The New York Mets eked out a victory over the Houston Astros, 6 to 5, in Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS on October 11, 1986.

1986 New York Mets

Final

HOU

Astros

1-2

5

NYM

Mets

2-1

6

HOU

NYM

1

2

0

2

2

0

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

4

7

1

0

8

0

0

9

0

2

R

5

6

H

8

10

E

1

1

Top 1st

HOU

NYM

Astros

Single by Denny Walling; Billy Hatcher scored.

1

0

Astros

Single by Jose Cruz; Denny Walling scored.

2

0

Top 2nd

HOU

NYM

Astros

Home run by Bill Doran; Craig Reynolds scored.

4

0

Bottom 6th

HOU

NYM

Mets

Gary Carter ground ball; Error by Craig Reynolds; Kevin Mitchell scored.

4

1

Mets

Home run by Darryl Strawberry; Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter scored.

4

4

Top 7th

HOU

NYM

Astros

Denny Walling grounded out; Bill Doran scored.

5

4

Bottom 9th

HOU

NYM

Mets

Home run by Lenny Dykstra; Wally Backman scored.

5

6

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Bill Doran 2B 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 5
Billy Hatcher CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
Denny Walling 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
Glenn Davis 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Kevin Bass RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
Alan Ashby C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Reynolds SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Davey Lopes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Kerfeld P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Knepper P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dickie Thon SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 1 5 8 3 1 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Knepper 7.0 8 4 3 0 3 1
Charlie Kerfeld 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Smith (L) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1
Totals 8.1 10 6 5 0 4 2

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Mookie Wilson CF,LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Mitchell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Gary Carter C 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 5
Ray Knight 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tim Teufel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wally Backman 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rafael Santana SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Heep PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Darling P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rick Aguilera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lenny Dykstra PH,CF 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Totals 36 6 10 5 2 0 4 0 0 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ron Darling 5.0 6 4 4 2 5 1
Rick Aguilera 2.0 1 1 0 2 1 0
Jesse Orosco (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 9.0 8 5 4 5 8 1

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Team Batting Leaders

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HR

11

Alonso

Pete Alonso

RBI

29

Nimmo

Brandon Nimmo

AVG

.294

Martinez

J.D. Martinez

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

5

Garrett

Reed Garrett

K

44

Severino

Luis Severino

ERA

1.04

Garrett

Reed Garrett

Team Rankings

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HR

51

15th

R

209

18th

SO

436

8th

ERA

4.08

17th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
36 14 .720
Braves Braves
28 18 .609 6.0
Nationals Nationals
21 27 .438 14.0
Mets Mets
21 28 .429 14.5
Marlins Marlins
17 34 .333 19.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/24
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Sat
5/25
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Sun
5/26
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Mon
5/27
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Tue
5/28
LAD LAD
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM

Last Game

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CLE Guardians

33-17

6

Final

3

NYM Mets

21-28

Wed 22 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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17

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

16

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

15

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI Leaders

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46

Bohm

Alec Bohm

46

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

45

Ramírez

José Ramírez

Batting Average Leaders

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.354

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.339

Profar

Jurickson Profar

.337

Perez

Salvador Perez

Hit Leaders

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70

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

68

Arraez

Luis Arraez

66

Betts

Mookie Betts

Run Leaders

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46

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

41

Contreras

William Contreras

41

Betts

Mookie Betts

OBP Leaders

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.431

Profar

Jurickson Profar

.430

Betts

Mookie Betts

.422

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

SLG Leaders

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.646

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.641

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.638

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

SB Leaders

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30

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

18

Turang

Brice Turang

18

Caballero

José Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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9

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

7

Sale

Chris Sale

7

Lugo

Seth Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

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87

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

76

Ragans

Cole Ragans

74

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

ERA Leaders

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0.84

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

1.36

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.54

López

Reynaldo López

WHIP Leaders

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0.79

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.85

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.86

Sale

Chris Sale

K/9 Leaders

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11.85

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

11.69

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

11.55

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

K/BB Leaders

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11.00

Eflin

Zach Eflin

10.80

Kirby

George Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Eflin

Zach Eflin

5

Kirby

George Kirby

8

Sale

Chris Sale

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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780.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

757.2

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

745.7

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

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601

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

570

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

565

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/21
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
0-1
Tue
5/21
COL COL
@
OAK OAK
4-3
Tue
5/21
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
9-2
Tue
5/21
TEX TEX
@
PHI PHI
4-11
Tue
5/21
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
8-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/23
SFG SFG
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Thu
5/23
SEA SEA
@
NYY NYY
12:35 PM
Thu
5/23
TEX TEX
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Thu
5/23
SDP SDP
@
CIN CIN
1:10 PM
Thu
5/23
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM