Mets/Reds Series Revisited

How did the Mets Win:  New York seemed to get the key clutch hits when needed plus their starting pitching was able to go at least 6 innings in all 4 games including two 8+ inning stints.  As a team the Mets out hit Cincy .308 to .238.  The "table setters", Dykstra and Backman were on base all the time and Knight and Hernandez drove them in.  McDowell saved 2 games and even though he made fans nervous, he did come through

How did the Reds lose:  Bench and Foster hit below the Mendoza line and Rose hit barely over it.  Their starting pitching, which they knew wasn't going to be as strong as New York's, was not able to keep them close.  Norman and Billingham didn't make it out of the 4th inning and Nolan's 6 innings of work did not qualify for the "highly coveted" quality start, since he gave up 4 runs during that stint.

Series MVP:  Ray Knight (.471-HR-4 RBI)