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1986Ā ā€“Ā Mike ScottĀ strikes out eight batters in a 2-1 victory over the Giants, finishing the season with 306 strikeouts. His bid for a second consecutive no-hitter is broken up with a leadoff double in the seventh by Will Clark. Houston rallies with a run in the ninth then a solo homer byĀ Bill DoranĀ for the game-winner.Ā 

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1986Ā ā€“Ā Mike ScottĀ strikes out eight batters in a 2-1 victory over the Giants, finishing the season with 306 strikeouts. His bid for a second consecutive no-hitter is broken up with a leadoff double in the seventh by Will Clark. Houston rallies with a run in the ninth then a solo homer byĀ Bill DoranĀ for the game-winner.Ā 

Dwight Gooden, facing his last batter of the season, registers his 200th strikeout of the season when Luis Rivera looks at a third strike for the final out in the eighth inning of the Metsā€™ 8-2 victory over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. The Metsā€™ phenom becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to reach the coveted plateau in each of his first three seasons.

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Dwight Gooden, facing his last batter of the season, registers his 200th strikeout of the season when Luis Rivera looks at a third strike for the final out in the eighth inning of the Metsā€™ 8-2 victory over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. The Metsā€™ phenom becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to reach the coveted plateau in each of his first three seasons.

Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly establishes a new team record, collecting his 232nd hit of the season to break the 1927 mark set by Earl Combs. ā€˜Donnie Baseballā€™ will finish the season with a league-leading 238 hits.

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Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly establishes a new team record, collecting his 232nd hit of the season to break the 1927 mark set by Earl Combs. ā€˜Donnie Baseballā€™ will finish the season with a league-leading 238 hits.