GAME 4 - “O Yeah” – Mets 3, Reds 0

9/5 - GAME 4 - Shea Stadium
Mets 3, Reds 0
Pat Darcy vs Bobby Ojeda
The best kept secret in New York in 1986 was Bobby Ojeda, simply known to the fans as "Bobby O".  Ojeda, who was a sub .500 pitcher before coming to New York in the offseason found lightning in a bottle and posted an 18-5 record with the best ERA on the staff.  If the Reds took him lightly they would be sadly mistaken as Bobby O spent 8 innings throwing junk that confounded the Hall of Fame hitters on the Big Red Machine.  Ojeda would leave the game after tossing 8 shutout innings, while scattering 4 hits.  Cincy never had a runner advance past second.  Backed up by an RBI double from Mex and a RBI single from Backman in the first as well as an RBI single by Nails in the 4th, Ojeda made a 3-0 lead seem like 30-0.  Roger McDowell would come on in the 9th and give up a lead off single to Rose.  The sinkerballing specialist then got Foster to ground into an around the horn 5-4-3 DP and for good measure got one more groundball out when Doggie hit a one hopper to Santana at short to end it.
Mets win series 3-1