Line score

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Dykstra	4	1	0	0	1	0
Wally Backman	5	1	2	0	0	0
Keith Hernandez	4	1	1	2	1	0
Gary Carter	4	2	0	0	1	0
Darryl Strawberry	2	2	1	0	2	0
George Foster	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ray Knight	3	0	1	2	0	0
Howard Johnson	3	1	1	1	1	1
Sid Fernandez	3	0	0	0	0	2
Roger McDowell	1	0	1	2	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Davis	5	1	1	2	0	3
Dave Concepcion	3	1	1	0	2	0
Dave Parker	5	1	1	0	0	2
Tony Perez	2	0	0	0	2	0
Nick Esasky	3	0	0	1	2	0
Buddy Bell	4	1	0	0	1	1
Sal Butera	3	0	2	1	0	1
Ron Oester	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Gullickson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kal Daniels	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Milner	1	1	1	0	0	0
Max Venable	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bo Diaz	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kurt Stillwell	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sid Fernandez	5.1	5	6	6
Roger McDowell	2.0	5	1	2
Jesse Orosco	1.2	0	1	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Gullickson	6.0	5	4	4
Joe Price	1.0	0	0	0
John Franco	1.0	2	1	1
Ted Power	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

• Lenny Dykstra: W
• Wally Backman: S9/G34.1-3
• Keith Hernandez: SB2
• Keith Hernandez: DGR/F7L.3-H;2-H
• Gary Carter: 7/F7
• Darryl Strawberry: IW
• George Foster: K/C
• Ray Knight: S7/G56/THH.2-H;1-2
• Howard Johnson: K

Bot 1

• Eric Davis: 9/F9D
• Dave Concepcion: W
• Dave Parker: S8/F89S.1-2
• Tony Perez: W.2-3;1-2
• Nick Esasky: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
• Buddy Bell: K
• Sal Butera: S8/L8S.3-H;2XH(82);1-2

Top 2

• Sid Fernandez: 8/F8D
• Lenny Dykstra: 43/G4
• Wally Backman: 8/F8

Bot 2

• Ron Oester: D7/G5L
• Bill Gullickson: FC1/BG1S/SH/TH3.2-3
• Eric Davis: K
• Dave Concepcion: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

• Keith Hernandez: 43/G4
• Gary Carter: W
• Darryl Strawberry: S49/G34.1-3
• George Foster: S9/L34D.3-H;1-3
• Ray Knight: 4/P89S/SF/DP.3-H(RBI);1X1(23)

Bot 3

• Dave Parker: K
• Tony Perez: W
• Nick Esasky: FLE3
• Nick Esasky: 9/F89D
• Buddy Bell: 4/P4D

Top 4

• Howard Johnson: 7/F7S
• Sid Fernandez: K
• Lenny Dykstra: 7/F7

Bot 4

• Sal Butera: K/C
• Ron Oester: K
• Bill Gullickson: S4/G4MD
• Eric Davis: K

Top 5

• Wally Backman: 43/G4
• Keith Hernandez: 9/L9
• Gary Carter: 8/F78

Bot 5

• Dave Concepcion: W
• Dave Parker: 3/G3.1-2
• Tony Perez: 43/G4.2-3
• Nick Esasky: 13/G1

Top 6

• Darryl Strawberry: 31/G3
• George Foster: E5/TH1/G5.B-1
• Ray Knight: 43/G6M.1-2
• Howard Johnson: IW
• Sid Fernandez: K

Bot 6

• Buddy Bell: W
• Sal Butera: S8/G4M.1-2
• Ron Oester: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
• Kal Daniels: K
• Eric Davis: K/C

Top 7

• Lenny Dykstra: 9/F89
• Wally Backman: 63/G56
• Keith Hernandez: 7/F78S

Bot 7

• Dave Concepcion: 63/G6
• Dave Parker: 3/G3
• Tony Perez: 63/G6

Top 8

• Gary Carter: E1/TH1/G25.B-2
• Darryl Strawberry: W
• George Foster: K
• Ray Knight: 8/F78S
• Howard Johnson: D7/G5L.2-H(UR);1-3
• Roger McDowell: S7/L56D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-3(E7/THH)
• Lenny Dykstra: 3/G3

Bot 8

• Nick Esasky: W
• Buddy Bell: 14(1)/FO/G15
• Eddie Milner: S7/L7S.1-H(E7)(NR);B-2
• Ron Oester: S1/BG3S.2-3
• Max Venable: D9/L9LD.3-H;1-3
• Eric Davis: S9/F9LS/TH2.3-H;2-H
• Dave Concepcion: SB2
• Dave Concepcion: S7/G56.2-3
• Dave Parker: SB2
• Dave Parker: K/C
• Bo Diaz: WP.3-H;2-3
• Bo Diaz: W
• Nick Esasky: 6/P6MD

Top 9

• Wally Backman: S6/G56
• Keith Hernandez: CS2(26)
• Keith Hernandez: W
• Gary Carter: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 9

• Buddy Bell: 7/F7
• Kurt Stillwell: K
• Ron Oester: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

• Bounced into stands in foul territory
• Off the diving Oester's glove to Parker
• Oester: over-the-shoulder running backhanded catch $run scored before third out
• Parker: sliding catch
• Backman: diving stop to his left
• Fernandez knocked down line drive at his head
• Perez couldn't handle throw that bounced on the turf
• Oester: tough play
• Franco: low, hurried throw in the dirt past Esasky, retrieved by Oester in foul territory.
• Venable's bounding throw home hit the sliding Johnson
• Skipped past Foster to the wall