Ron Darling had the Cardinals on lock-down for the entire game. St. Louis only managed to put more than one runner on base at a time twice in nine frames, and both times Darling escaped the jam.
Kurt Kepshire, meanwhile, had his worst game of the year. A surprise top performer this season, he only completed four innings before being chased off in the top of the fifth. Mookie Wilson was a big nemesis on the day, falling short of the cycle without a double but with a two-run homer and a triple to pair with a single and walk. Darryl Strawberry added two doubles himself as every non-pitching Mets starter recorded at least one hit.
Winning Pitcher - Ron Darling
Losing Pitcher - Kurt Kepshire
Player of the Game - Darling, CG SHO, 6H's, BB, 4K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ozzie Smith
There were four - FOUR - bean balls in this affair. I know one of you faithful readers pointed out a way to simulate a benches clearing brawl a couple of years back, I need to go and find that. Could be fun to spice it up.
Cliff Johnson had himself a day. He homered in the bottom of the first to give Toronto the only lead they'd need on the day. Then he singled home a run the third to make it 3-0. He made it to the plate twice in the sixth, walking the first time and then clearing loaded bases with a double in his second at-bat. He was a triple shy of the cycle. Scroll to the bottom of this entry to see a hilarious video I saw a few years back and have been waiting patiently to include if/when Johnson was ever Player of the Game again.
Jim Clancy was worth of praise two. He tossed the shutout and only gave up four hits and walk to go along with his five K's.
Winning Pitcher - Jim Clancy
Losing Pitcher - Bob Ojeda
Player of the Game - Cliff Johnson, 3-4, 2B, HR, 3R's, 6RBI, BB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Wade Boggs, Jim Rice
This was the last game for June 15th - the stats on the sidebars have been updated!
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