Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets
1. Coleman lf Dykstra cf
2. McGee cf Backman 2b
3. Herr 2b Hernandez 1b
4. Laga 1b Carter c
5. Van Slyke rf Strawberry rf
6. Pendleton 3b Wilson lf
7. Smith ss Knight 3b
8. LaValliere c Santana ss
9. Forsch p Gooden p
CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman grounded out (second to first); McGee
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Dykstra grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez walked; Carter forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Laga struck out; Van Slyke flied out to left;
Pendleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
0, Mets 0.
METS 2ND: Strawberry doubled to left; Wilson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Strawberry to third]; Knight walked; Santana hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Strawberry scored, Knight to second
(error by Van Slyke)]; Gooden flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
CARDINALS 3RD: Smith singled to left; Gooden balked [Smith to
second]; LaValliere grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smith to
third]; Forsch struck out; Coleman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
METS 3RD: Dykstra grounded out (second to first); Backman
doubled to center; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Carter
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Mets 1.
CARDINALS 4TH: McGee reached on an error by Hernandez [McGee to
first]; Herr grounded out (second to first) [McGee to second];
Laga grounded out (second to first); Van Slyke singled to right
[McGee scored (unearned)]; Van Slyke stole second; Pendleton
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.
METS 4TH: Strawberry homered; Wilson doubled to right; Knight
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; Santana
doubled to right [Wilson scored]; Gooden grounded out (second to
first) [Santana to third]; Dykstra grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
CARDINALS 5TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); LaValliere
flied out to left; Forsch popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 3.
METS 5TH: Backman grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter tripled to left;
Strawberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets
3.
CARDINALS 6TH: Coleman struck out; McGee flied out to left; Herr
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
1, Mets 3.
METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
singled to left; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Knight to second];
Santana struck out; Gooden singled to left [Knight scored];
Dykstra lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets
4.
CARDINALS 7TH: Laga made an out to second; Van Slyke grounded
out (first to pitcher); Pendleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.
METS 7TH: Backman homered; EARLEY REPLACED PENDLETON (PITCHING);
LAWLESS REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez struck out;
Debut game for Bill Earley; Carter walked; Strawberry struck
out; Wilson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.
CARDINALS 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); MORRIS
BATTED FOR LAVALLIERE; Morris flied out to center; FORD BATTED
FOR LAWLESS; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
1, Mets 5.
METS 8TH: MANRIQUE REPLACED MORRIS (PLAYING 3B); LAKE REPLACED
FORD (PLAYING C ); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first);
Santana flied out to center; Gooden flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 5.
CARDINALS 9TH: Coleman walked; Coleman stole second; McGee
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Coleman to third]; Herr reached
on an error by Backman [Coleman scored, Herr to second]; Laga
struck out; Van Slyke struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 2 2 1 3
Mets 5 9 2 7