Johan Santana (ankle) will not be on a pitch count in his return to the rotation Saturday against the Braves. Santana was struggling before going on the DL with an ankle injury, but Mets manager Terry Collins thinks he'll be much improved Saturday and going forward. "I'm very, very confident that Saturday night we're going to see a good outing out of Johan, because he's feeling so much better about the way his arm feels, the way his leg feels and the energy he's gotten back," Collins said. "But we can be very cautious with him during the month of September to make sure he goes into the offseason feeling good." Santana could receive extra days off down the stretch.