It's a
cold day in Pittsburgh today and only 5,575 would show up and the
stadium today. Rick Aguilera and Rick Rueschel would each make their
first start of the year.
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