Mets Split Day/Night Doubleheader as Niese Pitches Brilliant One Hitter in Nightcap – Mets Lost Day Game 4-2 and Won Night Game 3-0

Johan Santana had a tough time in the day game yesterday giving up 4 earned runs, 8 hits with 4 walks and 1 strikeout in 6.2 innings as the Mets fell to the San Diego Padres 4-2. He was getting in and out of trouble but didn’t have command of his breaking ball, which was always his out pitch. Hitters are laying off the breaking ball and sitting on his fastball which is not as fast as it used to be. It didn’t help matters that the Mets’ offense got all of 2 hits in the game and they continue to not give Johan run support. The nightcap was a different story and it was all Jon Niese who pitched a phenomenal 1 hitter as the Mets won 3-0. Niese’s lone hit he gave up was a double in the 3rd inning to Chris Denorfia. Niese then got the next 21 outs of the game in order to end the game. The Mets travel to Baltimore for a 3-game series against the Orioles at beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards.