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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Mets
1990-04-17 · Night game · Shea Stadium · 13 innings · Att: 13964 · 46°F, night, wet · 4:38
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 8–6. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Paul Assenmacher earned the win and Dean Wilkins picked up the save. Lloyd McClendon went 1-for-7 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Jeff Innis SV: Dean Wilkins
Umpires — HP: Steve Rippley · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerome Walton | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Ryne Sandberg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Grace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Lloyd McClendon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Luis Salazar | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shawon Dunston | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Dascenzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Wrona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Nunez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Les Lancaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marvell Wynne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Girardi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andre Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gregg Jefferies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Keith Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
 Howard Johnson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Darryl Strawberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Mike Marshall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Carreon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Barry Lyons | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Elster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Sid Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom O'Malley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Teufel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin McReynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Mercado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackey Sasser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Nunez | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Les Lancaster | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitch Williams | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Paul Assenmacher | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dean Wilkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Fernandez | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
 Wally Whitehurst | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Machado | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 John Franco | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Innis | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jerome Walton: W
- Ryne Sandberg: 7/F7D.1-2
- Mark Grace: W
- Lloyd McClendon: K+SB3;SB2
- Luis Salazar: 8/F8D
Bot 1
- Gregg Jefferies: W
- Keith Miller: SB2
- Keith Miller: K
- Howard Johnson: 8/F8D.2-3
- Darryl Strawberry: K
Top 2
- Shawon Dunston: E5/TH1/G56S
- Doug Dascenzo: 64(1)3/GDP
- Rick Wrona: K
Bot 2
- Mike Marshall: K
- Mark Carreon: W
- Barry Lyons: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Jose Nunez: K
- Jerome Walton: HP
- Ryne Sandberg: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Ryne Sandberg: W
- Mark Grace: 9/SF/F89D.3-H(UR)
- Lloyd McClendon: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Lloyd McClendon: 5/L5
Bot 3
- Kevin Elster: W
- Sid Fernandez: 14/SH/BG1.1-2
- Gregg Jefferies: WP.2-3
- Gregg Jefferies: D9/G3.3-H
- Keith Miller: W
- Howard Johnson: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Darryl Strawberry: I
- Mike Marshall: 4/P4S
Top 4
- Luis Salazar: S9/F89S
- Shawon Dunston: 54(1)/FO/DP.BX1(3)
- Doug Dascenzo: 8/L89
Bot 4
- Mark Carreon: HR/L7LD
- Barry Lyons: 7/F78D
- Kevin Elster: 9/F89
- Sid Fernandez: K
Top 5
- Rick Wrona: W
- Jose Nunez: K
- Jerome Walton: W.1-2
- Ryne Sandberg: 2/P23F
- Mark Grace: W.2-3;1-2
- Lloyd McClendon: HR/F7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Luis Salazar: 3/P3F
Bot 5
- Gregg Jefferies: W
- Keith Miller: W.1-2
- Howard Johnson: HR/L9D.2-H;1-H
- Darryl Strawberry: 9/F9D
- Mike Marshall: S7/L7
- Mark Carreon: K
- Barry Lyons: S8/F8S.1-2
- Kevin Elster: 43/G4
Top 6
- Shawon Dunston: 7/F78XD
- Doug Dascenzo: 8/F89
- Rick Wrona: S7/L56D
- Les Lancaster: K
Bot 6
- Dave Magadan: K
- Gregg Jefferies: D9/G3
- Keith Miller: 3/F3F
- Howard Johnson: 9/F9S
Top 7
- Jerome Walton: 8/F8D
- Ryne Sandberg: 63/G56
- Mark Grace: 43/G4M
Bot 7
- Darryl Strawberry: 53/G5
- Mike Marshall: 8/F8D
- Mark Carreon: S9/L9S
- Barry Lyons: 63/G6
Top 8
- Lloyd McClendon: 6/L
- Luis Salazar: 8/F8D
- Shawon Dunston: 43/G34
Bot 8
- Kevin Elster: 63/G56
- Tom O'Malley: 7/F7
- Gregg Jefferies: 43
Top 9
- Marvell Wynne: K
- Dave Clark: K
- Dwight Smith: W
- Jerome Walton: S7/G56.1-2
- Ryne Sandberg: 8/L8D
Bot 9
- Keith Miller: W
- Howard Johnson: BK.1-2
- Howard Johnson: 53.2-3
- Darryl Strawberry: W
- Mike Marshall: FC6/G6.1-2;B-1
- Mark Carreon: K
- Barry Lyons: 8/F8
Top 10
- Mark Grace: S4/G34
- Lloyd McClendon: K
- Luis Salazar: K
- Shawon Dunston: SB2
- Shawon Dunston: S5/BG25.2-3
- Marvell Wynne: 8
Bot 10
- Kevin Elster: 9
- Tim Teufel: S7/F7
- Gregg Jefferies: S7/L7.1-3
- Keith Miller: K
- Howard Johnson: IW.1-2
- Darryl Strawberry: K
Top 11
- Joe Girardi: S4/G4M
- Greg Smith: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
- Jerome Walton: S5/G25.2-3
- Ryne Sandberg: 53.3-H;1-2
- Mark Grace: PB.2-3
- Mark Grace: 3/G3
Bot 11
- Mike Marshall: HR/F78XD
- Mark Carreon: 3/P3F
- Barry Lyons: E7.B-2
- Kevin Elster: W
- Kevin McReynolds: 9
- Gregg Jefferies: 8/F89
Top 12
- Lloyd McClendon: K
- Luis Salazar: 4
- Shawon Dunston: 63
Bot 12
- Keith Miller: W
- Howard Johnson: 7
- Darryl Strawberry: SB2
- Darryl Strawberry: W
- Mike Marshall: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
- Mark Carreon: K
Top 13
- Marvell Wynne: 13
- Joe Girardi: S9/L9
- Andre Dawson: 9/F9D
- Jerome Walton: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Jerome Walton: W
- Ryne Sandberg: E5/TH/G5.3-H(NR)(UR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-3
- Mark Grace: I
- Lloyd McClendon: 64(1)/FO
Bot 13
- Orlando Mercado: 3/P3
- Kevin Elster: K
- Mackey Sasser: 7
Notes & reviews
- Shawon Dunston turned toward 2B and was called out when tagged; big argument ensued