Johan Santana helps New York Mets shutout Baltimore Orioles 5-0 – MLB Update
Baltimore Orioles were shutout by New York Mets 0-5 at Citi Field in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 19 in the second game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season.
Despite losing two in a row, the Orioles are placed second on the American League East Division standings. Manager Buck Showalter will be expecting his boys to fight hard in each to grab the first place on the league.
Daniel Murphy had an excellent time on the plate as he drove in crucial runs for the Mets. The second baseman grounded out to first in the fourth inning and David Wright scored to break the dead lock.
Lucas Duda also showed just what he is capable of as he homered to right in the sixth inning to extend Mets’ lead to 3-0. Jordany Valdespin made his presence felt with an RBI single to centre in the seventh inning that gave the Mets complete control over the contest.
Starting pitcher Johan Santana pitched with great control and accuracy, pitching six sharp innings. R.A. Dickey shutout the Orioles in the opening game and it will be interesting to see if the Orioles can score in the finale.
"It's amazing. Dickey and now Johan tonight. That's a good hitting ballclub over there, too," Duda said. "That's what they do. I just think they have to continue to be themselves and we'll be fine."
"I think it was really big for Johan. He had much better stuff today," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "That no-hitter took it out of him."
"We've run into two guys on the top of their game, and I'll give them the credit," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Pitchers on the top of their game will make you look like you're not on top of yours."
New York Mets dominated the Orioles for the second straight time to take a decisive 2-0 lead in the series.
The series opener was also played on a pretty similar note with New York securing a comfortable 5-0 win. It will be interesting to see if the Orioles can come up with a better game plan in the finale to avoid series sweep.
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