National League Standings, August 2, 1998
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 2, 1998 GAME:
Dave VW
January 31, 2024
Some sloppy Dodgers defense helped the Mets score 5 unearned runs, leading to an easy win. Most of the damage was done in the 3rd inning, when Armando Reynoso led off reaching on an Adrian Beltre error. After Tony Phillips walked, Edgardo Alfonzo hit a deep drive to center that Raul Mondesi had lined up but dropped to load the bases. John Olerud followed with an RBI sac fly, and after Mike Piazza grounded out to move the runners up, Brian McRae hit a 2-run single, and then Butch Huskey slammed a 2-run homer (his second-to-last homer as a Met).
Reynoso was terrific, allowing just 2 hits over 7 innings. But even a game with so many positives had some lowlights. Piazza was actually booed a couple times in the game, first after striking out to lead off the 5th, and then again after grounding out with 2 on to end the 8th. Though his numbers were good to this point as a Met, it kinda seemed like he only got his hits in low-pressure situations, either with no one on base or with a game's outcome already determined. Hence, fans were getting antsy for Mike to get the big hits he was renowned for. Though Piazza would re-sign with the Mets during the offseason, the chances of that happening looked pretty grim at this moment. Also, Huskey pulled his hamstring after trying to leg out an infield single in the 5th and would be out for a month. It was particularly bad timing as the Mets had just traded Bernard Gilkey two days earlier, so a once crowded OF has now become quite thin.
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