Tom Seaver Fan Club

July 23, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 3, Reds 2  (63-28)

The Mets completed their sweep of the Cincinnati Reds as they combined solid pitching with timely hitting.  Ron Darling yielded two runs on two solo shots in the bottom of the third, but he calmed down to hold the Reds to only five hits in eight innings of work.

In the top of the fifth, the Mets cut the Reds lead to a single run when Tim Teufel doubled home Rafael Santana.  Then in the top of the eighth, Kevin Mitchell hit a two run shot to give the Mets a one run lead that would stand.

Roger McDowell threw a perfect ninth inning to earn his ninth save of the season.  Darling won his tenth game of the season.