en-us SportSpyder - The Latest New York Mets News https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/news Not surprisingly, some of the Mets' budding young stars excelled this season. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:11:35 GMT Laura Albanese https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58396044 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58396044 true false This would be a major addition for the Mets. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:53:13 GMT Jon Conahan https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395990 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395990 false false The New York Mets didn't have a good first year of the Jorge Polanco position change. In free agency, they could sign someone way more comfortable at the position that doesn't have an injury history. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:53:02 GMT Hunter Cookston https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395988 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395988 false false Final: Mets 6, Red Sox 2 Player of the Game: Gary Carter The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, at Fenway Park on Wednesday, October 22, 1986. Gary Carter went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to lead the way. Ron Darling (1-1) earned the win; Al Nipper took the loss; Jesse Orosco (1) picked up the save. Line Score Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYM 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 12 0 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1 New York Mets Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lenny Dykstra CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .333 Wally Backman 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Gary Carter C 4 2 3 3 0 1 .250 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Ray Knight 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .200 Danny Heep DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Mookie Wilson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .150 Rafael Santana SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Totals 36 6 12 6 1 4 BATTING 2B: Strawberry (2, Nipper); Carter (3, Nipper). HR: Carter 2 (2, 4th inning off Nipper, 1 on, 1 out, 8th inning off Crawford, 0 on, 1 out); Dykstra (3, 7th inning off Crawford, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Backman 2; Carter 10; Dykstra 4; Knight 2; Strawberry 3; Wilson 2. RBI: Carter 3 (9); Dykstra 2 (6); Knight (4). 2-out RBI: Dykstra 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez; Dykstra. GIDP: Heep. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Backman (2, 2nd base off Nipper/Gedman); Wilson 2 (4, 2nd base off Crawford/Gedman, 2nd base off Stanley/Gedman). CS: Strawberry (1, 2nd base by Crawford/Gedman). FIELDING Outfield assists: Wilson (Gedman at 2nd base). Boston Red Sox Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .383 Bill Buckner 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Jim Rice LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .217 Don Baylor DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Dwight Evans RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .214 Rich Gedman C 4 0 3 0 0 0 .311 Dave Henderson CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 .304 Spike Owen SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .387 Mike Greenwell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Ed Romero SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 7 5 BATTING 2B: Barrett (3, Darling); Gedman (2, Darling); Rice (2, McDowell). TB: Barrett 3; Evans; Gedman 4; Rice 2. RBI: Evans (7); Henderson (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boggs 2; Evans 2; Buckner 2. SF: Henderson. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING E: Gedman (1, throw). Outfield assists: Rice (Carter at home). DP: 3 (Buckner-Owen-Buckner; Rice-Gedman; Gedman-Barrett). New York Mets Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Ron Darling (W) 7.0 4 0 0 6 4 1.89 Roger McDowell 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1.54 Jesse Orosco (SV) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 2.38 Boston Red Sox Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Al Nipper (L) 6.0 7 3 3 1 2 4.50 Steve Crawford 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 5.06 Bob Stanley 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2.31 Strikeouts Batter Pitcher # Type Count Pitch Carter Nipper 5 Called Strike 2-2 — Henderson Darling 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Rice Darling 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Baylor Darling 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Santana Nipper 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Henderson Darling 4 Called Strike 1-2 — Santana Crawford 3 Called Strike 0-2 — Knight Crawford 3 Swinging Strike 0-2 — Rice Orosco 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 — #: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on. Scoring Plays T4: Gary Carter hits a home run (1). Wally Backman scores. (NYM 2, BOS 0) T4: Ray Knight singles on a line drive to center fielder Dave Henderson. Darryl Strawberry scores. (NYM 3, BOS 0) T7: Lenny Dykstra hits a home run (2). Mookie Wilson scores. (NYM 5, BOS 0) T8: Gary Carter hits a home run (2). (NYM 6, BOS 0) B8: Dwight Evans singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lenny Dykstra. Jim Rice scores. (NYM 6, BOS 1) B8: Dave Henderson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Darryl Strawberry. Dwight Evans scores. (NYM 6, BOS 2) Statcast Swing & Misses Pitcher # Ron Darling 10 Al Nipper 5 Steve Crawford 4 Jesse Orosco 2 Roger McDowell 1 Game Info Groundouts-flyouts: Darling 2-4; McDowell 0-1; Orosco 2-0; Nipper 4-1; Crawford 0-1; Stanley 0-1. Batters faced: Darling 30; McDowell 6; Orosco 4; Nipper 24; Crawford 9; Stanley 4. Inherited runners-scored: Orosco 2-0. Umpires: HP: Joe Brinkman. 1B: Ed Montague. First pitch: 8:25 PM. T: 3:22. Att: 33,920. Venue: Fenway Park. October 22, 1986 Game Highlights Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Dykstra's homer off Evans' glove Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Carter homers twice in Game 4 Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Ron Darling's Game 4 start Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:11:13 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395679 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395679 false false What did Boone say? Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:06:56 GMT Jon Conahan https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395662 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395662 false false Mets No. 28 prospect Bruin Agbayani rips an RBI double for Surprise in Arizona Fall League action Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:25:20 GMT @Mets https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395510 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395510 false false Mets No. 13 prospect Cole Mathis hits a two-run double for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:24:57 GMT @Mets https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395509 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395509 false false Here are the top Stories from every Major League team courtesy from our friends at . Note - this page updates throughout the day - come back later today for the latest news. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:19:15 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395478 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58395478 false false The Arizona Fall League is here with the Mets prospects playing for the Surprise Saguaros. 1B/3B , SS , INF , INF; RHP , RHP , RHP , RHP , RHP . Follow the action here at Mets News and Links. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:40:14 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394699 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394699 false false Final: Yankees 4, Mets 3 Player of the Game: Jose Vizcaino The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets, 4-3, at Yankee Stadium I on Saturday, October 21, 2000. Jose Vizcaino went 4-for-6 with 1 RBI to lead the way. Mike Stanton (2-0) earned the win; Turk Wendell took the loss. Line Score Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 New York Mets Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Timo Perez RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 6 0 1 1 0 2 .333 Mike Piazza DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Todd Zeile 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .263 Robin Ventura 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Benny Agbayani LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .361 Joe McEwing LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Jay Payton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .171 Todd Pratt C 2 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Mike Bordick SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 Bubba Trammell PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .250 Kurt Abbott SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Totals 43 3 10 3 1 10 BATTING 2B: Agbayani (4, Pettitte); Zeile (5, Pettitte); Abbott (1, Rivera). TB: Abbott 2; Agbayani 3; Alfonzo, E; Payton; Perez, T; Piazza; Trammell; Zeile 3. RBI: Alfonzo, E (10); Trammell 2 (2). 2-out RBI: Alfonzo, E. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bordick; Alfonzo, E 3; Piazza. SAC: Bordick. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: Piazza (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada). PO: Piazza (1st base by Pettitte). FIELDING Pickoffs: Leiter (Knoblauch at 1st base). DP: (Alfonzo, E-Abbott-Zeile). New York Yankees Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Chuck Knoblauch DH 4 1 0 1 1 1 .250 Derek Jeter SS 4 1 1 0 2 2 .267 David Justice LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 .229 Clay Bellinger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Glenallen Hill LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Bernie Williams CF 4 0 0 0 2 1 .319 Tino Martinez 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 .360 Jorge Posada C 5 0 1 0 1 1 .195 Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 1 0 2 1 .233 Scott Brosius 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Luis Polonia PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 Luis Sojo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Jose Vizcaino 2B 6 0 4 1 0 1 .750 Totals 44 4 12 4 9 8 BATTING 2B: Justice (3, Leiter); Posada (4, Wendell). TB: Brosius; Jeter; Justice 2; Martinez 2; O'Neill; Polonia; Posada 2; Vizcaino 4. RBI: Justice 2 (11); Knoblauch (4); Vizcaino (3). 2-out RBI: Vizcaino. