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New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1988-05-22 · Day game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 44826 · 80°F, overcast, dry · 3:16

New York Mets defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–2. New York Mets put up 3 in the 1st. David Cone earned the win and Roger McDowell picked up the save. Darryl Strawberry went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12
LAN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6

W: David Cone L: Fernando Valenzuela SV: Roger McDowell

Umpires — HP: John Kibler · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Dave Pallone · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Wilson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Elster	4	1	0	0	1	0
Keith Hernandez	5	1	3	2	0	0
Darryl Strawberry	5	1	3	3	0	2
Kevin McReynolds	5	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	4	0	1	0	1	0
Barry Lyons	4	0	2	0	0	0
Wally Backman	3	1	2	0	1	0
David Cone	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Sax	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kirk Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Pedro Guerrero	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Shelby	4	1	3	0	0	0
Franklin Stubbs	3	0	0	1	0	2
Mike Scioscia	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Anderson	3	0	2	0	1	0
Tim Crews	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Sharperson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Heep	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Hamilton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Cone	6.0	4	3	6
Roger McDowell	3.0	2	0	2

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fernando Valenzuela	1.2	6	2	0
Tim Crews	3.1	5	0	0
Alejandro Pena	2.0	1	1	1
Jay Howell	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Wilson: S8
Kevin Elster: 643.1-2
Keith Hernandez: SB3
Keith Hernandez: S7/F78S.3-H
Darryl Strawberry: HR/F78XD.1-H
Kevin McReynolds: 63
Howard Johnson: W
Barry Lyons: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Steve Sax: 5/P
Mike Davis: 31
Kirk Gibson: K

Top 2

Wally Backman: S9/89
David Cone: 14/SH.1-2
Mookie Wilson: 53
Kevin Elster: W
Keith Hernandez: S9/L.2-H;1-3
Darryl Strawberry: S8/G6M.3-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Kevin McReynolds: 7

Bot 2

Pedro Guerrero: 8
John Shelby: S9/G3
Franklin Stubbs: K
Mike Scioscia: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Howard Johnson: 8
Barry Lyons: S7/L6D
Wally Backman: S8/L.1-2
David Cone: 2/BG/BINT.2-2;1-1
Mookie Wilson: 164(1)/FO

Bot 3

Dave Anderson: W
Tim Crews: 14/SH.1-2
Steve Sax: WP.2-3
Steve Sax: W
Mike Davis: K
Kirk Gibson: WP.1-2
Kirk Gibson: 5/FL

Top 4

Kevin Elster: 53
Keith Hernandez: S8
Darryl Strawberry: S8/L.1-2
Kevin McReynolds: 4/P
Howard Johnson: 7

Bot 4

Pedro Guerrero: 8
John Shelby: 43
Franklin Stubbs: K

Top 5

Barry Lyons: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH1)
Wally Backman: 3/G.2-3
David Cone: FC4.3XH(42);B-1
Mookie Wilson: 43

Bot 5

Mike Scioscia: 9/F9DW
Dave Anderson: S9/L
Mike Sharperson: K
Steve Sax: S9/L.1-2
Mike Davis: 5/FL

Top 6

Kevin Elster: 2/FL
Keith Hernandez: 7
Darryl Strawberry: K

Bot 6

Kirk Gibson: K
Pedro Guerrero: HP
John Shelby: D9/F89D.1-3
Franklin Stubbs: PB.3-H;2-3
Franklin Stubbs: 9/SF/F9DW.3-H(UR)
Mike Scioscia: W
Dave Anderson: CS2(24)

Top 7

Kevin McReynolds: 3/FL
Howard Johnson: S8/L
Barry Lyons: 3/FL
Wally Backman: SB2
Wally Backman: I
Lee Mazzilli: 6/P

Bot 7

Dave Anderson: 53
Danny Heep: 143
Steve Sax: 63

Top 8

Mookie Wilson: 6/P
Kevin Elster: 3/P
Keith Hernandez: 7

Bot 8

Mike Davis: 43
Kirk Gibson: K
Jeff Hamilton: 53

Top 9

Darryl Strawberry: K
Kevin McReynolds: 53
Howard Johnson: 31

Bot 9

John Shelby: S9/L
Franklin Stubbs: 7
Mike Scioscia: 46(1)/FO
Dave Anderson: S8/G.1-3
Mike Marshall: K/C

Notes & reviews

David Cone called for interference on his sacrifice attempt
Pedro Guerrero leaned away from first pitch and his helmet flew off; Cone hit him on the 4th pitch with a curve ball; Guerrero threw his bat and was ejected by HP umpire John Kibler

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