After having a commanding 9 – 0 lead and still ahead, 10 – 3, entering the bottom of the 9th, the Mets barely hold on to beat the Phillies at Veterans Stadium, 10 – 9. The nail biter causes the usually even-mannered Bob Murphy to use a mild obscenity in his call of the final out, “they win the damn thing by a score of 10 to 9!”.

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On July 25, 1990 — After having a commanding 9 – 0 lead and still ahead, 10 – 3, entering the bottom of the 9th, the Mets barely hold on to beat the Phillies at Veterans Stadium, 10 – 9. The nail biter causes the usually even-mannered Bob Murphy to use a mild obscenity in his call of the final out, “they win the damn thing by a score of 10 to 9!”.

 

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