Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Mets 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 3 Rockies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2

Bill Beauchesne stepped up as the Mets beat the Rockies, 2-1, in Game 1 of a conference semifinal series. Beauchesne went the distance, scattering 6 hits and allowing just 1 unearned run. The Mets got on the board in the 4th when Brent Bushong singled home Al Becker, who had reached on an error. In the 7th, the Mets tacked on a critical insurance run when Becker drove home Dennis Wassung with an RBI single. The Rockies nearly pulled off one of their patented playoff comebacks in the bottom of the 7th, getting the tying run to 3rd on an error with 2 outs before Beauchesne struck out the final hitter. For the Rockies, Brian Cooper was the hard-luck loser, keeping the Mets off balance all night and allowing 8 singles and just 1 earned run over 7 innings. For the Mets, Seth Grossman had his 7th straight multi-hit game and Brent Bushong also added 2 hits.

Beauchesne goes the distance; Bushong nets 2 hits and an RBI; Coop takes a tough loss