Finally. The 1984 Chicago Cubs have lost.
With that, the 1986 New York Mets are back in the @JackSacco6 @sacco_john “Teams of the 1980s” Strat-O-Matic World Series with a, 11-5, Game 3 win over the torrid Cubs.
Chicago (6-1) now leads the series, 2-1.
Ray Knight blasted two home runs and had three hits and four RBI to get the Mets back in contention.
New York turned the tables on the Cubs, who had won six straight games, by getting two pinch-hit doubles by Howard Johnson and Lee Mazzilli in a four-run, ninth inning.
In the first two games, Cubs pinch hitters had three hits and a sacrifice bunt.
Sid Fernandez (1-0) worked seven innings and yielded 11 hits. Rick Anderson and Ron Darling worked a scoreless inning a piece for the Mets.
Chicago starter Steve Trout (0-1) was bounced around. Relievers Rick Reuschel and George Frazier held the Cubs in the game before Tim Stoddard was knocked around hard in the ninth, yielding three hits, two walks and the pinch-hit doubles.
The Mets had 17 hits compared with 11 for the Cubs. Each team had an error.
New York (5-3) broke a 4-4 tie with a three-run sixth. Shortstop Rafael Santana singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Fernandez and went to third on a Mookie Wilson single. It was Wilson’s second hit. He had a double earlier in the game.
Knight followed with his second homer to make it 7-4.
Keith Hernandez, who has been uncharacteristically shaky defensively in the series, had three hits and a home run. Second baseman Tim Teufel had a pair of RBI singles.
Johnson now has four hits in the series and six RBI.
Ryne Sandberg (single and double) and Larry Bowa had two hits each for the Cubs. Sandberg had two RBI. Gary Mathews hit a home run and Ron Cey belted two doubles for Chicago..
Chicago has scored 22 runs (7.3 per game) in the series while New York has tallied 20 runs (6.7 per game).
Games 4 and 5 will be played at Wrigley Field. If needed, Games 6 and 7 will be played in New York.
The Cubs will start Rick Sutcliffe in Games 4 against the Mets’ Dwight Gooden. Neither was particularly effective in Game 1, a 9-6 Chicago win in 11 innings.
Chicago centerfielder Bob Dernier, injured in Game 2 and not available in Game 3, will return for Game 4.
With that, the 1986 New York Mets are back in the @JackSacco6 @sacco_john “Teams of the 1980s” Strat-O-Matic World Series with a, 11-5, Game 3 win over the torrid Cubs.
Chicago (6-1) now leads the series, 2-1.
Ray Knight blasted two home runs and had three hits and four RBI to get the Mets back in contention.
New York turned the tables on the Cubs, who had won six straight games, by getting two pinch-hit doubles by Howard Johnson and Lee Mazzilli in a four-run, ninth inning.
In the first two games, Cubs pinch hitters had three hits and a sacrifice bunt.
Sid Fernandez (1-0) worked seven innings and yielded 11 hits. Rick Anderson and Ron Darling worked a scoreless inning a piece for the Mets.
Chicago starter Steve Trout (0-1) was bounced around. Relievers Rick Reuschel and George Frazier held the Cubs in the game before Tim Stoddard was knocked around hard in the ninth, yielding three hits, two walks and the pinch-hit doubles.
The Mets had 17 hits compared with 11 for the Cubs. Each team had an error.
New York (5-3) broke a 4-4 tie with a three-run sixth. Shortstop Rafael Santana singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Fernandez and went to third on a Mookie Wilson single. It was Wilson’s second hit. He had a double earlier in the game.
Knight followed with his second homer to make it 7-4.
Keith Hernandez, who has been uncharacteristically shaky defensively in the series, had three hits and a home run. Second baseman Tim Teufel had a pair of RBI singles.
Johnson now has four hits in the series and six RBI.
Ryne Sandberg (single and double) and Larry Bowa had two hits each for the Cubs. Sandberg had two RBI. Gary Mathews hit a home run and Ron Cey belted two doubles for Chicago..
Chicago has scored 22 runs (7.3 per game) in the series while New York has tallied 20 runs (6.7 per game).
Games 4 and 5 will be played at Wrigley Field. If needed, Games 6 and 7 will be played in New York.
The Cubs will start Rick Sutcliffe in Games 4 against the Mets’ Dwight Gooden. Neither was particularly effective in Game 1, a 9-6 Chicago win in 11 innings.
Chicago centerfielder Bob Dernier, injured in Game 2 and not available in Game 3, will return for Game 4.
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