August 2, 1989 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Frank ViolaL: Todd WorrellS: Randy Myers
Biggest lead NYM by 2 · STL by 1 · 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 |
| KMKeith Miller2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HJHoward JohnsonSS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave Magadan1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FVFrank ViolaP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KHKeith HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMark CarreonPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTim Teufel2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMackey SasserPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRandy MyersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GJ Gregg Jefferies3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
2B: Samuel, Elster, Hernandez
RBI: Samuel, Strawberry, McReynolds 2
SB: Johnson
LOB: 16
2B: Thompson
3B: Coleman
RBI: Coleman 2, Guerrero
LOB: 17
The Mets edged the Cardinals 4-3 at Busch Stadium I.
Frank Viola got the win, Todd Worrell took the loss and Randy Myers earned the save. Juan Samuel went 2-for-5 for the Mets, while Vince Coleman went 2-for-5 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
