Mets Lost 6-0 to Twins Saturday but Returned Favor with 6-0 Shut Out Today at Citi Field

The New York Mets lost Saturday 6-0 to the Minnesota Twins with former Twin on the mound Johan Santana for the Mets. It was the first time Santana faced his former team during the season and didn’t look good. Santana was roughed up for 5 earned runs, 8 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Igarashi and Dessens pitched scoreless 7th and 8th innings. Fernando Nieve gave up 1 earned run in the 9th on 2 hits. The Mets could only muster 3 hits off of Twin starter Carl Pavano who pitched a complete game win Saturday. Today was a different story with the Mets hit parade coming out again. New York took the rubber game of the series 6-0 to return the favor from yesterday on 14 team hits. Three Mets had 3-hit games: Jesus Felicano (who played center field), David Wright and Jeff Francouer. Francoeur hit a home run in the 4th and today’s output broke a 2-for-23 slump at the plate. Wright and Davis hit back-to-back homers in the 5th inning to shell shock Twin starting pitcher Scott Baker. Davis’ homer was a bomb to right-center field that landed on the bridge approximately 450 feet from home plate. Met starter Jon Niese was excellent giving up no earned runs, 4 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Dessens, Feliciano and Parnell each pitched a scoreless 7th, 8th and 9th innings to secure the shutout. The Mets travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to play a 3-game series with the Florida Marlins.