The Phillies were almost trying to give this game away, with #5 starter Ben Rivera on the mound and Kruk, Daulton, and Hollins all out of the lineup. But the Mets would not be denied their losses in 1993, and this one put the cap on the Phillies' first four-game sweep at Shea Stadium since 1980.

Doug Saunders made his major-league debut, starting at 2B and batting second. He singled in his first AB -- on the first pitch, no less -- and went 2-for-4, but also committed what I thought should have been an error on a Pete Incaviglia grounder in the second. Incaviglia ended up scoring on a Kim Batiste single later in the inning. Saunders really had no business being in the majors but with HoJo out, Fernandez traded and no one else stepping up, the Mets gave him a shot. Maybe the only real highlight for the Mets in this game was Eddie Murray collecting his 1,595th career RBI, tying him with Mike Schmidt for 23rd all-time (at the time). The Philly broadcast team made a big deal about how Baltimore already had retired his number 33 -- which was odd considering Murray was still an active player. But it must have been in an unofficial capacity because everything I can find shows his number wasn't retired until 1998.

The Mets attempted a 9th inning rally, as Kent doubled off Dykstra's glove to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out against closer Mitch Williams -- who blew a devastating save against the Mets less than a month earlier. After a Hundley pop out, Bogar singled to get the Mets within 2. With Charlie O'Brien and Vince Coleman left on the bench, Dallas Green opted for O'Brien, which I found quite telling how highly the Mets thought of Coleman. Unfortunately, Charlie flew out to Dykstra to end the game, making the Mets losers of 6 in a row and 10 of their first 12 games in June.