August 14, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 4, Cardinals 3 (76-37)
The Mets took the first game of their double header with the Cardinals in a back and forth game. Terry Pendleton took Ron Darling deep to give the Cards a 1-0 lead, but the Mets answered in the bottom half of the inning when Ray Knight scored on Rafael Santana’s fielders choice.
The Cardinals took the lead again in the fifth on Vince Coleman’s RBI single and the score would stand at 2-1 until the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Mookie Wilson doubled and then Kevin Mitchell hit his tenth homerun of the season to give the Mets their first lead of the game.
Things got out of control quickly in the ninth for the Mets. Jesse Orosco proceeded to load the bases up with one out, then Rafael Santana made an error that tied the game up. Roger McDowell took over and in what might have been a squeez play attempt, Andy Van Slyke was caught stealing home. Ozzie Smith then grounded to third to end the inning.
The Mets wasted little time in the bottom of the ninth to put this game away. Rafael Santana went from goat to hero by doubling to lead things off but Wally Backman failed to move him over with his bunt attempt. Mookie Wilson singled and Santana tried scoring from second, but Vince Coleman gunned him down at the plate. Fortunately Wilson moved to second and then scored on Kevin Mitchell’s single to end the game.
August 14, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Cardinals 5, Mets 1 (76-38)
The Mets came up flat in the second game of their doubleheader against the Cardinals. Ricky Horton held the Mets to a single run on only three hits and two walks. The one run came on an RBI single by Tim Teufel.
Rick Anderson got off to a rough start in the first inning by giving up three runs, two of which came on a two run shot by Tom Herr. In all, he went six innings and gave up four runs on six this. Doug Sisk gave up an unearned run in his two innings of work and Randy Myers finished the game up without giving up a hit in the ninth.
