Twofer. (Short & sweet version.)
Pitching Performance
Johan Santana pitched well. He labored, but kept the runs off the board. Not much more you can ask of him.
The bullpen handed it away...again. Poor Johan. Scott Schoeneweis was the goat in the early game, letting a shut out and the win slip away without recording an out.
Honestly, I feel bad for Johan. He does as much as he can do, leaves with the win, then has nothing to show for it. It'd be a different story if the Mets could at least earn a win, but that didn't happen either. This guy could, and probably should, be up for the Cy Young, but because of all these blown wins, he's nowhere close.
Offensive Output
Scratching out two runs in the early innings, and doing not much else isn't the way to win a game. Loading the bases with nobody out and getting nothing out of it will not help you win games, simple as that.
Game Ball: Johan Santana.
Pitching Performance (Game 2)
Jon Niese, you were everything I could have asked for, and more. That curveball is absolutely devastating. Eight innings of shutout baseball, in your second start no less.
Finally something awesome like this happens to the Mets. Unbelievable. Pencil him in for another start, please.
Offensive Output
A few dingers never hurt anybody. David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Carlos Beltran all go yard.
Game Ball: Jon Niese, without a doubt.
