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August 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 2, Mets 1  (76-41)

The Mets lost their fourth straight game in the front end of a Sunday doubleheader.  John Tudor held the Mets in check as they only managed to get Keith Hernandez across the plate on Tim Teufel’s sac. fly.

Rick Aguilera’s start was cut short but the pen really picked things up.  Rick Anderson, Doug Sisk and Jesse Orosco held the Cardinals to one run on four hits in 7 2/3 innings of work.  Unfortunately that one run was the deciding factor.

August 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium

Mets 9, Cardinals 2  (77-41)

The Mets ended their four game skid by pounding the Cardinals in the second game of their double header.  Danny Heep, Tim Teufel and Lenny Dykstra all homered for the Mets in the eleven hit, nine run attack.

Randy Niemann got the start for the Met in their sixth game in four days.  He improved to 2-3 and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits through six innings of work.  Roger McDowell pitched the final three frames and gave up only one hit to earn his 12th save of the season.