In the bottom of the third, Bill Mueller singled with two outs and scored on Barry Bonds's triple to put the Giants back in front.

Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco In Game 2, the Mets loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch and two walks off Shawn Estes when Timo Perez's two-run single put them up 2–0.

The Giants cut it to 2–1 in the bottom of the inning when Jeff Kent hit a leadoff single and scored on Ellis Burks's double.

However, following a double by Barry Bonds and a single from Jeff Kent, pinch hitter J. T. Snow hit a towering three-run home run off Mets reliever Armando Benítez to tie the game at four.

The Mets would bounce back in the tenth inning, with Rookie Jay Payton singling home Darryl Hamilton, who doubled with two outs, off Rodriguez.

Two innings later, with the Mets still down by one run, pinch hitter Lenny Harris barely beat out the return throw on what would have been an inning-ending double play off Doug Henry.

However, Alfonzo ended that streak by ripping a double into the left field corner to score Harris and tie the game.

Jones got Barry Bonds to fly out to center to end the game, and set off a raucous celebration at Shea Stadium.

2000 NLDS (3–1): New York Mets over San Francisco Giants Busch Stadium (II) in St. Louis, Missouri It was a poorly pitched game for both starters, both of whom would last four innings or less.

Busch Stadium (II) in St. Louis, Missouri Tom Glavine of the Braves faced Darryl Kile of the Cardinals.

After a double, Brian Jordan's RBI groundout made it 2–0 Braves, but Will Clark hit a three-run homer in the bottom half to put the Cards up for good.

John Burkett hit Fernando Viña with a pitch leading off the sixth, then Edmonds's one-out RBI double made it 9–2 Cardinals.

In the sixth, Terry Mulholland allowed a leadoff walk, single and sacrifice bunt, Plácido Polanco's fielder's choice off Kerry Ligtenberg scored a run.