clarinews@clarinet.com (09/22/89)
ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- Sid Fernandez tossed a two-hitter and hit a home run and Darryl Strawberry drove in two runs Thursday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss ended a four-game St. Louis winning streak and dropped the Cardinals four games behind first-place Chicago in the NL East. The Mets are 5 1-2 games back. Fernandez, 12-5, struck out 13 and didn't walk a batter while pitching to only 29 batters, two over the minimum. He ran his lifetime record against the Cardinals to 8-3. The left-hander, who struck out a club-record 16 earlier this year in a game against Atlanta, fanned seven of nine batters between the second and fourth innings. Fernandez also sparked the New York offense, opening the Mets' four-run third inning with a single to center. Gregg Jeffries then walked and after Keith Miller struck out, Howard Johson singled to load the bases. Kevin McReynolds' infield single scored Fernandez and Darryl Strawberry drove in two with a single to center. Juan Samuel capped the four-run inning with a sacrifice fly. The Cardinals put their only runners on base while scoring their run in the fifth. With one out, McReynolds just missed getting to Pendleton's drive in left-center that went for a triple, ending a string of 13 straight batters retired by Fernandez. One out later, Todd Ziele singled home Pendleton. The Cardinals may also have lost centerfielder Willie McGee for the season. The speedster chased down McReynolds' drive to the left-centerfield wall in the eighth, but re-injured his left hamstring. He dropped to the ground and while rolling in pain lost his glove. McReynolds was credited with a triple and he scored on Samuel's two-out infield single. Fernandez' first homer in the ninth off Dan Quisenberry capped the scoring.
clarinews@clarinet.com (09/22/89)
ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- Sid Fernandez tossed a two-hitter and hit a home run and Darryl Strawberry drove in two runs Thursday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The loss ended a four-game St. Louis winning streak and dropped the Cardinals four games behind first-place Chicago in the NL East. The Mets are 5 1-2 games back. Fernandez, 12-5, struck out 13 and didn't walk a batter while pitching to only 29 batters, two over the minimum. He ran his lifetime record against the Cardinals to 8-3. The left-hander, who struck out a club-record 16 earlier this year in a game against Atlanta, fanned seven of nine batters between the second and fourth innings. Ricky Horton, 0-3, took the loss, allowing four runs and five hits in 2 2-3 innings. Fernandez also sparked the New York offense, opening the Mets' four-run third inning with a single to center. Gregg Jeffries then walked and after Keith Miller struck out, Howard Johson singled to load the bases. Kevin McReynolds' infield single scored Fernandez and Darryl Strawberry drove in two with a single to center. Juan Samuel capped the four-run inning with a sacrifice fly. The Cardinals put their only runners on base while scoring their run in the fifth. With one out, McReynolds just missed getting to Pendleton's drive in left-center that went for a triple, ending a string of 13 straight batters retired by Fernandez. One out later, Todd Ziele singled home Pendleton. The Cardinals may also have lost centerfielder Willie McGee for the season. The speedster chased down McReynolds' drive to the left-centerfield wall in the eighth, but re-injured his left hamstring. He dropped to the ground and while rolling in pain lost his glove. McReynolds was credited with a triple and he scored on Samuel's two-out infield single. Fernandez' first homer in the ninth off Dan Quisenberry capped the scoring.