John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Mets break 3-game losing streak, beat Phillies 5-2, 4/18/1986

NY Newsday 4/19/1986

1986, the last year the Mets won the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to that Fall Title.  Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics. 

 

Year: 1986; Game #6; Friday;  Apr 18, NYM 5  Vs. PHI; 2; boxscore;  WP: Darling; LP: Carlton; Save: Orosco; Time: 02:35; NIGHT; Attendance: 26,906;  Record: 3-3; Standings: 3; Games up/behind: 2.5; W;

Lenny Dykstra CF; 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 2 Ks; Tim Teufel 2B; 0 for 4; 4 Ks; Keith Hernandez 1B; 1 for 3; 2 runs; 1 walk; Gary Carter C; 1 for 3; 2 runs; 1 walk; Darryl Strawberry RF; 1 for 1; HR; 1 RBI; 3 walks; George Foster LF; 1 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Ray Knight 3B; 1 for 4; SB,2·HBP; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Jesse Orosco P; 0 for 0; Rafael Santana SS; 0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K; Ron Darling P; 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Howard Johnson 3B; 0 for 1; 1 K; Ron Darling, W (1-0); 7 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 2 HRs; 1 walk; 4 Ks; Jesse Orosco, S (2); 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 4 Ks; 

Mets break a 3-game losing streak.  It didn't start out great as Milt Thompson and Mike Schmidt each hit homers to start the game against Ron Darling but the Mets came right back.  After Steve Carlton loaded the bases in the 1st on a Lenny Dykstra single and walks to Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter, he walked Darryl Strawberry for the first Mets run, then Ray Knight blooped a single to put the Mets up 3-2.  George Foster added two more with a bases loaded single in the 8th to put the Mets up 5-2.  Ron Darling (W,1-0) went 7 innings allowing just the 2 1st innings runs on 4 hits, 1 walk.  Jesse Orosco two scoreless innings for his second Save of the year.  

The win pulled the Mets ahead of the Phillies and Expos and kept pace with the Cards who won 4-2.

NL East Division Table

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	6	1	.857	--	33	14	.828
PIT	4	2	.667	1.5	24	11	.807
NYM	3	3	.500	2.5	30	30	.500
PHI	3	4	.429	3.0	32	37	.434
MON	3	5	.375	3.5	25	40	.297
CHC	2	6	.250	4.5	19	35	.246

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/18/1986.