Johan Santana showed that despite his won-loss record, he's the same pitcher that he was for years with the Twins. He threw a complete game shutout against the Pirates, striking out 7, while allowing only 3 hits and walking none. The Mets went on to win 4-0. 85 of Santana's 113 pitches were strikes, and Jack Wilson (2 hits) and Andy Laroche were the only Pirates who could get to him at all. Santana's battery mate Brian Schneider provided more than enough offense for Santana, going 2-3 with a HR and 3 RBI.

The Washington Nationals are absolutely abysmal. They're already owners of the worst record in baseball, and certainly aren't doing anything to change that as they lost their 10th in a row, 7-2 to the Rockies. Ian Stewart drove in 3 for the Rockies, and Seth Smith hit a pinch-hit 3-run HR as well to complete the blowout.


----- Other MLB Games -----
AL:
Blue Jays 15, Red Sox 4 - Alex Rios: 5-6, 4 doubles, 3 runs, 2 RBI ... Adam Lind: HR, 4 RBI
Indians 4, Angels 3 - Franklin Gutierrez: 3-3, 2 RBI ... Ryan Garko: 2-2, RBI
Orioles 16, Tigers 8 - Melvin Mora: 5-6, 2 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI ... Luke Scott: 3-6, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Yankees 15, Royals 6 - Alex Rodriguez: 3-3, HR, 3 R, 5 RBI ... Derek Jeter: 4-4, 3 runs
Twins 11, Mariners 8 - Jason Kubel: 4-5, 4 R, 2 RBI ... Justin Morneau: 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
White Sox 13, Athletics 1 - Alexei Ramirez: Grand Slam ... Carlos Quentin: 2-3, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI
Rays 7, Rangers 4 - Scott Kazmir: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 7 K, 4 BB ... BJ Upton: 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI

NL:
Cubs 9, Marlins 2 - Ryan Dempster: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 10 K ... Reed Johnson: 4-5, 1 R, 3 RBI
Reds 7, Cardinals 3 - Edinson Volquez: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R ... Brandon Phillips: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI
Giants 3, Braves 1 - Tim Lincecum: 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 10 K, 4 BB ... Travis Ishikawa: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Astros 3, Diamondbacks 0 - Roy Oswalt: 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 10 K, 2 BB ... Ty Wigginton: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI
Dodgers 7, Brewers 5 - Andre Ethier: 3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI ... Manny Ramirez: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Phillies 2, Padres 1 - Cole Hamels: 8 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 3 K ... Pat Burrell: 2-3, RBI


----- MLB News/Notes -----

Could Derek Jeter end his career outside of New York?

Jeff Kent would do well to remember that Vin Scully is a Hall of Famer, and Jeff Kent is most certainly not. Which raises and interesting question... Is Jeff Kent a Hall of Famer?

Speaking of future Hall of Famers, Craig Biggio's number got retired by the Astros. Congratulations, Craig.


Streakers - In case any team tries to make history, I'm going to list the teams with the longest active winning and losing streaks. Today's streakers:
Mets: 6 wins
Nationals: 10 losses