June 18, 1982 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Jesse OroscoL: Bruce SutterS: Mike Scott
2B2-4H-AB2 RBITop hitterLSLonnie Smith
LF2-5H-AB1 RBI · 1 R
Jesse OroscoP2.0IP1 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP1.1IP5 ER · 0 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYM by 2 · STL by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2PH Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
3WS Nationals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RSRusty Staub1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GFGeorge FosterLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike Jorgensen1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RHRon HodgesC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWally Backman2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CSCraig SwanP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JOJesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEllis ValentinePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RTRusty TillmanRF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DKDave KingmanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMike ScottP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BailorSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JYJoel Youngblood3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2B: Jorgensen
RBI: Foster, Backman 2, Valentine 2
SB: Wilson
LOB: 27
| CSCraig Swan | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| JOJesse OroscoW | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| MSMike ScottS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
2B: Smith, Ramsey
RBI: Smith, Smith, Ramsey
SB: Smith
CS: McGee
LOB: 13
The Mets beat the Cardinals 5-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Jesse Orosco got the win, Bruce Sutter took the loss and Mike Scott earned the save. Wally Backman went 2-for-4 for the Mets, while Lonnie Smith went 2-for-5 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
