Tom Seaver Fan Club

July 7, 1986 at Shea Stadium

Reds 7, Mets 6  (55-23)

The Mets lost a hitfest as both teams combined for thirty hits.  The Red took an early 3-0 lead and the Mets came back to tie it with three of their own.  The Reds then took a one run lead in the sixth which the Mets matched in the bottom half of the inning.  But then in the seventh they were on the short end of things as the Reds scored three and the Mets only answered with two runs.

Darryl Strawberry hit his thirteenth homer of the season and he scored two runs.  Rick Aguilera and Howard Johnson also homered and Len Dykstra went three for five with a run.

Aguilera was hit hard.  He went only 5 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on eleven hits.  Randy Niemann fared even worse as he gave up two runs on two hits while only getting on batter out.  He dropped to 1-3 on the season.