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SAN FRANCISCO -- Wonderful coincidence as it would have been -- Randy Johnson winning No. 300 in Seattle -- it's not going to happen.Johnson was pounded for seven runs in four innings on Saturday afternoon, taking the 9-6 loss against the the Mets and Johan Santana, so he'll still be on 298 victories when he makes his next start in an interleague game on Friday at Safeco Field.
Neither pitcher was sharp in this matchup of seven Cy Young Awards (five for Johnson), but Johnson definitely took the worst of it.
Although Johnson has one victory in his previous three starts, he has not pitched well. He's allowed 27 hits and 18 earned runs in the past 14 2/3 innings.
"I'm not really too happy with the last three outings, despite winning," Johnson said. "I'm not really happy with where I'm at right. I guess I'll do some searching on the video tape and talk to [pitching coach Dave Righetti] and try to get some things worked out."
The first four Mets of the game reached against Johnson, and his first out pushed home the Mets' third run. After that, Johnson settled down and actually retired eight in a row. He held the Mets long enough for the Giants to tie the game, 3-3, against Santana.
Immediately after the Giants got even, though, Johnson gave up three doubles and a single to the first four hitters he faced in the fifth, ending his day and his quest for victory No. 299.
Manager Bruce Bochy suggested that Johnson might have been fatigued in that inning, but Johnson said he felt fine. He said his bigger problem was an inability to put away hitters when he was ahead. On a few occasions, he said he did make good 0-2 pitches, but the Mets still hit them.
"It's safe to say that team is playing extremely well," Johnson said. "I had a game plan and I thought I executed it pretty well ... That's the best lineup I've seen so far this year."
Johnson's next start will be against a Seattle team that has been slumping badly, in pitcher-friendly Safeco Field. After that, he'll pitch against the Braves in San Francisco on May 27, followed by an outing against the Nationals in Washington the first week of June.
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