April 16, 1989 · 4:33 AM EDT
W: Jose DeLeonL: Bob Ojeda
RF2-4H-AB2 HR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterOSOzzie Smith
SS3-3H-AB2 RBIP9.0IP3 ER · 5 K · WP4.0IP3 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYM by 2 · STL by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| 2NYMets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
| 3STCardinals | 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 |
| LDLenny DykstraCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KHKeith Hernandez1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDave Magadan3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBob OjedaP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMookie WilsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RA Rick AguileraP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee MazzilliPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TLTerry LeachP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
3B: Magadan
HR: Strawberry 2
RBI: Strawberry 2, Elster
CS: Hernandez
LOB: 11
| BOBob OjedaL | 4.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 71 |
| RARick Aguilera | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| TLTerry Leach | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 118 |
2B: Coleman, Thompson, Oquendo
HR: Brunansky
RBI: Coleman, Smith 2, Pendleton, Brunansky
SB: Coleman
CS: Smith
LOB: 13
The Cardinals beat the Mets 5-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Jose DeLeon got the win and Bob Ojeda took the loss. Ozzie Smith went 3-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Darryl Strawberry went 2-for-4 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
