No one thought game five could be overthrown as far as excitement goes, yet game six did it. If you bet the Mets v. Houston matchups would be legendary, you might want to try casino games. Seems instinct was on your side. Here You'll find the game's high-lights, a recap of the 16 inning thriller from Houston.

It started with Bob Ojeda against Bob Knepper. No one, not Nostradomus, the Great Oz or odds predictor gambling software, saw what was coming. The Mets went down in order but the Astros were all over Ojeda.  Bill Doran led the astros off with a single and was forced by Billy Hatcher.  Phil Garner then drove Hatcher home with a double and Garner scored on Glenn Davis’ single.  Kevin Bass walked and then Davis scored on Jose Cruz’s single.  So in the blink of an eye, the Mets were down 3-0. My pal Greg called to say he was headed to Vegas. His parting words: “Planning Casino Vacation Tip #1: Bet the underdog for a big payday.” Smart guy, Greg.

After eight innings it looked bad for the Mets, as Bob Knepper completely shut them down.  In the meantime, Ojeda calmed down and didn’t yield a run through his next four innings.  Rick Aguilera took over  and gave up only a single hit through the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.  The Mets then entered the ninth, still down by three runs and time was running out.

Lenny Dykstra led off the ninth with a triple and scored on Mookie Wilson’s single.  Wilson moved to second on Kevin Mitchell’s ground out and then scored on Keith Hernandez’s double.  Dave Smith came in to pitch for Knepper and walked Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry.  Then Ray Knight came up huge with a fly ball deep enough to score Hernandez.  Wally Backman was given a free pass but Danny Heep struck out to end the inning with the score-board showing 3-3.

Roger McDowell then pitched five innings of one hit ball to hold the Astros to their three runs through the thirteenth inning.  The Astros needed three relievers to get that far and when the top of the fourteenth came around, Aurelio Lopez was throwing for the Astros and Jesse Orosco had reliever McDowell.

Gary Carter led off the fourteenth with a single and Strawberry walked.  Knight then failed to bunt the batters over and Carter was forced out at third.  Then Backman singled and he gave the Mets their first lead of the game, al beit by a single run.

Orosco struck out Doran to start the bottom of the fourteenth but then Billy Hatcher came up huge with a solo shot to tie the game.  Orosco got out of the inning with no further damage but the game continued.

Neither team threatened in the fifteenth, but in the sixteenth, all hell broke lose.  Strawberry led off the inning with a double and he scored on Ray Knight’s single.  Jeff Calhoun replaced Lopez and he then threw a wild pitch that moved Knight to third.  Backman walked, but then another wild pitched scored Knight and pushed Backman to second.  Orosco moved Backman to third on a bunt and Lenny Dykstra singled home Backman to give the Mets a three run lead.  They’d need every single one of those three runs.

Orosco got into trouble early. He did strike out Craig Reynolds to start things but Davey Lopes then walked and he moved to second on Doran’s single.  Lopes scored on Hatcher’s single and Doran moved to third when Denny Walling forced Hatcher out at second base.  Glenn Davis singled home Doran to cut the lead to one, but Orosco buckled down and struck out Kevin Bass to end the game and the series.

The Mets would go up against the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.