PHILADELPHIA — Johan Santana pitched 7 1-3 innings and Jeff Francoeur supplied the game’s only run with a homer to lead the New York Mets to a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Francisco Rodriguez got the final five outs for his 24th save in 29 chances as the Mets ended Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak and 12-game home streak.
Lefties Santana (9-6) and Cole Hamels traded scoreless frames through the first six innings. Santana didn’t allow a hit until Placido Polanco singled with two outs in the sixth.
Hamels (7-8) had given up five hits heading into the seventh — with nine of his 11 strikeouts — before Francoeur led off with his 11th homer just over the right-center field fence.