National League Standings, September 14, 1993
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 GAME:
Dave VW
February 18, 2023
Tanana tied his season high with 8 strikeouts and wins his final start as a Met. The left-hander would be traded to the Yankees 3 days later for minor league pitcher Kenny Greer. He also allowed a 2-run homer to Ricky Jordan, the 26th longball he allowed during the season. That was the most by a Mets pitcher since Jack Fisher gave up 26 gopherballs in 1966.
The big hit in the game came courtesy of Jeff Kent. With the Phillies up 2-1 in the 6th, the Mets staged a 2-out rally, starting with Eddie Murray reaching safely on an error by shortstop Kevin Stocker. Dave Gallagher followed with a single and Chico Walker walked, bringing up Kent. Though you would think a right-hand hitter like Kent would have feasted off left-hand pitching (Danny Jackson, a lefty, was on the mound), in 1993 it was quite the contrary: Jeff hit just .230 vs. southpaws and did not collect any of his 21 home runs that season vs. LHP. First-pitch swinging, he dunks a single just in front of Dykstra, who then lets the in-between hop skip past him for a bases-clearing error. The Mets never lost the lead after that.
Giving credit where credit is due, I thought Dallas Green managed his bullpen well in this game. He took Tanana out after he had eclipsed 100 pitches and gave up back-to-back singles to start the 7th. Dallas brought in Mike Maddux despite Philly countering with John Kruk as a pinch-hitter, and though Kruk hit an RBI sac fly, Maddux didn't allow another run. In the 8th, he walked Dave Hollins with 1 out and Green turned to John Franco for a 5-out save. Though Darren Daulton greeted him with a ringing double down the RF line (his only hit in 14 career ABs vs. Franco), Franco induced an RBI groundout out of Milt Thompson and a popout from Wes Chamberlain to end the inning. John then worked a 1-2-3 9th (highlighted by Philly manager Jim Fregosi getting thrown out for yelling at home plate umpire Harry Wendelstedt over a called strike) for his final save of 1993. He'd finish the year with a whopping 10 saves to his credit.
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