{"id":23302,"date":"2012-06-08T08:50:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T13:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=23302"},"modified":"2012-06-08T08:50:56","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T13:50:56","slug":"johan-santana-new-york-mets-sp-makes-his-first-start-since-pitching-the-first-no-hitter-in-franchise-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/johan-santana-new-york-mets-sp-makes-his-first-start-since-pitching-the-first-no-hitter-in-franchise-history-23302\/","title":{"rendered":"Johan Santana: New York Mets SP Makes His First Start Since Pitching the First No-Hitter in Franchise History"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Mets (32-26) and New York Yankees (31-25) will open up a three-game interleague series on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET<\/p>\n

New York Mets at New York Yankees\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New York Mets SP Johan Santana has received a couple extra days of rest since pitching the first no-hitter in franchise history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York managed to avoid a three-game sweep by the Washington Nationals on the road Thursday, coming away with a 3-1 series-ending victory.\u00a0 The Mets will now jump back into action against the American League, as it looks to bounce back from losing four of six to the Yankees in last year\u2019s Subway Series. \u00a0 Third baseman David Wright will likely lead the club offensively, hitting .429 (6-for-14) in his career against Kuroda, but has failed to register an extra-base hit.\u00a0 New York is 3-4 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season, with the \u201cover\u201d going 5-2 in those contests.<\/p>\n

Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana (3-2, 2.38 ERA) is set to make his first start since pitching the first no-hitter in franchise history, which came against the St. Louis Cardinals at home on June 1.\u00a0 The left-hander is 0-1 with a 5.03 ERA in four road outings, with opposing hitters batting .263 against him.\u00a0 In 13 career games (10 starts) versus the Yankees, Santana has tallied a 5-3 record and 4.18 ERA, but is 0-2 with a 13.00 ERA in two career starts at this ball park.<\/p>\n

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will likely be the happiest player on the diamond Friday night, considering he\u2019s batting .481 with six home runs during a 25-game hit streak against the Mets.\u00a0 The Yankees have won six of their last 10 games, as they look to bounce back from a 7-3 home setback against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.\u00a0 \u201cI just thought they put their hits together,\u201d stated Yankees manager Joe Girardi.\u00a0 \u201cWe weren\u2019t able to do it.\u201d\u00a0 New York enters this series with a 49-35 record against the Mets during regular-season action.<\/p>\n

Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (4-6, 3.82 ERA) didn\u2019t factor into the decision of a 4-3 road loss to the Detroit Tigers last time out, giving up two runs and seven hits over seven strong innings.\u00a0 The right-hander is 3-2 with a 3.41 ERA in five home starts, surrendering five home runs in 31.2 combined frames.\u00a0 In seven career starts versus the Mets, Kuroda has produced a losing 1-5 record and 5.75 ERA, giving up four earned runs or more in four of those outings.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely play the total in this contest, with the OVER going 6-0-1 in Santana\u2019s last seven starts, which fits nicely with the Yankees going above the number in 21 of their last 31 home games with a total of 7.0 to 8.5.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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