John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Carter's 5 RBIs lead to Mets win, 4/11/1986

Gary Carter, 2001 Upper Deck Baseball Card

 

1986, the last year the Mets made the World Series.  This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Mets last Title.  For More Mets History and Calendar Classics, click here.

Year: 1986; Game #2; Friday, Apr 11, NYM 9 @ PHI 7; boxscore;  WP: Ojeda;  LP: Gross; Save: Orosco; Time: 03:08; NIGHT; Attendance: 36,190; Record: 2-0; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 0.5; W;

Lenny Dykstra CF; 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; Wally Backman 2B; 1 for 5; SH; 1 run; Keith Hernandez 1B; 2 for 5; 2B; 3 runs; Gary Carter C; 3 for 5; SF; 3 runs; 5 RBIs; Darryl Strawberry RF; 1 for 5; 2B; 1 run; 2 Ks; Danny Heep LF; 1 for 3; 2B; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; Howard Johnson 3B; 2 for 3; 2B; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Rafael Santana SS; 1 for 3; 1 RBI; Ron Darling P; 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Bob Ojeda P; 0 for 1; Ron Darling; 4.1 innings; 6 runs; 6 ERs; 8 hits; 2 HRs; 3 walks; 5 Ks; Bob Ojeda, W (1-0); 3.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 3 Ks; Roger McDowell, H (1); 1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; Jesse Orosco, S (1); 0.1 inning; no runs; 

Mets win Game 2 of 1986 thanks to Gary Carter who goes 3 for 5 with a 2-run homer and 5 RBIs.  Despite being staked to a 6-1 and 9 to 2 lead, Ron Darling is not able to go 5 for the win.  Bob Ojeda (W,1-0) makes his first Mets appearance and gets his first Mets and NL win with 3.1 innings of 1 run relief.  

NL East Division Table

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	3	0	1.000	--	15	4	.918
NYM	2	0	1.000	0.5	13	9	.662
MON	1	2	.333	2.0	7	18	.151
PHI	1	2	.333	2.0	16	19	.422
CHC	1	2	.333	2.0	8	10	.399
PIT	0	2	.000	2.5	6	9	.323

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/11/1986.