THE NEW YORK METS WIN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT WITH A TENSE GAME 7 WIN

 THE NEW YORK METS WIN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT WITH A TENSE GAME 7 WIN AS DAVID CONE PITCHES A THREE HIT SHUTOUT TO BEAT TOM BROWNING AND THE REDS

 

Congrats to Rob Tomlinson and his Reds for a great (overachieving) season that came up just short.  Thanks to Rob for some fun Monday night HTH Baseball for Games 6 and 7

Game 6:  Boxscore and Play by Play

Oct 11, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Cincinnati 3-3           4 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      6 11  0
1988 New York (N) 3-3         0 1 0   0 2 0   0 0 0      3  7  1

GWRBI-Davis, E
Game MVP:Eric Davis

Shea Stadium    (03-18-2024 19:45:19)       Time 3:10, 57ø, Wind: 3 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Dwight Gooden was slammed for 4 runs on 6 hits in the first inning and the Mets never recovered, losing 6-3 
to the Reds. Ron Robinson was the winner in relief after starter Jose Rijo failed to complete 5 innings. 
John Franco got the save. Darryl Strawberry hit his 3rd HR of the LCS in the losing cause.

===================================

Game 7:  Boxscore and Play by Play

Oct 12, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Cincinnati 3-4           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  0
1988 New York (N) 4-3         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 1 -      2  7  0

Game MVP:David Cone

Shea Stadium    (03-18-2024 20:00:49)       Time 2:48, 65ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Nothing like a Game 7 and this one did not disappoint. Terrific pitchers duel between Cone and Browning but Cone was just too much as he allowed only 3 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts to send the Mets to the World Series.

 

The game was scoreless through five. The Mets got the only run they needed in the 6^th on a sac fly by Kevin McReynolds. New York got an insurance run in the 8^th as Howard Johnson singled with the bases loaded.

 

The Mets move on to play the Minnesota Twins in the World Series