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Santana strong as Mets keep wild-card lead, push Phils

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

NEW YORK -- The New York Mets needed a break, and Johan Santana's bat shattered just in time. Santana sparked the Mets' offense with an unusual broken-bat infield single and struck out 10 in eight innings, leading New York to a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. "It should count for two hits," said Santana, whose fifth-inning bouncer hit a piece of his cracked maple bat twice and set up New York's rally. "I was just lucky." Jose Reyes had a three-run triple for ...

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