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Preview: Game 84 - Cubs at Mets - Santana opens up against Cubs

Found July 06, 2012 on Mets Chronicle: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Travis Wood,  Jason Heyward,  Brian McCann,  Geovany Soto,  Mike Minor,  Reed Johnson,  Matt Garza,  David Wright,  Scott Hairston,  Bobby Parnell,  RA Dickey,  Johan Santana
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs,  Cincinnati Reds,  Chicago White Sox,  Houston Astros,  Atlanta Braves,  New York Mets,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  St. Louis Cardinals
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Chicago Cubs (31-51) at New York Mets (45-38) 7:10 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA T. Wood (L) 9 3-3 3.055.21-22.667/1HOUW7.2303-020.20.44 J. Santana (L) 16 6-4 2.766.14-11.166/30@LADW8.0302-120.00.90 Preview: Lefty Travis Wood can get above .500 for the first time this season and add to a three-start win streak tonight when the Chicago Cubs visit Citi Field for the first of three weekend games with the host New York Mets. Wood, in his first season with the Cubs after 39 appearances in two years with the Cincinnati Reds, began the year with losses in his first three decisions before breaking out with a 2-1 defeat of the crosstown Chicago White Sox in an interleague game on June 19. He's since followed the triumph with a pair more, downing the Mets and the Houston Astros while combining for 14 2/3 scoreless innings of eight-hit ball with a single walk and 10 strikeouts. Overall, in the three wins, the 25-...
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