I'm an Orioles fan so I basically hate both of these teams, but man, there I can't deny there's an extra level of excitement when these two teams square off.
Phil Niekro was on the mound for New York and Mike Easler tagged him in the top of the first with a solo homer. Niekro settled down after that until the top of the fifth. Marty Barrett singled and then moved to secon on a Roy Smalley throwing error that also allowed Bill Buckner to make it to first. Both advanced a base on a Jackie Gutierrez sacrifice bunt. Two batters later Dwight Evans singled home Barrett and then Mike Easler doubled home the remaining two runners to make it 4-0 in favor of Boston.
In the bottom half of the inning Ken Griffey led of with a double and then scored on a Roy Smalley triple. Smalley later trotted home on a Tim Foli single, but that's all the runs New York could muster. This marks their seventh straight loss as they tumble down the AL East standings...
Winning Pitcher - Bruce Hurst
Losing Pitcher - Phil Niekro
Save - John Henry Johnson
Player of the Game - Mike Easler, 3-4, 2B, HR, 2RBI, R
Hall of Famers in the Game - Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Phil Niekro
Sometimes you pitch a good game and still lose.
The very first batter of the game, Kelvin Chapman, took John Candelaria deep to give the Mets a quick 1-0 lead. But the Candy Man only allowed one more hit over the next four innings. In the top of the sixth, though, Sid Fernandez squeaked one over the infield. That brought Chapman back up...and he homered again! He only had three homers in the real 1984 and none so far in this Statis Pro season but he managed to collect two in the same game. Candelaria struck out ten but the two homers were enough to give El Sid the win.
Winning Pitcher - Sid Fernandez
Losing Pitcher - John Candelaria
Save - Jesse Orosco
Player of the Game - Kelvin Chapman, 2-3, 2HRs, 3RBI
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