NEW : ` ` I do n't even think I threw a no - hitter in those games , '' Johan Santana says . The loss left the San Diego Padres as the only team without a no - hitter . ` ` I ' m very happy , and happy for you guys -- finally the first team , '' he says to Mets fans . And he got a few breaks -- including when the Cardinals ' Carlos Beltran smacked a shot that appeared to hit the left-field chalk but was ruled foul , and when teammate Mike Baxter made a spectacular catch in left field in the seventh inning , slamming the wall so hard that he had to leave the game with an injured shoulder . Santana won two Cy Young Awards as a Minnesota Twin before coming to New York .
NEW : ` ` I do n't even think I threw a no - hitter in those games , '' Johan Santana says . The loss left the San Diego Padres as the only team without a no - hitter . ` ` I ' m very happy , and happy for you guys -- finally the first team , '' he says to Mets fans . Santana won two Cy Young Awards as a Minnesota Twin before coming to New York .