HOU @ NYN

Houston Astros at New York Mets, October 11, 1986

At home, the New York Mets won 6-5 over the Houston Astros on October 11, 1986 in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. The game information lists a crowd of 55,052, a game time of 175 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Houston Astros crossing the plate in the first, second, and seventh; the first brought 2 runs. The New York Mets' runs came in the sixth and ninth innings, 4 of them in the sixth. Hits were 8 for the Houston Astros and 10 for the New York Mets, with 1 and 1 errors. Jesse Orosco was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 2.0 innings. Dave Smith took the loss after 0.1 innings and 2 runs. Ron Darling led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Houston Astros used Charlie Kerfeld, Bob Knepper, and Dave Smith on the mound. The New York Mets' pitching table lists Rick Aguilera, Ron Darling, and Jesse Orosco. Bill Doran led the Houston Astros at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. For the New York Mets, Darryl Strawberry went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The New York Mets got another home run from Lenny Dykstra. Behind the plate was umpire Frank Pulli.