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BAL 10
NYY  2

CLE  4
CAL  3

CLE  6
CAL  2

BOS  6
@DET  1

SEA  8
@KCR  0

MIL  4
TOR  1

MIN  5
OAK  3

TEX  6
CHW  4

CIN 11
@ATL  5

CHC  3
PIT  2

SDP  7
@LAD  1

NYM 13
MON  6

SFG  3
HOU  1

STL 11
PHI  5

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 36,844

Saturday, September 23, 1989, 2:27
Time of Game: 3:23
Expos
6
79-76
Lost 2
4th, 9 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  4   0  2  0   0  0  0    6  9  3
Mets            1  0  0   6  1  4   1  0  X   13 15  2
W: F Viola (12-17), L: M Langston (16-13)
Mets
13
82-72
Won 3
3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .286  .817   26    2   0   
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .842   10    1   0   GDP
  J Dwyer PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .782         0   0   
  M Fitzgerald PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .715    1    0   0   GDP
  A McGaffigan P              0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  G Reyes C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   1   
A Galarraga 1B                4   2   2   0    1   1  .259  .765   21    3   0   2B
H Brooks RF                   3   2   2   4    1   1  .254  .690   12    6   0   HR
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .282  .766   19    0   0   GDP
  T Foley 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .646         0   0   
N Santovenia C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .663   15    7   0   
  J Hesketh P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
J Noboa 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .584   10    4   0   
S Owen SS                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .240  .698   15    0   3   
M Langston P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .177  .385    6    0   1   
  R Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Aldrete PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .637    3    0   0   
  D Martinez CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .710    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   5    4   6              146   24   6
BATTING
2B: A Galarraga (27, off F Viola).
HR: H Brooks (13, off F Viola; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: H Brooks 5; A Galarraga 3; S Owen 2; M Aldrete; T Raines; T Wallach.
GIDP: T Wallach (20); M Grissom (1); M Fitzgerald (8).
RBI: H Brooks 4 (65); T Wallach (75).
2-out RBI: H Brooks 4; T Wallach.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
E: S Owen (13); M Grissom 2 (2).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                4   2   2   2    0   0  .262  .712   18    2   1   HR,2B
  K Miller 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .540    1    2   2   
M Carreon RF                  4   3   3   2    1   0  .284  .840   26    4   0   HR,2B
H Johnson 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .288  .934   21    0   4   
K McReynolds LF               4   2   2   1    0   0  .273  .775   18    1   0   HBP
J Samuel CF                   5   1   0   0    0   2  .240  .649   13    1   0   
T Teufel 1B                   3   2   1   1    2   1  .257  .688   20    9   0   HR,CS
G Carter C                    5   2   3   5    0   1  .188  .526   18    5   0   2B
  J Machado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Elster SS                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .236  .642   18    2   5   2B,SF
F Viola P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .340   12    0   2   
  T O'Malley PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  L Thornton PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Musselman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .763    2    0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Lombardi PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .560    5    1   0   
Totals                       39  13  15  13    4   8              176   27  14
BATTING
2B: G Jefferies (27, off M Langston); G Carter (7, off A McGaffigan); M Carreon (5, off M Langston); K Elster (25, off J Hesketh).
HR: G Jefferies (11, off M Langston; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M Carreon (6, off A McGaffigan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); T Teufel (2, off R Thompson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: K Elster (8, off M Langston).
HBP: K McReynolds (1, by A McGaffigan).
TB: M Carreon 7; G Jefferies 6; T Teufel 4; G Carter 4; K Elster 3; K McReynolds 2; T O'Malley; H Johnson.
RBI: G Carter 5 (15); M Carreon 2 (13); G Jefferies 2 (54); K Elster 2 (51); K McReynolds (80); T Teufel (13).
2-out RBI: G Carter 3; K McReynolds; M Carreon; G Jefferies; K Elster.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 3. H Johnson-K Miller-T Teufel; H Johnson-G Jefferies-T Teufel; F Viola-K Elster-T Teufel.
E: T Teufel (8); H Johnson (21).
BASERUNNING
CS: T Teufel (3, Home by M Langston/N Santovenia).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Langston, L (16-13)          3.2   5   7   1    4   3   1   2.78   21   85-46   29· 4·13    4· 4· 6· 0     34    -     1.19  -0.62
R Thompson                     1.1   3   1   1    0   0   1   1.40    7   26-16   10· 1· 5    2· 4· 0· 1          2-1    0.70  -0.14
A McGaffigan                   2     6   5   5    0   3   1   4.63   13   46-31   18· 5· 8    4· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.49  -0.12
J Hesketh                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   6.15    4   17-11    6· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  13   7    4   8   3          45  174-104  63·11·30   10·13· 8· 1          2-1 
New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, W (12-17)             5     8   6   6    2   3   1   3.79   24   86-55   41· 3·11    9· 5· 5· 0     28    -     1.10  -0.46
W Whitehurst, H (1)            0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.25    4   18-11    7· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.95  -0.16
J Musselman, H (2)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.06    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.87   0.21
J Innis                        2     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.20    6   24-13    7· 2· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
J Machado                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.29    4   16-9     6· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   6   1          39  145-89   62·10·17   15· 8· 6· 0          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: F Viola (8).
IBB: None.
HBP: A McGaffigan (2; K McReynolds).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 36,844.
Field Condition: Wet.
Weather: 75° F, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. T Raines             LF    1. G Jefferies          2B 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. M Carreon            RF 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. H Johnson            3B 
4. H Brooks             RF    4. K McReynolds         LF 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. J Samuel             CF 
6. N Santovenia         C     6. T Teufel             1B 
7. J Noboa              2B    7. G Carter             C  
8. S Owen               SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. M Langston           P     9. F Viola              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  123  1  -40%  19% H Brooks        F Viola         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Owen Scores; Raines Scores; Galarraga Scores
   t 6   1  8-6  123  1   21%  87% M Fitzgerald    J Musselman     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   0  4-1  123  1   20%  59% G Carter        M Langston      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); McReynolds Scores/unER; Samuel Scores/unER; Teufel to 3B
   b 4   2  4-4  -2-  7   15%  69% G Jefferies     M Langston      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Carter Scores/unER
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  1   11%  66% G Jefferies     M Langston      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  T Raines        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   51%  A Galarraga     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   54%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   66%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   69%  M Carreon       Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   64%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   62%  J Samuel        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   64%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   66%  N Santovenia    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   67%  J Noboa         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   70%  T Teufel        Walk
