The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks showed up at home against the 1990 New York Mets, holding off elimination with a back-and-forth 9-7 win. Arizona’s offense had scored just 2 runs in each of the 1st two games of the series. They surpassed that when Matt Williams hit a 2-run home run in the 1st inning. It was the 1st of three homers against David Cone, who allowed 8 runs on 8 hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Mets used a 3-run 6th inning against Andy Benes to take a 6-5 lead. But in the bottom of the inning, Travis Lee hit a solo shot to tie it, and Luis Gonzalez hit a 2-run homer to put Arizona ahead to stay. Benes allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits in 5 1/3 innings. Overall, the Diamondbacks used 5 pitchers, with Matt Mantei pitching a perfect 9th for the save. The win keeps Arizona’s hopes alive. The teams will face off again tomorrow.