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1986 New York Mets (#20) 4, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics (#13) 1
MVP: Dwight Gooden (NYM 1986) 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 6 K, 3 BB, 12 HA
The Mets scored 3 in the 3rd inning of Game 1, and it stayed 3-0 for most of the game. The A's got 3 of their own in the 8th, and it stayed tied into extra innings. The top of the 10th saw New York's Danny Heep hit a pinch-hit solo home run that became the winning run. Game 2 saw a flurry of scoring in the first 2 innings, with the Mets coming out of it leading by 1. And then... no one scored the rest of the game, giving New York another win. New York scored in the 1st inning of Game 3 as well, and were up 2-1 after 7. Philadelphia came alive in the 8th, scoring 5 in that inning and then another 3 in the 9th, giving them a big win. The Mets responded in Game 4 with Dwight Gooden throwing a 3-hit shutout, for a 3-1 series lead. Game 5 was close, with the Mets scoring 1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 7th, and the A's answering with the same number of runs 2 innings later both times. The 3-3 tie was broken in the bottom of the 10th, with a walk-off, series-ending single by Lenny Dykstra. The first and last games of this series were both 4-3 wins by the Mets in 10 innings.
Scores:
NYM 4 Phi 3 (10)
NYM 5 Phi 4
Phi 9 NYM 2
NYM 5 Phi 0
NYM 4 Phi 3 (10)
The 1986 Mets' next opponent will be the 1998 Yankees, who beat the 1964 Cardinals in 6 games.
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