 Al Leiter pitched a complete game shutout , scattering two hits and four walks across the nine inning start . This was Leiter 's first complete game of the season . Pokey Reese was the only Reds player to reach scoring position for the entire game , doubling to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning and then advancing to third on a ground out . The Bergen Record labeled Leiter the Mets ' " flag bearer " , coming through in games such as this when the team needed him most . For example , Leiter had also defeated Greg Maddux in his previous start on September 29 to snap the Mets ' seven @-@ game losing streak . Leiter 's earned run average in the second half of the 1999 season was 1 @.@ 22 runs lower than in the first . Leiter 's start earned an 86 game score , which tied for the 14th best total in the National League that season . 
