Johnny Ray smoked a one-out double off Sid Fernandez in the top of the first and scored two batters later thanks to a Tony Pena single. The Mets answered back in the bottom of the first, though, thanks to a two-run homer by Keith Hernandez.
The Pirates tied it up in the second, though, when Dale Berra, a disaster at the plate this year for Pittsburgh, hit a rare solo homer. It stayed 2-2 until the bottom of the fifth. Hernandez walked with one out and then George Foster took Rick Rhoden over the left field wall to give the Metropolitans a two-run lead.
Pittsburgh wouldn't be denied, however. Tony Pena hit a lead-off single in the sixth and later scored on a Rhoden double. Rhoden hit seventh in the lineup thanks to a +.300 batting average in the real 1984.
In the eighth Doug Sisk was working his second inning of relief when he imploded. With one out he walked Pena and gave up a hit and run single to Bill Madlock, playing his first game since coming off the DL. With Pena on third Marvelle Wynne hit a single off new pitcher Jesse Orosco. Orosco gave up another hit, this time to Rhoden for what would be the winning RBI of the game.
Winning Pitcher - Rick Rhoden
Losing Pitcher - Doug Sisk
Save - Rod Scurry
Player of the Game - Tony Pena, 2-4, RBI, BB, 2Rs
This game was over as soon as it started. Tim Conroy made his first start of the season and got SHELLED. Chris Bando hit a two-run homer in the first, followed by a three-run homer from Joe Carter in the same inning. Cleveland poured three more runs on from, you guessed it, another home run. This time it was Andre Thornton going deep.
The A's did manage a four-run eighth inning to put a light scare in the Cleveland dugout but Tom Waddell finally shut the door on the hopes of Oakland.
Winning Pitcher - Rick Sutcliffe
Losing Pitcher - Tim Conroy
Player of the Game - Chris Bando, 2-3, HR, 2B, HR, 2BBs, 3Rs
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rickey Henderson
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