Braves 3, Mets 2
An efficient Johan Santana pitched to contact, fanning just two batters. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Johan Santana pitched well enough to win after tossing just 77 pitches in seven innings of three-run ball, but Billy Wagner's return was a bright spot in the defeat. The lefty reliever made his first appearance since Aug. 2, 2008, pitching a scoreless frame.
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Atlanta
(64-57)
Won 2
Atlanta 3, NY Mets 2
Today's Boxes 8/20/09
CIN 2, SF 1
DET 7, SEA 6
CLE 11, LAA 3
PHI 12, ARI 3
COL 4, WSH 1
BOS 8, TOR 1
BAL 8, TB 7
HOU 4, FLA 1
TEX 11, MIN 1
STL 5, SD 1
LAD 7, CHC 2
NY Mets
(56-65)
Lost 2
August 20, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Atlanta
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
9
1
NY Mets
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
9
0
Standings thru 8/20/09  | Recap: ATL | NYM  | Gameday  | Braves stats  | Mets stats
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Infante , 2B
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
.333
Anderson, G , LF
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.284
Gorecki , LF
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.400
Jones, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.287
McCann , C
4
1
1
1
0
1
0
.285
Escobar, Y , SS
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
.302
Diaz , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.297
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
3
1
2
0
1
0
1
.270
Church , CF
4
1
2
1
0
0
3
.278
Kawakami , P
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.114
Gonzalez, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Moylan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Soriano, R , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
30
3
9
3
2
4
11
BATTING 2B : LaRoche, Ad (29, Santana, J), Church (25, Santana, J).HR : McCann (15, 4th inning
off Santana, J, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Infante; Gorecki; McCann 4; Escobar, Y; Diaz; LaRoche, Ad 3; Church 3.RBI :
Church (38), Infante (16), McCann (62).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Infante.SAC : Kawakami
2.SF : Infante.GIDP : Jones, C; Diaz; Church.Team RISP : 2-for-5.Team LOB : 5.
FIELDING E : Jones, C (15, throw).DP : (Infante-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad).
NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pagan , CF
5
0
1
0
0
1
1
.281
Castillo, L , 2B
4
1
2
0
1
1
1
.312
Murphy, Dn , 1B
5
0
1
0
0
1
2
.253
Francoeur , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
2
.265
Sullivan , LF
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
.281
b-Sheffield , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.285
Rodriguez, Fr , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Tatis , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
0
5
.249
Schneider , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.182
c-Santos , PH-C
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
.265
Hernandez, A , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.247
Santana, J , P
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
.167
a-Reed , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.254
Wagner, B , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Valdez, W , LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.241
Totals
36
2
9
2
3
6
16
a-Flied out for Santana, J in the 7th. b-Struck out for Sullivan in the 8th. c-Singled for Schneider in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (19, Kawakami), Santana, J (3, Kawakami), Tatis (14, Kawakami).TB : Pagan;
Castillo, L 2; Murphy, Dn; Francoeur 2; Sullivan; Tatis 2; Santos; Santana, J 2.RBI : Sullivan (7), Santos (30).2-out
RBI : Sullivan; Santos.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tatis 4; Pagan; Hernandez, A 2.GIDP :
Castillo, L.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : 3 (Hernandez,
A-Castillo, L-Murphy, Dn 2, Castillo, L-Hernandez, A-Murphy, Dn).
Atlanta
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Kawakami (W, 6-9)
7.0
7
1
1
2
5
0
3.97
Gonzalez, M (H, 12)
0.2
0
1
0
1
1
0
2.54
Moylan (H, 19)
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.25
Soriano, R (S, 18)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.45
Pitches-strikes : Kawakami 98-74, Gonzalez, M 24-14, Moylan 5-2, Soriano, R 10-8, Santana, J 77-60, Wagner, B 14-9,
Rodriguez, Fr 14-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Kawakami 5-5, Gonzalez, M 1-1, Moylan 1-0, Soriano, R 0-2, Santana, J 9-4,
Wagner, B 0-1, Rodriguez, Fr 2-0.Batters faced : Kawakami 29, Gonzalez, M 4, Moylan 2, Soriano, R 4, Santana, J
28, Wagner, B 3, Rodriguez, Fr 4.Inherited runners-scored : Moylan 2-1.Umpires : HP: Paul Nauert. 1B:
Paul Schrieber. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 84 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, Out to LF.T :
2:41.Att : 39,105.August 20, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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