It was a pitchers dual up until the 6th inning when the Pirates would score on Aguilera. Brown Would single scoring Reuschel, Pena would then single scoring Brown and it is 2-0 Pirates. The Pirates would go up 4-0 when Reuschel would help his own cause with a 2 run Homer.
THe Mets cut into that 4-0 lead in the 8th when a Carter Homer would make it 4-1. Heep would single and Strawberry would score making it 4-2. The Pirates would go up 6-2 when Reuschel would add his day with a double would score Pena and Thompson. Khalifa would be thrown out at the plate Wilson. In the 9th The Mets would cut the lead in half when a Wilson single will score Bowa and its now 6-3.
Reuschel would have a huge day as he would get 12 strikeouts and he went 3-4 with 2 2b's, HR and 4 RBI.
The Final Score 6-3 Pirates