Tom Seaver Fan Club

August 18, 1986 at Dodger Stadium 

Mets 5, Dodgers 4  (78-41)

The Mets edged the Dodgers to win their second straight game.  The Mets jumped out to a 5-0 lead after five innings only to see the lead nearly disappear as the Dodgers scored four in the bottom of the fifth.  The Mets pen held the Dodgers in check the rest of the way as they escaped with the win.

Darryll Strawberry had a huge game.  He went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Keith Hernandez homered and drove in two runs and Wally Backman scored twice.

Bob Ojeda improved to 13-4 despite only lasting five innings.  Doug Sisk, Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell held the Dodgers scoreless in the final four frames and McDowell earned his thireenth save of the season.