1. In the bottom of the 3rd with the Mets up 1-0, Rogers retired the first two batters but then loaded the bases, as Jay Bell singled, Luis Gonzalez was hit by a curveball that didn't curve, and Matt Williams reached base on a swinging bunt. Rogers was then very careful pitching to lefty-masher Greg Colbrunn, so much so that he walked him to force in a run. Next, Steve Finley overpowered the lefty vs. lefty matchup and dribbled a single into RF to score 2, giving Arizona its first lead of the series. Replays showed Williams, the trail runner, might have been out at home, as his lead leg bounced over the plate while Piazza applied the tag, but in the age prior to replay, the call stood.

2. The very next inning, the Mets looked poised to rally as Ventura walked to lead off and then Hamilton hit a tailor made double play to Bell that he booted. Instead of 2 out and no one on, the Mets had 1st and 2nd with nobody out, and Cedeno coming up. I don't know if it was a call from the dugout or something Roger wanted to do himself, but he went up there bunting, but instead of giving himself up he tried to drag the bunt for a hit. However, he missed, and Ventura, wandering a little too far from 2nd, was picked off by catcher Kelly Stinnett, snuffing out the rally (though I think replays showed SS Tony Womack missed Ventura with the tag, but Ventura put up absolutely no protest). Cedeno then grounded into a double play to end the inning.

3. In the bottom of the 5th, the Mets yanked Rogers with 1 out and 1 on to bring in Mahomes. Williams greeted him with a single, but Pat struck out Colbrunn (I thought Arizona could have pinch hit with Erubiel Durazo instead) to bring up Finley. With Bernard Gilkey up next and a base open, my thought was Mahomes shouldn't throw anything good to Finley and instead go after the righty Gilkey. And I thought that was the plan after he started Finley with 3 straight balls. Finley swung 3-0 and fouled off a pitch, and then Mahomes threw a meatball right down Broadway that Finley ripped for a 2-run double. Terrible job by Mahomes, and I think that pretty much sealed the fate of the Mets in Game 2, with the way Todd Stottlemyre was throwing.

The Mets did make some amazing defensive plays in the game, most notably Ventura getting Bell in the 1st on grounder that took him into foul territory, and Hamilton making a running grab in the 4th just before sliding into the CF wall. But poor pitching and bad clutch hitting (Mets went 0-for-8 with RISP) doomed them in this game.

Other things to note: Henderson stole 3 bases, which still stands as the Mets postseason record for a single game; Finley had 5 RBI, which also still holds up as the Diamondbacks' postseason record for a single game (though 2 others have tied him); and John Franco made his first ever postseason appearance, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings in garbage time.