October 11, 1986 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Shea Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1986 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1986 postseason: WS: NYM-BOS / ALCS: BOS-CAL / NLCS: NYM-HOU

Game 1
HOU  1
NYM  0
Game 2
NYM  5
@HOU  1
Game 3
NYM  6
HOU  5
Game 4
HOU  3
@NYM  1
Game 5
NYM  2
HOU  1
(12) Game 6
NYM  7
@HOU  6
(16)

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, October 11, 1986, 12:20
Time of Game: 0:00

Astros

Hal Lanier

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  8  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  2    6 10  1

W: J Orosco (1-0), L: D Smith (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Mets

Davey Johnson

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .250  .808   15    1   1   HR,CS
B Hatcher CF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .658   20    3   0   2·SB,SH
D Walling 3B                  5   1   1   2    0   2  .111  .222   21    0   2   
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .878   18    9   0   HBP
K Bass RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.100   23    4   0   SB
J Cruz LF                     3   0   1   1    1   2  .273  .606   25    2   0   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384   15    4   0   GDP
C Reynolds SS                 2   1   1   0    1   1  .600 1.267   16    2   3   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Knepper P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  D Thon SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    5   8              167   25   8

BATTING

HR: B Doran (1, off R Darling; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: B Hatcher (1, off R Aguilera).

HBP: G Davis (1, by R Darling).

TB: B Doran 5; B Hatcher 2; J Cruz; C Reynolds; G Davis; D Walling.

GIDP: A Ashby (1).

RBI: B Doran 2 (2); D Walling 2 (2); J Cruz (1).

2-out RBI: B Doran 2; J Cruz.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: A Ashby 2 (2).

E: C Reynolds (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bass (2, 2nd base off R Darling/G Carter); B Hatcher 2 (3, 2nd base off R Darling/G Carter 2).

CS: B Doran (1, 2nd base by J Orosco/G Carter).

PO: J Cruz (1st base by R Darling).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166   20    2   0   
K Mitchell LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   14    1   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .455 1.174   14   11   2   
G Carter C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .077  .231   13    8   1   
D Strawberry RF               4   1   2   3    0   2  .273  .795   15    1   0   HR
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .432   10    0   3   
T Teufel 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    2   3   
  W Backman 2B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .600    3    0   1   
R Santana SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   10    1   4   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    0   0   
R Darling P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   2   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Dykstra PH-CF             2   1   1   2    0   1  .400 1.255    9    0   0   HR
Totals                       36   6  10   5    0   4              131   27  16

BATTING

HR: L Dykstra (1, off D Smith; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); D Strawberry (1, off B Knepper; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: D Strawberry 5; L Dykstra 4; K Hernandez 2; K Mitchell 2; W Backman; L Mazzilli; R Knight.

RBI: D Strawberry 3 (4); L Dykstra 2 (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knight-T Teufel-K Hernandez.

E: R Knight (1).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Knepper                      7     8   4   3    0   3   1   3.86   30  101-69   43· 9·17   10·12· 4· 1     50    -     0.96  -0.14
C Kerfeld, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-8     4· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.13
D Smith, BS (1), L (0-1)       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1  54.00    3   11-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    4.56  -0.82
Totals                         8.1  10   6   5    0   4   2          36  126-84   53·12·19   12·15· 4· 1           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling                      5     6   4   4    2   5   1   7.20   23   90-55   29· 9·17    9· 4· 2· 0     42    -     0.67  -0.25
R Aguilera                     2     1   1   0    2   1   0   0.00    9   29-14    8· 0· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.05  -0.15
J Orosco, W (1-0)              2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   30-17    7· 4· 6    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.70   0.08
Totals                         9     8   5   4    5   8   1          39  149-86   44·13·29   15· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Darling (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R Darling (1; J Cruz, 1st base).

HBP: R Darling (1; G Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. B Doran              2B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. B Hatcher            CF    2. K Mitchell           LF 
3. D Walling            3B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. G Davis              1B    4. G Carter             C  
5. K Bass               RF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. J Cruz               LF    6. R Knight             3B 
7. A Ashby              C     7. T Teufel             2B 
8. C Reynolds           SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  -2-  2   73% 100% L Dykstra       D Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Backman Scores
   b 6   0  4-1  12-  1   31%  57% D Strawberry    B Knepper       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores/unER
   t 7   0  4-4  1--  1  -16%  28% B Hatcher       R Aguilera      Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Doran to 3B; Hatcher to 1B
   b 9   0  5-4  -2-  6  -16%  27% D Heep          D Smith         Flyball: CF
   t 2   2  0-2  1--  1  -15%  15% B Doran         R Darling       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Reynolds Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   50%  B Hatcher       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  D Walling       Hatcher Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   39%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hatcher Scores
          1--      38%  G Davis         Wild Pitch; Walling to 2B
          -2-  5   36%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  7   40%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  2   30%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Walling Scores; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  3   33%  A Ashby         Cruz Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   31%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   29%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   30%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   28%  C Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--  2   30%  B Knepper       Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  1   15%  B Doran         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Reynolds Scores
          ---  1   15%  B Hatcher       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      14%  D Walling       Hatcher Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   16%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   14%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   13%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   14%  R Knight        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   12%  T Teufel        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   13%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   12%  K Bass          Walk
          1--      11%  J Cruz          Bass Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   13%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   14%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   12%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   11%  R Darling       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   11%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   11%  C Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   12%  B Knepper       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   12%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   10%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   12%  K Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   10%  G Carter        Flyball: RF
          1--  1   12%  D Strawberry    Single; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  5    9%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4    9%  B Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   10%  D Walling       Lineout: 2B
          ---  5    9%  G Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   10%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6    8%  T Teufel        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4    7%  R Santana       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Ron Darling batting 9th
          ---  1    8%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--       9%  M Wilson        Passed Ball; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      -2-  4    7%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5    6%  J Cruz          Walk
   OO     1--  2    8%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  6    7%  C Reynolds      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1    8%  B Knepper       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   11%  K Mitchell      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   17%  K Hernandez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Mitchell to 2B
   R      12-  5   26%  G Carter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mitchell Scores/No RBI; Hernandez to 2B; Carter to 1B
   RRR    12-  1   57%  D Strawberry    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   54%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   52%  T Teufel        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  R Santana       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   44%  B Doran         Walk
          1--  1   28%  B Hatcher       Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Doran to 3B; Hatcher to 1B
   RO     1-3  1   29%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Doran Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   32%  G Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   34%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
                  Lenny Dykstra pinch hits for Rick Aguilera batting 9th
   O      ---  7   29%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   26%  M Wilson        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  3   29%  K Mitchell      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   24%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesse Orosco facing 6-7-8
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Kevin Mitchell pitching and batting 2nd; Mookie Wilson moves to LF; Lenny Dykstra moves to CF
   O      ---  5   26%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   27%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Davey Lopes pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
   O      ---  3   28%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Charlie Kerfeld facing 4-5-6
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Davey Lopes pitching and batting 8th; Dickie Thon replaces Bob Knepper playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   22%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   18%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   15%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
                  Wally Backman replaces Tim Teufel playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   16%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   15%  B Doran         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      17%  B Hatcher       Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-2B-1B)
          ---  6   17%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  6   18%  D Walling       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Smith replaces Charlie Kerfeld pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   31%  W Backman       Single to 1B (Bunt)
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Rafael Santana batting 8th
          1--      42%  D Heep          Passed Ball; Backman to 2B
   O      -2-  6   27%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RR     -2-  2  100%  L Dykstra       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Backman Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation