Any chance Johan Santana can pitch on no days' rest? Desperate to stay in the playoff race, the New York Mets brought back their ace early and Santana delivered, pitching a three-hitter that led them over the Florida Marlins 2-0 on a rainy Saturday. Nearly two hours later, the Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee for the NL wild card when the Brewers lost 7-3 to the Chicago Cubs.
The Minnesota Twins fell flat again, forcing themselves into another white-knuckle night of keeping tabs on the Chicago White Sox as the AL Central race that nobody has taken charge of crawls to a finish. Hmmm. Perhaps the Kansas City Royals could petition to represent the division in the playoffs. Ryan Shealy blooped a two-run single over a drawn-in infield for the lead in the seventh inning, and...