The Mets needed each of those three runs as Houston rallied once again when with one out, Davey Lopes drew a pinch-hit walk, followed by Bill Doran's single. Hatcher then singled in Lopes to make it 7–5, after which Denny Walling hit into a fielder's choice for the second out. Davis followed with a single to centerfield that landed in front of a charging Dykstra, that brought home Doran to cut it to 7–6 and moved Walling into scoring position. Now with the tying run in scoring position and the winning run at first base, would-be Game 7 starter Mike Scott looming in the dugout, and Orosco on a full count, Orosco managed to strike out Bass to end the threat, the game and the series and send the Mets to a World Series duel with the Boston Red Sox, winning them their first pennant in 13 years.