In the off season, the Mets traded for Bobby Ojeda & Tim Teufel.
Early in Spring Training, Mookie Wilson was struck in the right eye by a ball thrown by Rafael Santana during a run down drill. He would miss the start of the season & open the door for Lenny Dykstra in the outfield.
Starting Lineups
New York Mets | Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
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1 | Lenny Dykstra | CF | 1 | R.J. Reynolds | RF | |
2 | Wally Backman | 2B | 2 | Joe Orsulak | CF | |
3 | Keith Hernandez | 1B | 3 | Johnny Ray | 2B | |
4 | Gary Carter | C | 4 | Sid Bream | 1B | |
5 | Darryl Strawberry | RF | 5 | Steve Kemp | LF | |
6 | George Foster | LF | 6 | Tony Pena | C | |
7 | Howard Johnson | 3B | 7 | Jim Morrison | 3B | |
8 | Rafael Santana | SS | 8 | Sam Khalifa | SS | |
9 | Dwight Gooden | P | 9 | Rick Reuschel | P |
Gooden gave up a leadoff HR to R.J. Reynolds making it 2-1. He was not his overpowering self but still held the Pirates down scoreless until the 6th inning.
In the home half of the inning, R.J. Reynolds doubled & advanced on a force play. Johnny Ray grounded out for the second out, but it scored Reynolds to make it a 3-2 Met lead.
In the 7th, Dykstra led off with a walk & was sacrificed over by Wally Backman. Keith Hernandez singled & brought home Dykstra for a 4-2 lead.
It was all the Mets needed, as Gooden went the distance; pitching nine innings allowing two runs on six hits with six strike outs & one walk. He would go 17-6 on the year with a 2.84 ERA, 200 Ks in 250 innings pitched & 12 complete games with two shut outs.
The 1986 Mets went on to win the World Series.
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