Amazin's take 2 of 3 from Northsiders

Game 1….Mets rout Cubs 9-2 as Seaver beats Maddux. A 5 run 8th for the Mets puts the game away. Rusty Staub drives in 3 runs

Game 2  Cubs win 8-6 in see saw battle. Ron Hodges hit a 3 run HR in the 6th to put Mets ahead 4-3 but Cubs scored 3 in 7th and took 8-4 lead into the 9th where Mets rally fell short. Ryan Dempster got the save  with the tying runs on base.

Game 3   Mets win 1-0 as Jerry Koosman pitches a complete game 5 hit shutout beating Mark Prior.Cleon Jones drives in the game’s only run

--submitted by A.Raylesberg--