Fernando Valenzuela opened the series for Los Angeles as he faced Ron Darling. Both pitchers 
pitched strong games but the Mets got on the board early as they plated 2 runs in the first inning as Strawberry connected for a booming 2 run homerun to left center. Ray Knight led off the second for the Mets and hit a ball into the Dodger bullpen in left to make it a quick 3-0 Met lead. The Dodgers made a late run as they scored a run each in the 6th and 9th innings. Fernando got tagged with the loss but pitched 6 innings of 3 hit ball while surrendering only 1 base on balls. Ron Darling allowed only 1 run in 7.1 innings pitched.
pitched strong games but the Mets got on the board early as they plated 2 runs in the first inning as Strawberry connected for a booming 2 run homerun to left center. Ray Knight led off the second for the Mets and hit a ball into the Dodger bullpen in left to make it a quick 3-0 Met lead. The Dodgers made a late run as they scored a run each in the 6th and 9th innings. Fernando got tagged with the loss but pitched 6 innings of 3 hit ball while surrendering only 1 base on balls. Ron Darling allowed only 1 run in 7.1 innings pitched. Game 2:
Another strong pitching performance by both clubs as the Mets and Dodgers combined to surrender only 5 hits in this game. Tim Leary was no hitting the Mets until the 8th inning and was protecting a 1-run lead when his defense let him down. Wally Backman led off the bottom of the 8th inning hitting the ball to first basemen Mickey Hatcher, who booted it. Rafael Santana then plated Backman as Rick Dempsey fielded his bunt and promptly threw the ball down the right field line to tie the game. Lenny Dykstra then shot a single to right field to score Santana with the go-ahead run. Roger McDowell came in the 9th inning to nail down the victory as he struck out the side. Noteables for the game. The Dodgers only run came on a homerun by Pedro Guerrero. Dykstra's RBI single was the only hit by the Mets all game. Game 3: at Dodger Stadium
The Mets got on the board early when Keith Hernandez doubled to center then scored on a 
single by Ray Knight. Keith Hernandez was the star of the game as he went 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. All three of Hernandez's hits were doubles. Ray Knight also had three hits for the night as the Mets pounded out 10 hits to support starting lefty Bobby Ojeda. Ojeda went 6.1 surrendering no runs on 5 hits to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Met lefty has a good shot at the Cy Young this year with his strong pitching. Orel Hershiser is a disappointing 1-2 but he pitched well with 7 innings of 5 hit ball. Hershiser has started 4 games this year throwing 34 innings with a 2.38 ERA!! Baseball is a funny game but Orel is not laughing.
single by Ray Knight. Keith Hernandez was the star of the game as he went 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. All three of Hernandez's hits were doubles. Ray Knight also had three hits for the night as the Mets pounded out 10 hits to support starting lefty Bobby Ojeda. Ojeda went 6.1 surrendering no runs on 5 hits to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Met lefty has a good shot at the Cy Young this year with his strong pitching. Orel Hershiser is a disappointing 1-2 but he pitched well with 7 innings of 5 hit ball. Hershiser has started 4 games this year throwing 34 innings with a 2.38 ERA!! Baseball is a funny game but Orel is not laughing. Game 4:
Another good pitching game but for the 3rd time in this series, the Mets struck in the first inning as Darryl Strawberry belted a 2-run homerun. The Dodgers came back in the bottom of the first with 1 run. Dwight Gooden and Tim Belcher matched zeros until the top of the 5th when the Mets added another run on a Wally Backman RBI double. It looked like the Amazins were cruising to another victory and a clean 4-game sweep until the eighth inning. The score was 3-1 and a runner on for the Dodgers and light hitting shortstop, Alfredo Griffin coming to the plate. The Dodger skipper had an ace to play; so he lifted Griffin for pinch hitter Pedro Guerrero. Guerrero hit a game tying homerun to left centerfield to shock the Mets and give life to the smoldering Dodger offense. Gooden was lifted for veteran reliever Jesse Orosco who got the side out without any other damage. In the bottom half of the 9th inning, Mike Marshall led off with a single. Mike Scioscia then bunted him over. Mickey Hatcher pinch hit for Stubbs and Orosco was lifted for Anderson. Hatcher singled sharply but not deep enough to score Marshall. One batter later, struggling veteran Mike Davis singled in Marshall to preserve a win for the Dodgers. The victory went to Alejandro Pena and the Defeat went to Jesse Orosco. All the games were close and exciting. It seemed like a playoff series.
-Contributed by Joey Scigliano-
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