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Francoeur comes up with big hit in Mets debut

The pregame attraction was new Met Jeff Francoeur, who made his debut nicely memorable with a two-run single in his first at-bat. But the main attraction last night at Citi Field was Johan Santana.

Having lost four of five starts, two in fairly hideous fashion, Santana needed a turnaround performance heading into the All-Star break.

For the first time in what seemed like forever, Santana...

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