Starting Lineups
1 | Fernando Vina | LF |
2 | Jose Vizcaino | SS |
3 | Joe Orsulak | RF |
4 | Bobby Bonilla | 3B |
5 | Jeff Kent | 2B |
6 | Rico Brogna | 1B |
7 | Todd Hundley | C |
8 | Ryan Thompson | CF |
9 | Pete Smith | P |
1 | Roberto Kelly | CF |
2 | Jeff Blauser | SS |
3 | Ryan Klesko | LF |
4 | Fred McGriff | 1B |
5 | David Justice | RF |
6 | Javy Lopez | C |
7 | Bill Pecota | 3B |
8 | Mark Lemke | 2B |
9 | Greg Maddux | P |

The game stayed that way until the 8th inning, as both pitchers dueled it out & settled in. Todd Hundley & Ryan Thompson started off the 8th with base hits. Shawn Hare pinch hit for the Mets & delivered with an RBI single to tie the game.

The Mets Mauro Gozzo pitched a scoreless 8th inning. Then in the 9th John Franco came on to close it out & secure himself a spot in MLB history. Franco got Javey Lopez to line out for the first out. Bill Pecota flew out & Mark Lemke then flew out to right field to end the game.
With this save, Franco's 253rd of his career & his 17th of the season, John Franco became the all time saves leader for left handed pitchers.

He ended his career with 1,119 appearances, third most all time. He has 424 saves, placing him fourth on the all-time list & is still first among left-handers.
In 14 years with the Mets (1990-2004) Franco saved 276 games for New York, first on the Mets all time list. Franco became Mets team Captain & was elected to the clubs Hall of Fame.
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