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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets

1988-07-31 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 46917 · 87°F, cloudy, dry · 2:25

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 1st. Ron Darling earned the win. Darryl Strawberry went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ron Darling L: Bob Walk SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Charlie Williams · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barry Bonds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Lind	4	1	2	0	0	1
Andy Van Slyke	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bobby Bonilla	4	0	0	1	0	2
Glenn Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sid Bream	3	0	1	0	1	1
Mike LaValliere	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Belliard	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Walk	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Gregg	1	0	0	0	0	1
Orestes Destrade	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. J. Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Dykstra	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Backman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Darryl Strawberry	3	1	1	2	1	0
Kevin McReynolds	4	0	2	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mackey Sasser	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Elster	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Darling	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Walk	6.0	5	3	1
Bob Kipper	2.0	1	1	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Darling	9.0	6	2	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barry Bonds: 9/F89D
Jose Lind: S8/G6MD
Andy Van Slyke: S8/L89.1-3
Bobby Bonilla: 53.3-H;1-2
Glenn Wilson: 9/F89D

Bot 1

Lenny Dykstra: 7/L
Wally Backman: 3/G
Dave Magadan: W
Darryl Strawberry: HR/L8.1-H
Kevin McReynolds: S7/G56
Howard Johnson: 4/P4M

Top 2

Sid Bream: K
Mike LaValliere: 7/L7LS
Rafael Belliard: K

Bot 2

Mackey Sasser: S8/78S
Kevin Elster: 53.1-2
Ron Darling: 53
Lenny Dykstra: 7/F7L

Top 3

Bob Walk: K
Barry Bonds: 3/G
Jose Lind: S6/G56
Andy Van Slyke: K

Bot 3

Wally Backman: 43
Dave Magadan: 5/F5DF
Darryl Strawberry: 7/L7D

Top 4

Bobby Bonilla: K
Glenn Wilson: 53
Sid Bream: S9/L4D
Mike LaValliere: SB2
Mike LaValliere: 7/L7S

Bot 4

Kevin McReynolds: 53
Howard Johnson: 7/F7LS
Mackey Sasser: 9/F9S

Top 5

Rafael Belliard: 1/P
Bob Walk: 63
Barry Bonds: S9/L34
Jose Lind: PO1(E1).1-3
Jose Lind: K

Bot 5

Kevin Elster: 7
Ron Darling: S4/G4M
Lenny Dykstra: S8/L89S.1-2
Wally Backman: 8/L8S
Dave Magadan: 8/L78

Top 6

Andy Van Slyke: 43
Bobby Bonilla: 8/F8XD
Glenn Wilson: S9/L9S
Sid Bream: 3/G

Bot 6

Darryl Strawberry: W
Kevin McReynolds: SB2
Kevin McReynolds: 3/L34
Howard Johnson: WP.2-3
Howard Johnson: K
Mackey Sasser: I
Kevin Elster: 7

Top 7

Mike LaValliere: 9/L
Tommy Gregg: K
Orestes Destrade: 5/F

Bot 7

Ron Darling: 63
Lenny Dykstra: 7
Wally Backman: K

Top 8

Barry Bonds: 8
Jose Lind: 53
Andy Van Slyke: W
Bobby Bonilla: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Dave Magadan: 7/L7S
Darryl Strawberry: 53
Kevin McReynolds: S7/L7
Howard Johnson: SB2
Howard Johnson: I
Mackey Sasser: 5(2)/FO

Top 9

Bobby Bonilla: K
Glenn Wilson: 7/L
Sid Bream: W
R. J. Reynolds: 43