National League Standings, July 1, 1995
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE JULY 1, 1995 GAME:
Dave VW
June 2, 2023
The Mets can't extend their season-long 3-game winning streak as Pete Harnisch ties a career high by allowing 4 home runs. Despite winning only once over his first 12 starts as a Met, Harnisch wasn't pitching that badly, as he held a 4.13 ERA entering this game. However, in 5 starts in June his ERA stood at 5.34, and that decline clearly continued during his first start in July here. Whether he was pitching hurt or tiring out after an abbreviated 1994 campaign, Harnisch didn't look right, as he consistently fell behind hitters, causing him to throw some meaty get-me-over pitches to some very dangerous hitters. The result: Cincinnati clobbered 4 homers, although luckily they were all solo shots. It was the first time a Mets pitcher gave up 4 home runs at Shea since Nino Espinosa -- also against the Reds -- in 1978!
The Mets didn't really do much against Cincy starter Tim Pugh, managing just a Todd Hundley solo blast in the 2nd and an RBI groundout by Brett Butler in the 5th. They had better luck against reliever Hector Carrasco in the 7th, collecting 3 straight 1-out singles and a sac fly to trim the score to 5-4. But that was as close as they'd get, as Jeff Brantley navigated a rain delay between the 8th and 9th innings to secure a 2-inning save.
On the positive side, though Doug Henry and Jerry DiPoto had some ugly numbers entering this game, both looked really good during their outings -- an encouraging sign considering how poorly the Mets bullpen had performed up to this point in the season. Also, Jeff Barry collected a pinch-hit single in the 5th for his first Major League hit. That represented half of all the hits he'd ever record in a Mets uniform.
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