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada 2; Brosius; Jeter; Knoblauch; Hill 2. SF: Knoblauch. GIDP: O'Neill. Team RISP: 3-for-12. Team LOB: 15. BASERUNNING CS: Knoblauch (1, 2nd base by Leiter/Pratt). PO: Knoblauch (1st base by Leiter). FIELDING Outfield assists: Justice (Perez, T at home). Pickoffs: Pettitte (Piazza at 1st base). New York Mets Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Al Leiter 7.0 5 2 2 3 7 2.86 John Franco 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3.18 Armando Benítez 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 3.86 Dennis Cook 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Glendon Rusch 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 Turk Wendell (L) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 2.08 New York Yankees Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Andy Pettitte 6.2 8 3 3 1 4 3.65 Jeff Nelson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 4.26 Mariano Rivera 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0.77 Mike Stanton (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 1.42 Strikeouts Batter Pitcher # Type Count Pitch Jeter Leiter 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Ventura Pettitte 8 Swinging Strike 2-2 — Agbayani Pettitte 4 Called Strike 0-2 — Vizcaino Leiter 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Williams Leiter 5 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Martinez Leiter 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Pratt Pettitte 3 Called Strike 0-2 — Bordick Pettitte 3 Swinging Strike 0-2 — Posada Leiter 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 — O'Neill Leiter 6 Called Strike 1-2 — Knoblauch Leiter 7 Swinging Strike 2-2 — Alfonzo Rivera 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Jeter Benítez 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Piazza Rivera 6 Called Strike 2-2 — Zeile Rivera 8 Called Strike 2-2 — Pratt Stanton 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Perez Stanton 4 Swinging Strike 0-2 — Alfonzo Stanton 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 — #: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on. Scoring Plays B6: David Justice doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Jay Payton. Chuck Knoblauch scores. Derek Jeter scores. (NYM 0, NYY 2) T7: Bubba Trammell singles on a line drive to left fielder David Justice. Benny Agbayani scores. Jay Payton scores. Todd Pratt to 2nd. (NYM 2, NYY 2) T7: Edgardo Alfonzo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Scott Brosius. Todd Pratt scores. Bubba Trammell to 3rd. (NYM 3, NYY 2) B9: Chuck Knoblauch out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Joe McEwing. Paul O'Neill scores. (NYM 3, NYY 3) B12: Jose Vizcaino singles on a line drive to left fielder Joe McEwing. Tino Martinez scores. Jorge Posada to 3rd. Paul O'Neill to 2nd. (NYM 3, NYY 4) Statcast Swing & Misses Pitcher # Al Leiter 11 Mike Stanton 9 Andy Pettitte 7 Armando Benítez 3 Jeff Nelson 3 Game Info WP: Rusch, G 2. IBB: Williams (by Leiter); Posada (by Rusch, G); O'Neill (by Wendell). HBP: Pratt 2 (by Pettitte, by Rivera). Groundouts-flyouts: Leiter 8-4; Franco 0-3; Benítez 0-2; Cook 0-0; Rusch, G 2-1; Wendell 1-1; Pettitte 7-3; Nelson 0-2; Rivera 1-2; Stanton 1-2. Batters faced: Leiter 28; Franco 4; Benítez 6; Cook 2; Rusch, G 7; Wendell 7; Pettitte 28; Nelson 5; Rivera 8; Stanton 6. Inherited runners-scored: Rusch, G 2-0; Wendell 2-0; Nelson 2-1. Umpires: HP: Ed Montague.... Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:24:01 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394885 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394885 false false Final: Mets 8, Cubs 3 Player of the Game: Lucas Duda The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Lucas Duda went 3-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI to lead the way. Bartolo Colon (1-0) earned the win; Jason Hammel took the loss. Line Score Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYM 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 11 0 CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 New York Mets Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Curtis Granderson RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .303 David Wright 3B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .167 Daniel Murphy 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 .421 Yoenis Cespedes CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 Juan Lagares CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .385 Lucas Duda 1B 4 1 3 5 1 0 .214 Travis d'Arnaud C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .206 Michael Conforto LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Bartolo Colon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Addison Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyler Clippard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Michael Cuddyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Jeurys Familia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilmer Flores SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .292 Steven Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kirk Nieuwenhuis LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 36 8 11 8 5 10 BATTING 2B: Duda 2 (2, Wood, T, Rondón); Murphy, D (2, Strop). 3B: Flores (1, Cahill). HR: Duda (1, 1st inning off Hammel, 2 on, 2 out); d'Arnaud (3, 1st inning off Hammel, 0 on, 2 out); Murphy, D (7, 8th inning off Rodney, 1 on, 2 out). TB: d'Arnaud 4; Duda 8; Flores 4; Granderson; Murphy, D 8. RBI: d'Arnaud (6); Duda 5 (6); Murphy, D 2 (11). 2-out RBI: Duda 5; Murphy, D 2; d'Arnaud. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: d'Arnaud; Flores 3; Wright; Matz 2. SAC: Lagares. Team RISP: 2-for-13. