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The numbers game indicate the
New York Mets should beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers for the National
League pennant.
The Mets beat the Dodgers 10 of
the 11 games the teams played this
season, including all six at Dodger
Stadium.
New York starters were 8-1
against the Dodgers with a 1.58
earned-run average. In 85 Vs in
nings, Mets starters allowed 65 hits
and struck out 71.
Lately, however, it’s been hard to
beat the numbers Dodgers right
hander Orel Hershiser is posting.
Hershiser, 23-8, has not allowed a
run in 59 innings to set a major-
league record. His last loss was a 2-1
setback by the Mets on Aug. 24 at
Dodger Stadium.
Hershiser will start Game 1 Tues
day night at Dodger Stadium against
Dwight Gooden, 18-9.
Gooden is 8-1 lifetime against Los
Angeles, including 4-0 at Dodger
Stadium with a 0.34 ERA.
Mets catcher Gary Carter likes his
team’s chances.
“I’ll take Darryl Strawberry over
(Kirk) Gibson,” he said. “I’ll take Ke
vin McReynolds over (John) Shelby.
I’ll take Keith Hernandez over
(Franklin) Stubbs, Howard Johnson
over (Alfredo) Griffin, (Gregg) Jef
feries over (Terry) Woodson or
(Jeff) Hamilton. I’ll take Backman-
Teufel over (Steve) Sax, me over
(Mike) Scioscia. Man for man, we
have the edge.”
First base
Mets: Keith Hernandez
Hernandez missed about two
months with a hamstring pull in his
right leg and the Mets were a .500
team without him. The 10-time Gold
Glove winner is the team leader on
and off the field. Hernandez is one
of the best two-strike hitters in the
game and can hit left-handed pitch
ing.
Dodgers: Franklin Stubbs
Stubbs has power but has not lived
up to expectations. In 1985, he hit
32 homers for Class AAA Albuquer
que. He hit 16 homers for the Dodg
ers last season but slipped to eight
this year. Stubbs made 13 errors this
season and is slow around the bag.
In his career, Stubbs’ average is less
than .200 after the All-Star break.
Edge: Mets.
Second base
Mets: Wally Backman
Backman started the season as
Tim Teufel’s backup but played his
way back into the starting lineup by
hitting around .300 since May. Man
ager Davey Johnson didn’t think
Backman was getting on base
enough in 1987. Considered only an
average fielder, Backman has been
solid in 1988 and has made only four
errors. His 49 strikeouts are too
much for a No. 2 hitter and Johnson
has been batting him eighth lately.
Dodgers: Steve Sax
Sax is the key player on offense
for the Dodgers in this series. The
Dodgers need to get the lead early
and Sax figures to be the man to get
them going. Sax struck out 51 times,
too high for a leadoff batter. Sax was
10-for-46 against the Mets this sea
son but stole only one base against a
team that has lots of trouble throw
ing out runners.
Edge: Dodgers.
Shortstop
Mets: Howard Johnson-Kevin
Elster
NEW YORK METS
EASTERN DIVISION
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
WESTERN DIVISION
Johnson played third base most of
the season but will see most of his
playing time in the playoffs at short
stop as Gregg Jefferies takes over at
third base. The Mets expect this to
be a low-scoring series, and Johnson
provides more power than the slick-
fielding Elster. Johnson had a career
year in 1987 when he hit 36 homers
with 99 RBI. He slipped to 24 hom
ers and 68 RBI in 1988 and fanned
104 times. Johnson has lots of trou
ble hitting the curve ball and every
body knows it. His defense is shaky
at short, so if he does start, expect
Elster to move in late in the game.
Dodgers: Alfredo Griffin
A good series could provide a
measure of revenge and redemption
for Griffin. On May 21 at Dodger
Stadium, Griffin suffered a broken
wrist w'hen he was hit by a Gooden
fastball. He had trouble getting
started and stayed around .200 the
rest of the season. Griffin even
showed signs of slowing down in the
field with 15 errors. He showed
signs of coming around late in the
year and can be pesky. He only
walked 24 times, but that was actu
ally an improvement.
Edge: Mets.
Third base
Mets: Gregg Jefferies
When Jefferies was called up
from Class AAA Tidewater in late
August, the Mets already had a
seven-game lead over Pittsburgh.
But his offense sparked a team that
had trouble scoring runs much of
the season. He was named NL player
of the week (ending Sept. 11) when
he went ll-for-25 with eight runs
scored, three homers and eight RBI.
When Jefferies made his first start at
third base on Aug. 28, he became
the 84th third baseman in Mets’ his
tory.
Dodgers: Jeff Hamilton
Hamilton provides steady de
fense, but if the truth be known, the
Dodgers will be looking for a third
baseman during the winter. For a
singles hitter, Hamilton stikes out
too much (51 in 307 at bats).
Edge: Mets.
Left field
Mets: Kevin McReynolds
McReynolds has been the Mets’
MVP this season. He does every
thing well but doesn’t attract much
attention. McReynolds, who is 21-
for-21 in steals this season, leads all
NL outfielders in assists and has hit
over .300 with runners in scoring
position.
