April 23, 1982 · 3:33 AM EST
W: Jeff ReardonL: Jesse Orosco
1B2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterAOAl Oliver
1B3-5H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · W
Jesse OroscoP0.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYM by 2 · WSH by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2PH Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
| 3WSNationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.0 |
4PI Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8.0 |
5CH Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19.0 |
| 6NYMets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27.0 |
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWally Backman2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GFGeorge FosterLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| JYJoel YoungbloodRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJRandy JonesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NANeil AllenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TVTom VeryzerSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRusty StaubPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BBBob Bailor2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSCraig SwanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary RajsichPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ELEd LynchP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike Jorgensen1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
3B: Wilson, Backman
HR: Kingman
RBI: Wilson, Foster, Kingman, Stearns
LOB: 15
| RJRandy Jones | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| JOJesse OroscoL | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NANeil Allen | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CSCraig Swan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ELEd Lynch | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| WJWallace Johnson2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AOAl Oliver1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren CromartieRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TWTim Wallach3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BGBill GullicksonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJeff ReardonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
2B: White, Dawson, Wallach
HR: Oliver, Cromartie
RBI: White, Oliver 3, Cromartie
SB: Scott
LOB: 12
The Nationals edged the Mets 5-4 at Olympic Stadium.
Jeff Reardon got the win and Jesse Orosco took the loss. Al Oliver went 3-for-5 for the Nationals, while Dave Kingman went 2-for-4 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
