Game 1 at Shea Stadium
Mets 3 Cubs 2
George Foster hit a solo walk off HR in the bottom of the 9th to win it for the Mets. It was the leftfielder's first HR of the season. Rookie phenom Dwight Gooden (1-1) got his first MLB win, pitching a complete game 4 hitter with 8 strikeouts.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd on a Mel Hall RBI single. New York tied it on a solo HR by Mookie Wilson, his second dinger of the year. Jody Davis doubled in a run in the 4th to put the Cubs ahead again, 2-1 before Mike Fitzgerald tied it with a 7th inning single scoring Raphael Santana. Steve Trout pitched 7 solid innings for the Cubs. Rich Bordi relieved him in the 8th and took the loss on the Foster HR.
Game 2 at Shea Stadium
Mets 1 Cubs 0
The pitchers continued to dominate as Ron Darling (2-0) and Doug Sisk (Save 1) combined to shut out the Cubs on 5 hits. Darling went 7 2/3 allowing only 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. Dennis Eckersley (1-1) matched him for the most part as he went 7 innings, allowing only 4 runs. The difference in the game was an RBI single by Mookie Wilson in the third - the game's only run as the Mets sweep at Shea.
Notes: Eckersley picked off Wilson in the third inning. Mookie made a potentially game saving defensive play in the 9th when Leon Durham led off with a single and Wilson nailed him as he tried to stretch it into a double. The Cubs left 6 men on base, the Mets 3.
Cubs 5 Mets 3
Leon Durham hit a Grand Slam HR (1) off Sid Fernandez in the third inning and Ron Cey followed with another HR (1) as the Cubs put up 5 in the frame and gained their first win of the series. Rick Sutcliffe pitched 7 strong innings to get the win and go 2-0 on the season. The bearded right hander allowed only 3 runs on 7 hits and struck out 8. Lee Smith pitched two hitless innings to gain his third save of the season.
Fernandez continued to struggle with his control, as he walked four in five innings, including two in the third to load the bases preceding Durham's grand salami. El Sid has now walked 11 batters in 9 innings so far this season!
The Mets had taken a 2-0 lead, off Sutcliffe, in the first on a 2 run HR by 3B Hubie Brooks (1). Brooks drove in another run on a ground out in the 5th but that was as close as the Mets got.
Notes: Mookie Wilson and Darryl Strawberry pulled of a double steal of 3rd and 2d in the third inning. The Mets left 7 on base, the Cubs 6. Jody Davis had a passed ball.
Game 4 at Wrigley Field
Mets 4 Cubs 3
Walt Terrell made his first start of the season a winning one (1-0) as the burly righthander went 6 /23 allowing 2 runs, only one of which was earned. Terrell outpitched Scott Sanderson (1-1) who gave up 4 runs and 9 hits over 7 innings.
The Mets jumped on Sanderson in the second inning, sending 7 men to the plate. George Foster singled in a run to make it 1-0 and later in the frame after an intentional walk to Santana brought Terrell to the plate, the Mets pitcher helped his own cause with an RBI single. The Mets extended their lead to 4-0 in the 3rd on an RBI double by Keith Hernandez and an RBI single by George Foster.
The Cubs came back with 2 in the 5th against Terrell on a double by Gary Matthews. In the 7th, Ryne Sandberg hit a solo HR with 2 outs to make it 4-3. That was it for Terrell, who was replaced by Doug Sisk who ended the inning and pitched a scoreless 8th. Jesse Orosco came on in the 9th and pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his second save.
The Mets and Cubs now have identical 4-4 records as they battle it out in the NL East.
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