Game One – Dwight Gooden vs. John Montefusco.
Buster Posey's solo shot in the second and Darryl Strawberry's solo shot in the fourth are the only runs through nine. In the top of the twelfth, Ryan Thompson's solo homer off of Jim Barr is the game-winner as the Mets strike first, 2-1. Roger McDowell walks the bases loaded in the bottom of the twelfth to make things exciting, but Willie Mays to fly out to end the game.
Game Two – Jerry Koosman vs. Juan Marichal
. Gregg Jefferies's two-run pinch homer in the seventh gives the Mets a 3-1 lead and turn things over to the bullpen; but the Giants get a pinch-homer of their own from Dave Kingman in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead and take Game Two 4-3.
Game Three – Jim Willoughby vs. Tom Seaver.
The series moves to Shea, and the crowd is ecstatic when Jason Phillips' seventh-inning two-run homer gives the Mets a 4-0. Up to that point, the Giants had succeeded in getting Seaver's pitch count up, so the Mets turned things over to the pen to start the eighth. San Francisco pounds Jeff Reardon and Jesse Orosco to get four runs to tie the game and then back-to-back doubles by Buster Posey ad Dan Gladden gave the Giants the lead. The Mets load the bases off of Frank Linzy in the bottom of the ninth, but David Wright grounds out to end the game as the Giants take a 5-4 lead to go ahead in the series.
Game Four – Kelly Downs vs. Jon Matlack.
David Wright's sixth inning two-run homer gives the Mets a 3-0 lead, but the Giants showed their mettle by getting two runs back via doubles from Kingman and Posey in the eighth off of Matlack. Matlack comes out to start the ninth, but allows a leadoff single to Gary Matthews. Carlos Diaz came on to get out Monte Irvin and Tito Fuentes before walking Willie McCovey. McDowell comes on to get Gladden to ground out to end the game as the Mets draw even with a 3-2 win.
Game Five – Montefusco vs. Gooden.
In the bottom of the first, Montefusco allows a single to Wally Backman, a triple to Jose Reyes and a home run to Wright, and voila the Mets have a 3-0 lead. That's more than enough for the good Doctor, who goes the distance in the Mets 4-1 win. The Mets sit on the verge of moving onto the World Series, ahead in the series three games to two.
Game Six –
Koosman vs. Marichal.
The first six Mets reach to begin the game, but hesitation in the decision-making of the Mets third base coach results in the Mets only scoring three runs. Ike Davis hits a solo homer in the fourth to give the Mets a 4-0 lead, but the Giants get a solo homer of their own from Sarge as well as a Gladden RBI single to cut the lead in half. Mays' RBI single in the sixth cuts the Mets' lead to 4-3, but that's the way the score sat going into the bottom of the ninth as the champagne was wheeled into the Mets' clubhouse and the plastic sheeting went over the lockers. Orosco got Leon Wagner to line out to start the ninth, and the Mets summoned McDowell to try and close it out, but he was greeted by Posey's solo homer to tie the game. Fuentes stranded the game-winner at third to end the ninth and send the game into extra-innings. In the top of the eleventh, Dave Magadan and Vance Wilson singled, and Ryan Thompson took a Hoyt Wilhelm flutterer over the left field fence to give the Mets a 7-4 lead. Juan Padilla came on to try and close it out and promptly gave up hits to Armando Rios and Mays to bring the tying run to the plate in front of a raucous Candlestick Park crowd. But Mathews hit into an around-the-horn double play and McCovey flew out to end the game and series as the Mets advance to the World Series.
Koosman vs. Marichal.
The first six Mets reach to begin the game, but hesitation in the decision-making of the Mets third base coach results in the Mets only scoring three runs. Ike Davis hits a solo homer in the fourth to give the Mets a 4-0 lead, but the Giants get a solo homer of their own from Sarge as well as a Gladden RBI single to cut the lead in half. Mays' RBI single in the sixth cuts the Mets' lead to 4-3, but that's the way the score sat going into the bottom of the ninth as the champagne was wheeled into the Mets' clubhouse and the plastic sheeting went over the lockers. Orosco got Leon Wagner to line out to start the ninth, and the Mets summoned McDowell to try and close it out, but he was greeted by Posey's solo homer to tie the game. Fuentes stranded the game-winner at third to end the ninth and send the game into extra-innings. In the top of the eleventh, Dave Magadan and Vance Wilson singled, and Ryan Thompson took a Hoyt Wilhelm flutterer over the left field fence to give the Mets a 7-4 lead. Juan Padilla came on to try and close it out and promptly gave up hits to Armando Rios and Mays to bring the tying run to the plate in front of a raucous Candlestick Park crowd. But Mathews hit into an around-the-horn double play and McCovey flew out to end the game and series as the Mets advance to the World Series.
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