April 3, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Dwight GoodenL: Joe MagraneS: Don Aase
Biggest lead STL by 1 · NYM by 4 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
2NY Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .530 | 7.0 |
4WS Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19.0 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26.0 |
HR: Guerrero
RBI: Guerrero 4
SB: Coleman 2, McGee
LOB: 17
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKeith Hernandez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DG Dwight GoodenP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DADon AaseP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Jefferies, Strawberry 2
HR: Johnson
RBI: Strawberry 2, McReynolds, Johnson 3, Elster, Gooden
SB: Strawberry 2
CS: Wilson, Jefferies, Elster
LOB: 12
| DGDwight GoodenW | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 107 |
| DADon AaseS | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 135 |
The Mets beat the Cardinals 8-4 at Shea Stadium.
Dwight Gooden got the win, Joe Magrane took the loss and Don Aase earned the save. Howard Johnson went 3-for-4 for the Mets, while Pedro Guerrero went 2-for-3 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
