Mets 4, Giants 3: Rodriguez Blows It, Davis Wins It

Johan Santana was excellent for eight innings, and was undone by one lousy inning from Framcisco Rodriguez. Ike Davis drove in Jason Bay with the go-ahead run in the tenth and, that time, Rodriguez was able to hang on to the lead. With it the Mets salvaged a win from the four-game series with San Francisco and set off for a series in Arizona.

Poem by Howard Megdal

Masterful Johan, but K-Rod faltered
A sure Giant victory is umpire-altered
Cuzzi makes calls that both sides dislike
Mets saved in the tenth by a doubling Ike

SB Nation Coverage

* Traditional Recap
* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* McCovey Chronicles Gamethread

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Ike Davis, +49.2% WPA, Johan Santana, +43.5% WPA
Big losers: Francisco Rodriguez, -23.3% WPA, Henry Blanco, -10.5% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Davis RBI double in tenth, +40.7% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Ishikawa two-run single in ninth, -35.3% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +20.2% WPA
Total batter WPA: +29.8% WPA
GWRBI!: Ike Davis

Game Thread Roll Call

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