The lefty ace came back towards the mound for his first game against major league players in 18 several weeks and pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday like a Mets split squad beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6.
Santana walked his first batter on five pitches. But just one marked the only real other runner against Santana, who put 17 of 29 pitches for strikes.
The 2-time Cy Youthful champion last pitched to large league players on Sept. 2, 2010, in a game title in Atlanta. Two days later he went through surgery to correct a torn anterior capsule in the left shoulder.
"Finally I'd an chance to visit available and lastly get the first taken care of,Inch Santana stated. "... I had been looking forward to today. Even while I had been planning myself just before the overall game, I had been anxious to visit available and get it done.Inch
"But, simultaneously, it had been about the way i feel. Yes, it is a game title situation and you need to do your work available, however i only agreed to be centered on ensuring I actually do the mechanics the proper way and feeling good and never feeling anything during my arm, and that is the way i felt today. I felt good."
This time around this past year, Santana was going after a possible return in June, however the Mets shut him lower in August after he pitched just five innings using the Class A St. Lucie Mets.
Mark Hamilton recorded the only real hit against Santana, singling on the 1-2 changeup within the second inning. Hamilton later hit an RBI double.
Following a leadoff walk, Santana switched a pleasant double experience Skip Schumaker's comebacker towards the mound and ended the inning when Matt Holliday flied out.
Santana put fastballs on all 13 of his pitches within the first inning, mostly around 87-88 miles per hour around the radar gun and topping out at 90 miles per hour. But he started his signature changeup along with a couple of slider mobile phones within the second.
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