Join our linker program. The Mets batted .189 with three homers for the series. Dwight Gooden went 0–1 with an ERA of 1.06 in 17 innings and Ron Darling had no decisions with a 7.20 ERA with Sid Fernandez going 0–1 with a 4.50 ERA as they each made one start. Meanwhile, Houston pitchers Smith and Larry Andersen held the Mets hitless until the top of the 14th when Carter singled, Strawberry walked, and with one out Wally Backman singled off Aurelio López to plate Strawberry with the go-ahead run as Bass' throw home sailed high.
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The game stayed tied until the 12th when with one out Backman got an infield single off Kerfeld. Backman advanced to second on a passed ball, and Danny Heep then flew out to the centerfield for the inning's first out.
They were unable to add more runs as Bass was thrown out at third base following Alan Ashby's botched attempt to lay down a suicide-squeeze bunt and then Ashby lined out to shortstop to end the inning. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Astros' pitcher Mike Scott was named the series' Most Valuable Player after going 2–0 with a 0.50 earned-run average, allowing one earned run on eight hits and one walk in 18 innings. Houston broke through with four runs in the first two innings against Mets' starter Ron Darling, highlighted by Bill Doran's two-run home run in the second. With the Astros still leading in the bottom of the ninth, closer Smith allowed a lead-off bunt single to Wally Backman, who clearly ran out of the first-base line to avoid the tag of first baseman Glenn Davis, but was called safe by umpire Dutch Rennert despite an argument from Houston manager Hal Lanier. For New York, Lenny Dykstra batted .304 with a of double, triple, home run, and three RBI. It was also the first time the Astros had won a division in six seasons. Keith Hernandez hit .269 with three RBI and Strawberry homered twice with five RBI to go with 12 strikeouts. For the Mets' pitching staff, lefty reliever Jesse Orosco went 3–0 with an ERA of 3.38 in the series, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks in eight innings. Mookie Wilson singled in Dykstra to cut it to 3–1 and then with one out, Keith Hernandez doubled to score Wilson and end Knepper's night as the southpaw was replaced by Dave Smith, who walked Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry, both on 3-2 sliders that were borderline, to load the bases. Houston first baseman Glenn Davis hit a long home run leading off the second inning, producing the game's lone run.
The top of the Mets’ order went down quickly in the bottom of the seventh, then the middle third went 1-2-3 in the eighth.
Lefty Bob Ojeda went for a complete game on a ten-hitter for the Mets, who were aided by an RBI double by Gary Carter and a sacrifice fly by Darryl Strawberry in the fourth inning. Houston was managed by Hal Lanier. Replays showed that Reynolds appeared to beat out the play at first base, but he was called out by umpire Fred Brocklander, negating a potential run from Kevin Bass that would have given the Astros a 1-0 lead. Danny Heep drove in Mookie Wilson with a sacrifice fly in the eighth to account for the Mets' only run.
And recently, another classic ‘86 game aired. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. All rights reserved. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. But with three outs to go, Wally Backman’s bunt single sparked a ninth-inning rally. Darling then threw three scoreless innings and the Mets came back by scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as Darryl Strawberry's three-run homer off Houston starter Bob Knepper tied the game 4–4. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDiComo, Instagram and Facebook. [2], Saturday, October 11, 1986, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York. [1], Thursday, October 9, 1986, at Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Jeff Calhoun then replaced López and threw two wild pitches, the second scoring Knight to put New York up by two. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, WP: Jesse Orosco (1-0) • LP: Dave Smith (0-1). [3], Sunday, October 12, 1986, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York. The Mets and Astros had also played a 15-inning contest that lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes during the regular season, which Houston won 9–8. It is the lone MLB playoff series in which the opponents were two "expansion" teams that had begun play in the same season (1962) and was won by the Mets, four games to two, culminating with their 7–6, 16-inning triumph at Houston in Game 6. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020.
New York Mets beat Houston Astros (6-5). He got Billy Hatcher to fly out to right field to end the inning with no damage done.
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Mets' starter Sid Fernandez allowed just three runs in six innings, but surrendered a two-run home run to Alan Ashby and a bullet of a hit to Dickie Thon to account for all the offense the Astros needed.