Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout, and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game. Santana's four-hitter was his first shutout since returning from shoulder surgery in 2010. He threw 96 pitches, and probably only had 10 or 15 more before manager Terry Collins would have pulled him. It never came down to that. He even batted in the eighth, despite feeling discomfort in his right side that kept him from swinging the bat. "He wanted it bad," Collins said after a 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres. "He's so special. It's incredible." Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320526121&teams=san-diego-padres-vs-new-york-mets
