September 8, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bob OjedaL: Doug Drabek
CF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDMDave Magadan
1B3-3H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP2 ER · 3 K · WP4.2IP7 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead PIT by 1 · NYM by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| 2NYMets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .530 | 7.0 |
4WS Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 |
| 5PIPirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19.0 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26.0 |
| BHBilly HatcherRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jay BellSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AVAndy Van SlykeCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BB Bobby Bonilla3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BB Barry BondsLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JKJeff King1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJosé Lind2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDann BilardelloC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DrabekP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DTDorn TaylorP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BPBob PattersonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CangelosiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBStan BelindaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHAlbert HallCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
HR: Slyke
RBI: Slyke, Bilardello
SB: Bonds
LOB: 12
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DMDave Magadan1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBob OjedaP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2B: Magadan
3B: Elster
RBI: Strawberry, Magadan, Lyons 2, Elster 3
SB: Jefferies
LOB: 12
The Mets routed the Pirates 7-2 at Shea Stadium.
Bob Ojeda got the win and Doug Drabek took the loss. Dave Magadan went 3-for-3 for the Mets, while Andy Van Slyke went 1-for-4 for the Pirates.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
