Johan's Out, So Team Automatically Loses

This time, the pitch count beat the Mets. You have the best pitcher in baseball, still throwing strong in the seventh, in a game where the team actually scored a run for him!, but just because his pitch count is over 100 pitches, Mets manager Jerry Manuel has to automatically pull him from the game. You can guess the result - an 8-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Citi.

Bobby Parnell, Pedro Feliciano, and Brian Stokes, plus a critical Jose Reyes error translated into a 4 run inning for the Braves, which took the game away from the Mets, since you can't expect this team to come back from any deficit late in any game.

Johan left the game allowing just 2 unearned runs and actually lowered his ERA to 0.78. Tom Seaver watch out! In fact, in Johan's 2 losses, he's allowed a total of ZERO earned runs. Who did the Mets give up for this guy with Minnesota? Is Phillip Hughes still on the Yankees?

Johan Santana has now has 13 straight starts with fewer than two earned runs allowed, the fourth-longest streak in Mets history (the record is 15 by Doc Gooden).