Mets 3, Astros 0
W: Santana (12-7) | L: Oswalt (11-9) | S: Ayala (1)
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Roy Oswalt made a couple of mistakes early to the tune of three Mets runs and it cost him and the Astros as he was outdueled by Johan Santana in a 3-0 whitewash in the first game of a four-game set at Shea Stadium.
I missed the game, and the GameZone was mostly empty and quiet on this Friday night. The recaps were full of quotes attempting to explain the loss, but the fact remained that despite his dominance in innings three through eight, Roy coughed up those three runs early and put his team in a hole against one of the best pitchers in the game, who scattered eight Astros hits and escaped trouble when he needed to.
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