It was a day of aces in the National League with the top four contenders for the Cy Young Award starting, plus some random three-time World Series champion who has won a few big games in his career. Let's see how it all shook out.
By one measure, this was the best pitching matchup this deep into a season in 33 years. It was the first time since September 1985 that two starters with sub-2.25 ERAs and at least 150 innings squared off against each other. That game lived up to the hype as Dwight Gooden tossed nine scoreless innings for the Mets -- only to see John Tudor of the Cardinals throw a 10-inning shutout to win 1-0.