John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Mets move above .500 with 3-2 win over Phils, 4/19/1986

NY Daily News 4/20/1986

Year: 1986; Game #7; Saturday;  Apr 19, NYM 3  Vs. PHI; 2; boxscore;   WP: Gooden;  LP: Rawley; Time: 02:27; DAY; Attendance: 38,333; Record: 4-3; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2.5; W; 

Kevin Mitchell CF-LF; 0 for 4; 1 K; Tim Teufel 2B; 2 for 4; SB; 1 run; 1 RBI; Keith Hernandez 1B; 2 for 4; HR,2B; 1 run; 2 RBIs; Gary Carter LF-C; 0 for 2; Darryl Strawberry RF; 0 for 1; 1 walk; Ray Knight 3B; 1 for 4; SB; 1 K; Barry Lyons C; 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Lenny Dykstra CF; 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Rafael Santana SS; 1 for 3; 2B; 1 run; 1 K; Dwight Gooden P; 1 for 3; Dwight Gooden, W (2-0); 9 innings; 2 runs; 1 ER; 6 hits; 2 walks; 10 Ks; 

Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the 1st as Glenn Wilson singled in Gary Redus.  Mets tied it at 1 in the bottom of the 5th on a Barry Lyons groundout that scored Gary Carter.  Phils went back up 2-1 in the very next inning when Von Hayes singled in Milt Thompson who had reached base on a Tim Teufel error.  Mets tied it right back up at 2 as Dwight Gooden led off the inning with a single and Kevin Mitchell doubled him in.

In the 8th, Cary Carter singled in Kevin Mitchell to put the Mets up 3-2.  Dwight Gooden (W,2-0) Ks 10 in the complete game win, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 ER, 2 walks. 

The win put the Mets over .500 - something they would maintain the rest of their historic season.

NL East Standings - 4/19/1986

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	7	1	.875	--	42	20	.795
PIT	5	2	.714	1.5	38	19	.780
NYM	4	3	.571	2.5	33	32	.514
PHI	3	5	.375	4.0	34	40	.426
MON	3	6	.333	4.5	31	49	.302
CHC	2	7	.222	5.5	27	49	.251

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Generated 4/19/1986.