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flushing flash
August 22, 2000
I was at this game. Xavier Hernandez came on in relief for Houston and Strawberry hit a bomb off the right field scoreboard. Two batters later Daryl Boston hit a bomb off the scoreboard that went even farther than Strawberry's. I think that was the longest home run I've ever seen hit at Shea.

Michael
April 13, 2020
Probably the most impressive win of the season. As Frank Viola pitched a complete game shutout and Straw and Darryl Boston both hit absolute bombs. 2 of the furthest homers hit at Shea. The Mets were the hottest team in baseball at the time and this game was the pinnacle of that type of play.

Dave VW
August 22, 2022
This game was over pretty much right when it started, as the two teams were quickly headed in very opposite directions. The 12-0 win was the Mets' most lopsided shutout win since beating the Cardinals 13-0 in 1976. Their biggest shutout win in franchise history currently stands at 17-0, which they did against the Phillies in late September of 2016.

Strawberry almost hit a third home run in the 6th inning but it died just short of the warning track. This was Straw's last of 22 multi-homer games he had with the Mets, still the franchise record. David Wright is second with 21. Although it's worth mentioning Pete Alonso already has 14 (as of this writing), so a new champ may not be far off. This was also Viola's last of 4 shutouts he pitched for the Mets. I also found it interesting that Mark Portugal, despite playing only one full season in the NL East (with the Phillies in 1998), gave up more home runs (18) to the Mets than any other team during his 15-year career.



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