          1--  5   78%  G Carter        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Teufel to 3B
   O      1-3  2   73%  K Elster        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      1-3      65%  F Viola         Teufel Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   O      1--  3   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   58%  S Owen          Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   62%  M Langston      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   58%  T Raines        Walk; Owen to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          12-  9   59%  A Galarraga     Walk; Owen to 3B; Raines to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   19%  H Brooks        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Owen Scores; Raines Scores; Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  3   20%  T Wallach       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   18%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B unassisted (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   16%  M Carreon       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   16%  H Johnson       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   17%  N Santovenia    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   17%  J Noboa         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  3   17%  S Owen          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   18%  M Langston      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Langston facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   24%  K McReynolds    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McReynolds to 2B
          -2-  3   34%  J Samuel        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McReynolds to 3B; Samuel to 2B
          -23  6   39%  T Teufel        Walk
   RR     123  1   59%  G Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); McReynolds Scores/unER; Samuel Scores/unER; Teufel to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   58%  K Elster        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Teufel Scores/unER; Carter to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -2-  7   54%  F Viola         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  7   69%  G Jefferies     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Carter Scores/unER
   R      -2-  5   80%  M Carreon       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jefferies Scores/unER
          -2-  4   81%  H Johnson       Walk
                  Rich Thompson replaces Mark Langston pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  3   88%  K McReynolds    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Carreon Scores/unER; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   86%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 7.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-7, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   83%  T Raines        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   90%  M Grissom       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  6   89%  A Galarraga     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   87%  H Brooks        Single to LF (Line Drive); Galarraga to 2B
   R      12-  5   78%  T Wallach       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Galarraga Scores; Brooks to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  N Santovenia    Wild Pitch; Brooks Scores; Wallach to 2B
   O      -2-  3   72%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rich Thompson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   83%  T Teufel        Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   82%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   81%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Frank Viola batting 9th
          ---  4   82%  T O'Malley      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Lou Thornton pinch runs for Tom O'Malley batting 9th
   O      1--  5   81%  G Jefferies     Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 8.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-8, Wally Whitehurst facing 7-8-9
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Lou Thornton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   75%  J Noboa         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Noboa to 1B
   O      1--  4   80%  S Owen          Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Rich Thompson batting 9th
          1--  3   75%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Line Drive); Noboa to 2B
          12-  8   65%  T Raines        Walk; Noboa to 3B; Aldrete to 2B
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Wally Whitehurst pitching and batting 9th; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Marquis Grissom batting 2nd; Mike Fitzgerald pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 2nd
   OO     123  1   87%  M Fitzgerald    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-6, Andy McGaffigan facing 2-3-4
                  Andy McGaffigan replaces Mike Fitzgerald pitching and batting 2nd; Dave Martinez replaces Mike Aldrete playing CF batting 9th
          ---  7   88%  M Carreon       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   93%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Carreon to 3B
          1-3  3   94%  K McReynolds    Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  5   91%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   88%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  1   98%  G Carter        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Carreon Scores; Johnson Scores; McReynolds Scores
   R      -2-  2   99%  K Elster        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Carter Scores
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jeff Musselman batting 9th
   O      1--  2   99%  D Magadan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 12.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-12, Jeff Innis facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Innis replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 9th; Keith Miller replaces Gregg Jefferies playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3   99%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  H Brooks        Walk
   OO     1--  5  100%  T Wallach       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-6, Andy McGaffigan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  100%  K Miller        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  4  100%  M Carreon       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4  100%  K McReynolds    Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 13.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-13, Jeff Innis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  N Santovenia    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Noboa         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 13-6, Joe Hesketh facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Hesketh replaces Nelson Santovenia pitching and batting 6th; Gilberto Reyes replaces Andy McGaffigan playing C batting 2nd; Tom Foley replaces Tim Wallach playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  T Teufel        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  G Carter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  K Elster        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Phil Lombardi pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 9th
   O      -2-  5  100%  P Lombardi      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 13.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 6-13, Julio Machado facing 9-1-2
                  Julio Machado replaces Gary Carter pitching and batting 7th; Phil Lombardi moves to C
   O      ---  4  100%  D Martinez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  G Reyes         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Mets 13.

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