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Johan Santana's gem had shades of 2006

Carlos Beltran breaks his bat during his first

Photo credit: David Pokress

Yadier Molina almost did it again. He almost broke Mets fans' hearts a second time.

In 2006 it was a ninth inning two-run home run off Aaron Heilman in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, a blast that gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead and effectively sent them to the World Series. On Friday, Molina nearly broke up Johan Santana's first-ever Mets no-hitter with a hard liner to left...

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