Dodgers-Kirk Gibson
Gibson is the front-runner for NL
MVP because many feel he has
changed the Dodgers into winners
with his hard-nosed attitude. Gibson
has been plagued by nagging inju
ries late in the season and his final
power numbers might be a little low
for an MVP. He has a weak arm and
is only a fair outfielder.
Edge: Mets.
Center Field
Mets: Mookie Wilson-Len Dykstra
Dykstra, a hero of the Mets 1986
championship team, was named a
regular in July, but Wilson got hot
and took over. Along with Jefferies,
Wilson was given credit for sparking
the Mets in late August. He drove in
six runs against the Dodgers this sea
son but also struck out 10 times in 47
at-bats.
Dodgers: John Shelby
Shelby, acquired from Baltimore
for reliever Tom Niedenfuer in May
1987, has been a pleasant surprise
for the Dodgers. He hit 21 homers
in 1987 but slipped to 10 this year.
Still, he has home run potential and
good speed. The Mets think his
weakness is off-speed pitches.
Edge: Even
Right Field
Mets:Darryl Strawberry
Along with McReynolds and Gib
son, a strong candidate for MVP.
Strawberry seemed a cinch for the
award but had a slump in late July
and August. Still, he led the league
in homers (37). Strawberry is a
streak hitter and picked up the last
few weeks of the season. He has a
strong arm but most of his throws to
the plate are off-line.
Dodgers: Mike Marshall
The Dodgers need better produc
tion from Marshall against the Mets.
During the regular season, he was 5-
for-26 with one double. Marshall en
joyed a relatively healthy year and
led the Dodgers in RBI. Like Straw
berry, he’ll never win any awards for
fielding.
Edge: Mets.
Catchers
Mets: Gary Carter
Carter, 34, seemed to have spent
most of the summer looking for his
300th homer. He finally got it, but
the season was a personal disap
pointment. The combination of New
York pitchers not holding runners
on and Carter’s throwing problems
makes the Mets an easy target to
steal against. The Dodgers were 12-
of-16 during the regular season and
need to exploit this weakness more.
Dodgers: Mike Scioscia
Scioscia is a great defensive
catcher who is tough to strike out.
Scioscia bats second and is often
used in hit-and-run situations. He is
slow and will have problems scoring
from second on a single. Against
left-hander Sid Fernandez, the
Dodgers will probably start veteran
Rick Dempsey. Dempsey, the MVP
of the 1983 World Series won by
Baltimore, hit seven homers this sea
son.
Edge: Dodgers.
Starters
Mets
The Mets, who led the majors in
ERA, will go with Gooden, David
Cone, Ron Darling and Sid Fernan
dez. Cone has emerged as the best of
the group and finished the season
with a 20-3 record with 213 strike
outs and a 2.22 ERA. Darling is
much tougher at home and will start
Game 3 at Shea. Fernandez allowed
only 127 hits in 187 innings and
fanned 189. As a staff, the Mets av
eraged just more than 2‘/2 walks per
game.
Dodgers
After Hershiser, it’s John Tudor
(if healthy) Tim Leary and rookie
Tim Belcher. Tudor had to leave
Friday’s start in the second inning
with muscle spasms in his hip and is
uncertain. Fernando Valenzuela
looked good in two appearances af
ter coming off the DL with a sore
shoulder and could be a factor in
long relief. Leary has been in a
slump, allowing 22 earned runs in
his last 25 innings, and may start
Game 4 with Belcher moving up to
Game 3.
Edge: Even.
Relievers
Mets
If the Mets have the lead late in
the game, Randy Myers usually is a
good bet to keep it. Myers was 7-3
with 25 saves and a 1.75 ERA. Roger
McDowell, 16 saves, has been incon
sistent the last few weeks. The Mets
rely on his sinker when they need a
double play. Terry Leach (7-2, 2.54)
is the Mets’ long reliever.
Dodgers
The Dodgers knew they needed a
better bullpen to win and they found
it with the acquisitions of Jay Howell
(21 saves) and Jesse Orosco. Former
starter Alejandro Pena has also been
strong in long relief (1.93 ERA). Or-
soco was the winning pitcher for the
Mets in Game 6 of the NL playoffs
against Houston in 1986 and got the
save in Game 7 of the World Series.
Edge: Even.
Bench
Mets
By starting Jefferies, Davey John
son has all sorts of options in the in
field. Among the infielders, he has
Teufel, Elster and Dave Magadan.
The top pinch hitters are Mackey
Sasser and veteran Lee Mazzilli.
Dodgers
The Dodgers can’t match the Mets
bench, but in low-scoring games they
may not need to. Best pinch hitters
are former Met Danny Heep and
Mike Davis. Davis was signed to a big
contract as a free agent but had a
poor season, hitting .198 with two
homers. Tracy Woodson can play
first and third and has some power.
Edge: Mets.
Managers
Davey Johnson manages with
computers and Tommy Lasorda
with his heart. Both work. Johnson is
the only manager in NL history to
win 90 or more games in his first five
seasons and Lasorda has won six NL
West titles and the World Series in
1981.
Edge: Even.
Prediction: The Dodgers will be
tougher for the Mets than during
the regular season, but New York
should win in six.