Johan Santana News

Johan Santana goes eight innings and strikes out six in loss. PHILADELPHIA - For $137.5 million, the Mets expect Johan Santana to hold a two-run lead, even on a night when he gets little support.

The Mets started a left-hander in Johan Santana, meaning that Carlos Ruiz sat out.

The Phillies have tapped minor league prospect J.A. Happ to fill the void left by Brett Myers for Friday night's game against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

Things didn't go Johan Santana's way yesterday. Blame the ball-and-strike calls.

You wanna get yourself fired from your job? Go out on a limb, Jerry Maguire- style.

They were doing the wave at Yankee Stadium last night, in the seventh inning of a game the home team needed to win but was in the process of losing.

Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez was sent to the 15-day disabled list following Monday's 2-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

We got a very good pitching match up today out at Shea. Andy Pettitte , who has pitched much better recently, goes up against Johan Santana that despite a 2.93 ERA on the season has a record of only 7-6. The ...

Will he be an All-Star? And if he is, will his current injury affect his ability to play in the game? Magglio Ordonez went on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday because of a pulled oblique.

The Weekend Buzz while you were at the movies. Get Smart ? Hey, that's exactly what general managers of contending teams are attempting to do as the buzz surrounding the July 31 trade deadline begins! And right ...

People are clamoring for Yankees general manager Brian Cashman to stop sitting there and do something already - something big - to improve the Yankees' tattered pitching staff.

It's been four days since Johan Santana surrendered his monstrous grand slam to Felix Hernandez, which represented the most confusing, if not embarrassing, moment of his season.

Andy Pettitte outpitched Johan Santana for his sixth straight win, leading the New York Yankees past the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday at rainy Shea Stadium.

Robinson Cano delivered a key RBI single off Santana, who has received little support from his teammates while dropping four consecutive decisions for the second time in his career.

Pettitte (9-5) allowed only solo homers to Ramon Castro and David Wright in six neat innings, winning his fourth start in a row.

If the Mets are ever going turn their season around, the way they swear they are capable of doing, then they are going to need more than they are getting from Pedro Martinez.

And you thought he was already out the door. Turns out the Indians may be making one last pitch to keep the Big Man in Cleveland.

When general manager Omar Minaya boarded that cross-country flight to Anaheim last week and fired manager Willie Randolph, some believed that he would be the next to go as this underachieving Mets team ...

In defending Omar Minaya earlier this week, Mets CEO Fred Wilpon issued this questionable proclamation/criticism/evaluation: "Contrary to what you all are reporting about our minor leagues, our minor leagues ...

For four innings, it was looking like a potentially landmark night for Felix Hernandez , in a Seattle season that has had few bright spots.

METS GM Omar Minaya repeated yesterday afternoon that last week, he had simply needed one more night to sleep on it, more than Willie Randolph could use 3,000 more frequent flyer miles on Mets Air.

Felix Hernandez hit the first grand slam by an American League pitcher in 37 years when the Seattle Mariners ace connected Monday night off Johan Santana of the New York Mets.