1988 NLCS Game 4

Game 4 saw the Dodgers desperately needing a win to tie the series up at 2 games apiece, while the Mets looked to take a commanding 3-1 lead.  Neither team generated much offense in this game, but there was plenty of excitement.

The two teams were scoreless over the first five games.  John Tudor was magnificent for the Dodgers and Dwight Gooden was also up to the task despite having poor stuff.  Tudor was rarely even in trouble and Dwight had to escape a few jams, but was always up to the task.

The sixth inning, though, would prove to be Doc's downfall.  He gave up a double to Gibson and Marshall followed that with his third homer of the series.  Ultimately that would be all the scoring the Dodgers would need in this one, but just to be safe Los Angeles scored another run in the seventh with Alfredo Griffin hitting a one out single, followed by a Tudor bunt moving him into scoring position.  Steve Sax got a clutch two out double to knock in Griffin for the insurance run.

John Tudor was without a doubt the star of this game going the distance and allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out three batters.  Dwight Gooden gutted out a strong performance allowing just the two runs in 6 innings and picked up the tough luck loss.  The only player with multiple hits in this game was Kirk Gibson who had two doubles for the Dodgers.

Game 5 is in New York after which the action will move back to Los Angeles for at least a Game 6.  Game five's starters will be Tim Belcher for LA and Sid Fernandez for the Mets.  Belcher is looking to rebound from a shelling that occurred in Game 2 while Fernandez is making his first appearance in the fall classic.

Dodgers 3, Mets 0 Sunday, October 9, 1988 Dodgers (2-2) Mets (2-2) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sax 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 .118 Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .385 Hatcher 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1 .100 Jefferies 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .412 Gibson lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 1 .118 Marshall rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .214 Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 Shelby cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .429 McReynolds lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .375 Scioscia c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 .214 Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .267 Hamilton 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .071 Teufel 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 .000 Griffin ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .286 Elster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 .000 Tudor p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 Johnson ph ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .583 Gooden p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Backman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 8 3 0 3 27 12 0 6 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 3 27 9 0 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 LOB- Dodgers 6, Mets 3; 2B- Gibson 2(2), Sax(1); HR- Marshall(3); RBI- Marshall 2(6), Sax(1); SH- Tudor(1); GIDP- Hernandez(1); RLSP- Hatcher, Shelby, Elster; DP- Dodgers 1; Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Tudor(W 1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Gooden(L 0-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 4.15 McDowell 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 Myers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Batters faced- Tudor 30, Gooden 24, McDowell 8, Myers 4; HBP- Hamilton(by Myers);