Santana's fastball is about 88 and his changeup is 82. Uhoh... Through May, ~11 Ks per 9 innings. Since, ~4.
Yep, it's been obvious for a couple of months that he hasn't been the same pitcher: April/May: 1.77 ERA, .208 BA against, .586 OPS against; June/July: 4.50 ERA, .270 BA against, .793 OPS against. For someone who has always been stronger in the second half of the season, this is troubling.
Sullivan is having a banner day against his former club. 2/3, RBI, run scored, triple triples in back to back innings. First Pagan and now Sullivan. Berroa intentionally walked to get to Johan. Rincon almost threw a wild pitch on ball four.
Sullivan in postgame interview: "I chose the Mets organization because they have such a history of winning and putting themselves in great games." Anyway, Mets win five in a row. Long scoreless innings streak in this series, too, including two straight shutouts.