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Mets Starting Lineup cf Lenny Dykstra 2b Tim Teufel 1b Keith Hernandez rf Darryl Strawberry lf Kevin McReynolds c Gary Carter 3b Howard Johnson ss Kevin Elster p Ron Darling May 8, 1988, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 Reds ab r h bi bb so Barry Larkin ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 Kal Daniels lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 Chris Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 Eric Davis cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 Ron Roenicke rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 Paul O'Neill 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 Bo Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Treadway 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 Mario Soto p 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Pat Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Dave Collins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Lenny Dykstra cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .344 Tim Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Keith Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268 Darryl Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .337 Kevin McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Gary Carter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Howard Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211 Kevin Elster ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .238 Ron Darling p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 5 8 1 Cincinnati Reds ip h r er bb so Mario Soto (L) 7.0 8 5 5 2 0 Pat Perry 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Ron Darling (W,3-2) 9.0 3 1 1 1 6 1.64 Left on base: Reds 2, Mets 4 Errors: Barry Larkin. 2B: Gary Carter (3), Tim Teufel (5), Jeff Treadway. SF: Barry Larkin. SB: Lenny Dykstra 2 (5).

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