Amazin’s sweep Bucs

8/22 - Forbes Field
Mets 3, Pirates 1
Dwight Gooden vs Steve Blass
Doc Gooden (4-0, 2.20) let the NL know that he is aiming to be the Cy Young Award recipient.  Doc fanned 5 in 7 2/3 innings worth of work, while only allowing 1 run in the 8th when he was tiring.  Steve Blass gave up just 1 more run than Doc, but they do not give awards or victories in baseball for "almost's".  The game was scoreless until the 6th, when Kevin McReynolds doubled home Lee Mazzilli with 2 outs.  Mazzilli, who in this series will be referred to as "the other Maz" lifted a sac fly to right to score Gary Carter to make it 2-0 New York.  The "other Maz" show would continue in the 9th as the Brooklyn native singled home Carter once again for New York's third and final run.

8/23 - Jets 16, Steelers 12
Jerry Koosman vs Vern Law
It could have been Bob Walk vs Mark Bomback in this one and it wouldn't have mattered.  Both offenses went into overdrive to produce this football score.  It could have been Bradshaw vs Namath judging by the results.  New York would post 24 hits, which for the Amazin's is like a week's worth of offense.  The "Straw-man", Darryl Strawberry broke out of his season long slum by going 4 for 5.  "Kid" Carter was 3 for 6 with a homer.  Pittsburgh posted 4 homers in a losing effort, including 2 by Bill Madlock.

8/24 - Mets 9, Pirates 6
Tom Seaver vs John Candelaria
Once again pitching meant little as both teams went toe to toe in another offensive showdown.  Keith Hernandez' 3 for 5 day included a 2 run shot and 4 RBI's.  Mex also made a huge play diving for a ball in the whole and turning one of his patented 3-6-3 DP's to get the Metsies out of trouble.  Ralph Kiner hit two homers and had 3 RBI's.  Every met starter, including Seaver had at least 1 hit.  The top three in NY's lineup (Agee, Millan & Hernandez) went 8-14 with 5 runs scored and 6 RBI's total.  Tug McGraw would pitch a perfect 9th for his first save of the season.