Rob Johnson's First Multiple RBI Game of 2012

Here's a stat that any Mets fan (or coach) should pay attention to: since being recalled July 25, when Rob Johnson plays in a game and bats in a run, the Mets are 2-0. In games he doesn't play: 1-2. In games before they recalled the Butte Central Grad and since the all-star break: 1-11. The Mets need Rob Johnson.

Yesterday Johnson went 1-3 with two RBI - one an infield single and the other a fielder's choice. That second RBI came in the 10th inning and proved huge. It put the Mets up 8-6, and the final score was 8-7.

He's just 1-6 at the plate in two games since coming back, but has driven in three runners, and caught Mets super-prospect Matt Harvey last week.

Harvey will make his second career start tonight, but it's likely that Josh Thole will do the catching in San Francisco.