August 10, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead STL by 3 · NYM by 3 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
2B: Pendleton, Thompson
3B: Coleman
HR: Guerrero
RBI: Guerrero 2, Thompson 2
LOB: 10
| MCMark CarreonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKeith Hernandez1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTim Teufel2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SFSid FernandezP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff MusselmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DADon AaseP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRandy MyersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2B: Lyons 2, Strawberry
HR: McReynolds
RBI: McReynolds 3, Lyons, Carter, Strawberry
SB: Jefferies
CS: Hernandez
LOB: 13
The Mets beat the Cardinals 6-4 at Shea Stadium.
Jeff Musselman got the win, John Costello took the loss and Randy Myers earned the save. Kevin McReynolds went 2-for-4 for the Mets, while Pedro Guerrero went 1-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
