Ultimate Mets Database: Game of June 13, 1994

Anthony
June 19, 2004
I remember going to this game with my dad, cousin Dan and my Uncle Dave. I was in fifth grade and my cousin was in fourth. It was a good game during the horrible pre-Valentine 90's. Bret Saberhagen pitched a good game in his only solid season as a Met. John Franco looked like he was going to blow it in the ninth. With runners on and two outs, a flyball was hit to center. It looked like it was going to fall in, but Ryan Thompson made a diving catch to put the finishing touches on a 4-3 Mets win. My cousin and I shouted with joy. Awesome memory.

Dave VW
March 27, 2023
Cool story, Anthony. Glad you were able to get such an awesome memory with your family. I, too, thought Franco was bound to blow this one. He got the first 2 batters out, then gave up 3 straight singles to Pete Incaviglia, Lenny Dykstra and Mariano Duncan, even though he was a strike away from ending the game with all of them. As you mentioned, Ricky Jordan then plunked a soft flyball to CF that Thompson dove for and caught for the last out. Thompson also drove in what was ultimately the deciding run with a 2-out single in the 8th.

The Mets managed just one extra-base hit in the game, that a David Segui double in the 8th. Half their runs were scored thanks to Philly errors: one on a throwing error by Kim Batiste in the 5th, and one when Jeff Kent reached on another error by Batiste in the 7th and then scored when Joe Orsulak grounded into a double play.

As Anthony mentioned, Saberhagen was really sharp but labored through his final 2 innings. He would load the bases in the 7th on his first walk in 47.2 innings, but get pinch-hitter Tony Longmire to ground out to end the threat. The Phillies loaded the bases again in the 8th but failed to score against Josias Manzanillo, who otherwise struck out the side and continued his fantastic season as the new Mets setup man.

Kevin McReynolds left the game after straining his groin running out a groundball in the 1st and would miss close to a month of action. In reality, he only had 10 games left in his major league career before he'd retire. Also of note, this was the day Ryne Sandberg abruptly announced his retirement. He did so knowingly giving up $16 million in salary, which was quite the sum back in the day.

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