by Derek Johnson on August 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 11
Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2- Ted Lilly allowed one earned run on four hits in eight innings as he went on to win his 100th career game. With this win, the Cubs improved to 42-42 on the year, ending a three game losing streak. St. Louis still sits atop the NL Central with a record of 48-41. Milwaukee …
by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Tampa Bay Rays 3 New York Mets 1
Carlos Pena’s 22nd long ball of the year gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 lead heading into the seventh inning stretch. One inning later, the game was delayed one hour and thirteen minutes because of rain. In the 9th inning, Ben Zobrist hit a solo shot to right field to extend the Tampa Bay lead to two. J.P. Howell …
by Derek Johnson on June 20th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 14
Philadelphia Phillies 11 Boston Red Sox 6- With the game tied at five at the stretch, a six-run seventh inning for Philadelphia propelled them to their 36th victory of the season. Both the Red Sox and Phillies now have 25 losses on the year. Jimmy Rollins hit his 5th home run of the year in the 7th inning. Pittsburgh Pirates …
by Derek Johnson on June 14th, 2009 2 Comments »
Hot Mets Win Sixth Straight
By a score of 10-1, the New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates today to win their sixth straight game, baseball’s longest active winning streak. The Mets have now won seven of their last eight games, outscoring opponents 48-25 and averaging a victory of 3.2 runs in that span. Coming into May first, the Mets were fourth in their division, …
by Carmine Caruso on May 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »