 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1988, Gooden akarekodha chinyorwa che189 apo Mets yakadzokera kupostseason. Mumutambo wokutanga weNLCSKurwisana neLos Angeles Dodgers, Gooden akaenzaniswa naOrel Hershiser, uyo akanga achangopedza mwaka wenguva dzose ane 59-innings isina chinangwa. Gooden akarova zvakanaka, achibvumira 4 hits chete uye achinyora 10 strikeouts, asi akasiya mushure mematanho manomwe achitevera 20. Mumutambo wechina, Gooden akapinda muchikamu chechipfumbamwe aine 4x2 uye mukana wekupa Mets yake 3x1 mukana mune akateedzana. Asi akabvumira Mike Scioscia kuti arove homerun, uye Dodgers yakazopedzisira yakunda mutambo wacho mumainnings gumi nemaviri, uyewo nhevedzano yacho, mitambo mina ku3. 