July 29, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Mets 3, Cubs 0 (66-30)
Ron Darling threw a gem as the Mets won the first game of their doubleheader with the Cubs. Darling improved to 11-3 with the complete game six hit shutout and he struck out eight batters.
Ironically, the Mets were outhit but they made what they could of the baserunners they had. They scored all three runs in the fourth inning. Lenny Dykstra drove in two with a single and Tim Teufel drove home Dykstra with a double.
July 29, 1986 at Shea Stadium
Cubs 2, Mets 1 (66-31)
The Cubs managed a split in their double header with the Mets by edging them in a pitchers dual. (Rookie) Jamie Moyer held the Mets to one run on six hits and Lee Smith slammed the door on the Mets in the final two innings. Rick Anderson pitched six solid innings but it was reliever Doug Sisk who gave up the go ahead run in the seventh.
George Foster drove home the only for the Mets with an RBI single in the sixth. Mookie Wilson had two of the Mets’ six hits.
