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Johan Santana looks ready to start the regular season.  The Mets defeated the Nationals 4-1 on Friday night.  Johan Santana went 7 strong innings – the 1st Met to pitch past the 6th inning this spring.  Santana needed only 75 pitches and allowed only 4 baserunners all on hits.  He gave up 1 run and had 6 strikeouts – 3 of which came when he struck out the side in an inning.

This is great news for the Mets.  After a slow start for Santana this spring, he appears healthy and ready to shoulder the load for the Mets rotation in 2009.  The Mets will need 110% from Santana if they expect to dethrone the defending World Series Champion and 2-time defending NL East Division-winning Philadelphia Phillies.