Original Sportschannel re Broadcast later aired same night) with Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver and Fran Healy from Shea Stadium as the Mets are running out of time in the 1987 season as the Cardinals with the lead in the NL East and Montreal not to far behind as Rick Aguilera starts for New York against Philadelphia's Shane Rawley. Phillies take an early lead until the Mets come up with seven runs in the sixth as both Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry with 3 hits each as Strawberry hits two homers including and opposite homers in the 8th off Phillies reliever Tom Newell making his MLB Debut and only appearing in two games for his MLB career. Mookie Wilson with three RBI's including his 8th Homerun also in the sixth inning and a solo shot from Phillies Glenn Wilson his 14th of the season off Aguilera in the fifth inning. Boxscore https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1987/B09090NYN1987.htm *The first game of the series from 9/7/87 https://youtu.be/3-90R8dMvn0?si=0dKv9nMCNIfz05bs