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Granderson (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Ross, D); Flores (1, 2nd base off Hammel/Ross, D). Chicago Cubs Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dexter Fowler CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Jorge Soler RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 .474 Kris Bryant 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 .176 Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Starlin Castro SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Kyle Schwarber LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .333 Javier Báez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Fernando Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Héctor Rondón P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chris Coghlan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Jason Hammel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Travis Wood P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clayton Richard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Austin Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Trevor Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pedro Strop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tommy La Stella 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 David Ross C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Miguel Montero C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .095 Totals 33 3 6 3 4 8 BATTING 2B: Soler 2 (3, Matz, Clippard). HR: Bryant (2, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Bryant 4; Fowler; Rizzo; Soler 5. RBI: Bryant 2 (5); Schwarber (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bryant; Fowler; Báez, J 2. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7. New York Mets Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Steven Matz 4.2 4 1 1 2 4 3.72 Bartolo Colon (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 3.38 Addison Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Tyler Clippard 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 5.79 Jeurys Familia 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 Chicago Cubs Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Jason Hammel (L) 1.1 4 5 5 2 1 14.54 Travis Wood 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 4.70 Clayton Richard 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 Trevor Cahill 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 Pedro Strop 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 1.80 Fernando Rodney 1.0 1 2 2 1 2 10.80 Héctor Rondón 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3.60 Strikeouts Batter Pitcher # Type Count Pitch Wright Hammel 3 Foul Tip 0-2 88.5 mph Sinker Soler Matz 3 Swinging Strike 0-2 85.2 mph Changeup Bryant Matz 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 80.0 mph Curveball Cespedes Wood 5 Called Strike 2-2 92.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball d'Arnaud Wood 5 Swinging Strike (Blocked) 1-2 80.8 mph Slider Castro Matz 4 Swinging Strike 0-2 81.7 mph Curveball Matz Wood 5 Called Strike 2-2 91.6 mph Four-Seam Fastball Lagares Richard 4 Called Strike 0-2 94.9 mph Sinker Conforto Richard 4 Swinging Strike 0-2 84.8 mph Slider Jackson Matz 3 Called Strike 0-2 93.4 mph Sinker Bryant Colon 6 Swinging Strike 3-2 87.9 mph Sinker Johnson Strop 6 Swinging Strike 2-2 84.5 mph Slider Montero Reed 4 Swinging Strike 1-2 93.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball Nieuwenhuis Rodney 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 82.3 mph Changeup Granderson Rodney 5 Swinging Strike 1-2 82.7 mph Changeup Schwarber Clippard 5 Swinging Strike 1-2 92.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball Cuddyer Rondón 5 Swinging Strike (Blocked) 2-2 86.9 mph Slider Fowler Familia 9 Called Strike 3-2 97.6 mph Sinker #: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on. Scoring Plays T1: Lucas Duda homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Curtis Granderson scores. Yoenis Cespedes scores. (NYM 3, CHC 0) T1: Travis d'Arnaud homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. (NYM 4, CHC 0) T2: Lucas Duda doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. David Wright scores. Daniel Murphy scores. (NYM 6, CHC 0) B4: Kyle Schwarber grounds out to first baseman Lucas Duda. Jorge Soler scores. Kris Bryant to 3rd. Anthony Rizzo to 2nd. (NYM 6, CHC 1) T8: Daniel Murphy homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. David Wright scores. (NYM 8, CHC 1) B8: Kris Bryant homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jorge Soler scores. (NYM 8, CHC 3) Statcast Top Exit Velocity Batter Result MPH Kyle ... Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:40:31 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394701 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394701 false false Final: Mets 7, Red Sox 1 Player of the Game: Lenny Dykstra The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, at Fenway Park on Tuesday, October 21, 1986. Lenny Dykstra went 4-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Bob Ojeda (2-0) earned the win; Oil Can Boyd took the loss. Line Score Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYM 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 13 0 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 New York Mets Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lenny Dykstra CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .353 Wally Backman 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .267 Keith Hernandez 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .270 Gary Carter C 5 1 2 3 0 0 .200 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .188 Ray Knight 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .161 Danny Heep DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 .200 Kevin Mitchell PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Mookie Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Rafael Santana SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Totals 39 7 13 7 1 4 BATTING 2B: Carter (2, Boyd); Knight (1, Sambito). HR: Dykstra (2, 1st inning off Boyd, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Backman; Carter 3; Dykstra 7; Heep; Hernandez 2; Knight 2; Santana; Strawberry. RBI: Carter 3 (6); Dykstra (4); Heep 2 (3); Knight (3). 2-out RBI: Carter 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Santana 2; Carter. GIDP: Carter. Team RISP: 4-for-15. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING DP: (Backman-Santana-Hernandez). Boston Red Sox Batting Batter AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wade Boggs 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .372 Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Jim Rice LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Rich Gedman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Dave Henderson CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .350 Spike Owen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 BATTING 2B: Baylor (4, Ojeda). TB: Barrett 2; Baylor 2; Boggs; Henderson. RBI: Barrett (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gedman 2; Rice; Buckner. GIDP: Owen. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING PB: Gedman (1). DP: (Owen-Buckner). New York Mets Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bob Ojeda (W) 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 2.14 Roger McDowell 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Boston Red Sox Pitching Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO ERA Oil Can Boyd (L) 7.0 9 6 6 1 3 5.66 Joe Sambito 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 13.50 Bob Stanley 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2.53 Strikeouts Batter Pitcher # Type Count Pitch Strawberry Boyd 7 Swinging Strike 3-2 — Wilson Boyd 3 Swinging Strike 0-2 — Backman Boyd 4 Called Strike 1-2 — Rice Ojeda 7 Called Strike 3-2 — Gedman Ojeda 5 Called Strike 2-2 — Buckner Ojeda 4 Swinging Strike 0-2 — Henderson Ojeda 5 Swinging Strike 2-2 — Evans Ojeda 5 Swinging Strike 1-2 — Gedman Ojeda 6 Called Strike 3-2 — Wilson Stanley 9 Swinging Strike 2-2 — #: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on. Scoring Plays T1: Lenny Dykstra hits a home run (1). (NYM 1, BOS 0) T1: Gary Carter doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Dave Henderson. Wally Backman scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. (NYM 2, BOS 0) T1: Danny Heep singles on a line drive to center fielder Dave Henderson. Keith Hernandez scores. Gary Carter scores. Ray Knight to 2nd. (NYM 4, BOS 0) B3: Marty Barrett singles on a ground ball to left fielder Mookie Wilson. Dave Henderson scores. Wade Boggs to 2nd. (NYM 4, BOS 1) T7: Gary Carter singles on a line drive to left fielder Jim Rice. Rafael Santana scores. Lenny Dykstra scores. Gary Carter out at 2nd, catcher Rich Gedman to second baseman Marty Barrett to first baseman Bill Buckner to shortstop Spike Owen. Keith Hernandez to 2nd. (NYM 6, BOS 1) T8: Ray Knight doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Jim Rice. Darryl Strawberry scores. (NYM 7, BOS 1) Statcast Swing & Misses Pitcher # Oil Can Boyd 14 Bob Ojeda 5 Roger McDowell 1 Bob Stanley 1 Game Info WP: Ojeda; Sambito. Groundouts-flyouts: Ojeda 3-1; McDowell 0-0; Boyd 2-2; Sambito 0-0; Stanley 2-0. Batters faced: Ojeda 28; McDowell 6; Boyd 31; Sambito 2; Stanley 7. Inherited runners-scored: Stanley 1-0. Umpires: 1B: Joe Brinkman. 2B: Ed Montague. Weather: 60 degrees, Unknown. First pitch: 8:35 PM. T: 2:58. Att: 33,595. Venue: Fenway Park. October 21, 1986 Game Highlights Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Heep's two-run single Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Knight's RBI double Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Carter doubles New York's lead Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Carter's two-run single Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Mets come alive in Game 3 Your browser does not support HTML5 video. . Dykstra's leadoff home run Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:40:21 GMT John From Albany https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394700 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394700 false false The Mets’ 27-22 record after the trade deadline works out to an 89-win pace, the kind of season that will usually get you to the playoffs. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:52:33 GMT Mike Puma https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394106 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58394106 true false The World Series kicks off on Friday as the Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-seven-game-series. While the two teams battle fo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:06:25 GMT Tommy Kelson https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58393735 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/articles/58393735 false false