Before the game, there was a ceremony to retire Doc Gooden's #16. He played most of his career with the Mets as his best year was in 1985 when his record was 24-4 with an ERA of 1.53. He led the Mets to the World Championship in 1986. His family and teammates from the 1980s were at the ceremony. He last pitched for the Mets in 1994. Most of the fans in the stands likely never saw him pitch.
After a short rain delay, the game began and became a pitcher's duel between Jose Butto and Cole Ragans. It was a scoreless tie until the bottom of the eighth inning when the Mets scored two runs on 4 walks and an infield single off relief pitcher Chris Stratton. Edwin Diaz came in the 9th inning but gave up a home run to Vinnie Pasquintino. The Mets held on for a 2-1 victory.
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