WASHINGTON (AP) -- What a relief! The beleaguered New York Mets bullpen finally saved one for Johan Santana, preserving a 4-3 victory Tuesday night that extended the Washington Nationals' losing streak to six games. The Mets snapped an eighth-inning tie when Damion Easley was hit by Saul Rivera's two-strike pitch with the bases loaded, and they handed a slim lead to a shaky relief corps that has struggled badly without injured closer Billy Wagner. But this time, Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano ...

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