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September 26, 1986

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Mets 3 4 0
Pirates 1 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 4 0
Pirates 1 9 1

Benny Distefano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .000 .185
At Bats 0 24
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Roger McDowell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 9 19
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Three Rivers Stadium - September 26, 1986
Out
Roger McDowell
Gary Carter
Keith Hernandez
Wally Backman
Howard Johnson
Kevin Elster
Mookie Wilson
Lenny Dykstra
Darryl Strawberry
Benny Distefano
Sid Bream

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 3 4 0 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Sid Fernandez
Losing Pitcher Stan Fansler
Save Roger McDowell
Game Winning RBI Keith Hernandez
Attendance 14,080
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Benny Distefano pinch hits for Rafael Belliard. Distefano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bream hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bream reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Bill Almon pinch runs for Mike Diaz. Roger McDowell now pitching. Pena hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman catches it and throws to first to double up Almon.
Bottom 9 Diaz takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Elster strikes out. Pena drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Elster out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Belliard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Bottom 8 Morrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ray hits a line drive towards the mound. Fernandez catches it and throws to first to double up Bonilla.
Bottom 8 Mookie Wilson now playing left field. Bonilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Carter hits a line drive into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hipolito Pena now pitching. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 7 Junior Ortiz pinch hits for John Smiley. Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Belliard bunts towards the mound. Fernandez fields it and throws to third for the out. Bream moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bream takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Pena moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dykstra strikes out.
Top 7 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 7 Elster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 John Smiley now pitching. Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rich Renteria pinch hits for Stan Fansler. Renteria strikes out.
Top 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elster scores. Dykstra scores. Backman moves to third.
Top 5 Backman takes first base on ball four. Dykstra moves to second.
Top 5 Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elster moves to third.
Top 5 Fernandez bunts towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out. Elster moves to second.
Top 5 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard misplays the ball. That's an error on Belliard.
Bottom 4 Belliard hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bream hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pena moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Diaz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Fansler covering, for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ray strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Fansler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fansler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pena strikes out.
Top 2 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 2 Elster hits a popup towards short. Belliard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Johnson. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out.
Bottom 1 Diaz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bonilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Fansler covering, for the out.