 Kọ ìlọsíwájú fún ìpínrọ yìí - Àṣeyọrí tí ó tayọ ti Scott tẹsíwájú nínú ìdíje náà, nígbà tí Houston dojú kọ Ológun Ìpínlẹ Ìlà Oòrùn New York Mets nínú ìdíje National League Championship Series 1986 : ó ṣe tán. Awọn Astros padanu awọn jara, 4 ere si 2, ṣugbọn awọn iṣẹgun Astros mejeeji jẹ ẹwà ti Scott ti o ni agbara ti o ni agbara ni Awọn ere 1 ati 4. Awọn Mets fi ariyanjiyan wọn han ni ariyanjiyan pe Scott n ṣe ayẹwo baseball si awọn oniroyin lakoko jara. So dominating was Scott in those two games  0.50 ERA, 19 strikeouts, 8 hits and only one walk in 18 innings  that the Mets considered Game 6 something of a must win; a loss would have meant facing an apparently unbeatable Mike Scott in Game 7 in the Astrodome.   Awọn Mets ṣẹgun Ere 6 ni awọn innings 16, ti o ṣe itọsọna ibẹrẹ Scott miiran, lati ṣẹgun pent liigi. 