Marlins edge Mets
Sean West pitched six impressive innings Tuesday night, lifting the Florida Marlins to a 2-1 victory over an injury-battered New York Mets team shaken by the loss of ace Johan Santana for the season.
West (5-5) gave up six hits and three walks to outpitch Santana’s replacement Nelson Figueroa (1-3), for the Marlins, began Tuesday 5 1/2 games behind Colorado for the NL wild card after a 2-4 road trip.
Ross Gload hit an RBI single in the fifth, and Leo Nunez recorded his 13th save in 17 chances for Florida.
The only bright spot on a day of bad news for the Mets was Jeff Francoeur, who had two doubles after tearing a ligament in his left thumb over the weekend.
Santana will undergo season-ending surgery for bone chips in his left elbow, and reliever J.J. Putz was also shut down for the season with a slight tear in his right forearm.
Santana, a two-time Cy Young winner, is only the latest blow to a Mets team that’s been shattered by injuries. New York has 12 players on the disabled list in a season that now seems lost.
If that wasn’t enough, the announcements came on the same day New York traded reliever Billy Wagner to Boston for two players to be named. The Mets tried to salvage the day with a win, but the game only brought a reminder of how little pop they have left.
Francoeur lined a double to right field in the fourth that Jeremy Hermida misjudged. Hermida started running in and then quickly backpedaled, failing to even get a glove on a ball that should have been caught.