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September 30, 1986 at Olympic Stadium 
Expos 1, Mets 0  (103-54)
The Mets had their worst offensive game of the season by being shutout and held to only two hits.  Gary Carter’s double and Lenny Dykstra’s single were the only hits of the game.
Ron Darling had a great outing go to waste and he dropped to [...]

September 28, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium 
Mets 4, Pirates 1  (103-53)
The Mets completed their sweep of the Pirates with another eleven inning pitchers dual.  Bob Ojeda had a one run lead and a three hit shutout when Jim Morrison hit a solo homerun with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send [...]

September 27, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium 
Mets 4, Pirates 2  (102-53)
The Mets continued to add to their franchise record win total as they topped the Pirates in eleven innings.  The Pirates got on the board early off of Dwight Gooden and an RBI double by rookie Barry Bonds capped off a rally that gave [...]

September 26, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium 
Mets 3, Pirates 1  (101-53)
Sid Fernandez held the Pirates in check as he improved to 16-6 on the season.  He gave up a single run on eight hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work.  Roger McDowell came in and held the Pirates scoreless.  He earned his [...]

September 25, 1986 at Wrigely Field 
Mets 6, Mets 5  (100-53)
The Mets tied a franchise record with their 100 win of the season in a tight contest with the Cubs.  The Mets appeared to have things in check after scoring three runs in the top of the ninth to break a 3-3 tie, but Roger McDowell [...]

September 24, 1986 at Wrigley Field 
Cubs 8, Mets 2  (99-53)
The Cubs pummelled the Mets to prevent them from breaking their franchise win record.  Doug Sisk was shelled in the seventh inning to allow the Cubs to run away with it.  Rick Aguilera actually took the loss due to two early runs and he dropped [...]

September 23, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 9, cardinals 1  (100-52)
The Mets tied a franchise record with their 100th win of the season.  Bob Ojeda held the Mets in check with six quality innings.  He gave up one run on three hits with five strikeouts and he improved to 17-5.  Jesse Orosco pitched the final [...]

September 22, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 5, Cardinals 2  (98-52)
The Mets came within one win of tying the team’s record 100 wins set back in 1969 by topping the Cardinals.  Dwight Gooden was impressive with his complete game two hitter.  He did give up two runs (one earned) and improved to 16-6.
Darryl Strawberry hit [...]

September 21, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Phillies 7, Mets 1  (97-52)
The Mets continued to struggle against the Phillies as they lost their third straight series to the team.  The Mets managed only a single run on three hits off of starter Marvin Freeman and Kent Tekulve.  The lone run came in the second inning.  Darryl [...]

Septmber 20, 1986 at Shea stadium 
Mets 9, Phillies 5  (98-51)
The Mets finally figured out the Phillies and ended their six game skid against the team.  The Mets scored their runs in bunches.  They got three in the first inning to give them a nice lead, but then Ron Darling gave that away when he [...]

September 19, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Phillies 4, Mets 3  (97-51)
The Mets lost to the Philies for the sixth straight time in a dramatic game that included ninth rallies by both teams.  The Mets got on the board in the fourth inning when Kevin Mitchell drove home Tim Teufel on a sac. fly, but the [...]

September 18, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 5, Cubs 0  (97-50)
The Mets swept their two game miniseries with the Cubs by hitting rookie stater Greg Maddux hard in the fourth inning and with a strong outing by Rick Anderson.  The Mets tagged Maddux for four runs in the fourth and by the end of the [...]

September 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 4, Cubs 2  (96-50)
The Mets came one step closer to breaking the franchise record of 100 wins that the 1969 team set.  Dwight Gooden was solid on the mound as he improved to 15-6 with another complete game.  He gave up two runs on six hits and five [...]

September 16, 1986 at Busch Stadium 
Mets 4, Cardinals 2  (95-50)
The Mets finally got back on track and ended their four game skid with a good outing by Rick Aguilera and some solid pen work by Jesse Orosco.  He gave up two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings of work.  [...]

September 15, 1986 at Busch Stadium 
Cardinals 1, Mets 0  (94-50)
The Mets matched their longest losing streak of the season by dropping an extra inning pitchers dual.  Ron Darling left the game after nine innings, effectively throwing a four hit shutout, but the Mets couldn’t put a run on the board.  John Tudor started the [...]

September 14, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium 
Phillies 6, Mets 0  (94-49)
The Mets lost their third straight game and their fifth in sixth games as they were swept by the Phillies.  The Mets were shutout and held to only six hits by Kevin Gross.
Sid Fernandez dropped to 15-5 and only went four innings.  He gave up [...]

September 13, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium 
Phillies 6, Mets 5  (94-48)
The Mets lost for the fourth time in five games in a close affair with the Phillies.  The Mets jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead on rookie starter Greg Maddux in the first inning and the Phillies responded with two runs in the fourth and [...]

September 12, 1986 at Veteran’s Stadium 
Phillies 6, Mets 3  (93-47)
Four errors and a shaky start by Dwight Gooden cost the Mets a win in this one.  Gooden went five innings and gave up five runs (four earned) on eight hits with seven strikeouts.
Rookie Bruce Ruffin held the Mets in check by allowing only three [...]

September 10, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 6, Expos 1  (93-46)
A big first inning and a strong outing by Ron Darling ended the Mets two game losing streak.  Darling improved to 13-5 by going eight innings.  He gave up only a single run on five hits.
Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson both homered and drove in [...]

September 9, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Expos 9, Mets 7  (92-46)
The Expos handed the Mets their second straight loss as their pitchers once again got tagged.  Rick Aguilera gave up four runs on eleven hits before coming out of the game.  The usually reliable pair of Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco combined to give up [...]

September 8, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Expos 9, Mets 1  (92-45)
The Mets four game winning streak came to crashing halt as Bob Ojeda was pummelled by the Expos.  He gave up six runs on ten hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.  Rick Anderson didn’t fare too much better in 1 1/3 innings of relief.  [...]

September 7, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 7, Padres 1  (91-44)
The Mets won their third game in a row behind a masterful performance by Dwight Gooden.  The Padres only scored one run off of Gooden on a solo homerun by Iorg.  Gooden improved to 14-5 and gave up only five hits and he struck out [...]

September 6, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 4, Padres 3  (90-44)
The Mets came from behind to win their 90th game of the season.  The Padres jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, but the Mets picked away at it until they put the game away in the eighth inning.
In the third, Keith Hernandez drove in [...]

September 3, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 4, Giants 2  (89-44)
The Mets won their three game series with the Giants behind a very strong outing by Bob Ojeda.  Ojeda improved to 16-4 on the season as he threw a two run, three hit complete game.  He struck out seven and walked one.
Lenny Dysktra had three [...]

September 2, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Giants 4, Mets 3  (88-44)
Dwight Gooden was hit hard in the sixth inning for three runs as the Giants pushed out to a 4-0 lead.  The Mets shaved the lead to a single run with two in the seventh and one in th eighth, but they weren’t able to [...]

September 1, 1986 at Shea Stadium 
Mets 5, Giants 2  (88-43)
It didn’t take long for the Mets get to get back to winning as they topped the Giants with a big eighth inning rally.  It was the Mets twelth win in fourteen games.
The Mets got on the board early when Gary Carter singled home Wally [...]