Winning ball games does a lot to help one's perception. Going into last night's game, the Mets were a bit of a mess, all across the board.
But a 2-1 win, a win over a division rival at that, will make things look a bit brighter for the time being. In the middle of snapping a two game losing streak was the ace, Johan Santana. Pitching just shy of seven innings, Santana allowed only one run (in the seventh) while striking out 11 Marlins. He looked every bit the Santana from 2008-2010 and not the man we saw get yanked early in Atlanta last week. He did his job. He's the number one guy in this rotation and the first person everyone looks to in order to stop the bleeding. After last night, consider the bandage on.
Chalk up the dead offense to some fantastic pitching from Marlins starter Josh Johnson. The first Mets run didn't even come off a base hit. Instead four straight walks, from four different pitchers, plated the tying run for New York. But in struggling times, take a run any way you can get it.
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