Yesterday was a true doubleheader for the Braves and the Mets. Big thing--the Braves kept the Mets from breaking the game open in the bottom of the sixth. In the top of the eighth, the Braves scored three runs, and shut the Mets down. Thing is, Santana got charged with two of those runs, so he didn't get the loss (3-2 Braves). In the nightcap, Jon Niese, in his second MLB start, went eight innings of shutout ball, got his first MLB hit, and got run support early from the Mets (David Wright and Jose Reyes both hit HRs). Mets win, 5-0, so they lose 1/2 game to the Phillthies.
The line on Niese (aka "The Future") went: 8 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K. Jose Reyes said that Niese has the best curveball from a lefthander that he's ever seen, and considering the fact that Reyes has seen Barry Zito's curve, that's pretty high praise. Then again, they are teammates.