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New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 5, 1988

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 6-3 at Dodger Stadium on October 5, 1988, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 55,780, a game time of 190 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The New York Mets' runs came in the fourth and ninth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored in the first, second, and fifth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run second. The New York Mets had 6 hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7, with 0 and 0 errors. Tim Belcher was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits in 8.1 innings. The loss was charged to David Cone after 2.0 innings and 5 runs. Penaa001 earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Tim Belcher, who had 10. The New York Mets used Rick Aguilera, David Cone, Terry Leach, and Roger McDowell on the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching table lists Tim Belcher, Jesse Orosco, and Alejandro Peña. The New York Mets' top hitter was Keith Hernandez, 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. Mike Marshall led the Los Angeles Dodgers at the plate: 3 for 4 and 2 RBI. John McSherry worked home plate.