A three-run homer by Wayne Garrett in the eighth inning gave the Mets a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Garrett's blow, cracking a 2-2 tie, followed singles by John Milner and Ed Kranepool. Cito Gaston drove in both of the Padres' runs with a single and homer. Singles by Willie Mays and Felix Millan, together with a grounder by Milner, produced the Mets' first run and their second scored on a triple by Jim Fregosi and sacrifice fly by Ron Hodges. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   5 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Locklear lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Mays cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .123
J. Morales cf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .250        Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Anderson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .240      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Gaston rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .305      Milner 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .234
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Kranepool lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Thomas ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .216
R. Morales 2b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Fregosi ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .222
Arlin p               2   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Hodges c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .143

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   7             Totals               33   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 27,524
Left on Base: Padres 5, Mets 7
DP: Padres 1, Mets 1
Errors: Locklear
Triples: Fregosi (1)
Home Runs: Gaston (5), Garrett (4)
Caught Stealing: J. Morales (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1)
GIDP: Anderson (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(2-4)            7.2  10   5   5   2   2   1  35   6.29
Troedson                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.93
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   1  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(4-8)          9     6   2   2   3   7   1  34   3.99
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Locklear walked; J. Morales popped to second;
Anderson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Locklear out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets
0.

METS 1ST: Mays singled to left; Millan singled to center [Mays
to second]; Staub walked [Mays to third, Millan to second];
Milner forced Staub (second to shortstop) [Millan to third, Mays
scored]; Kranepool lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Milner out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Gaston grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi
singled to left; Hodges reached on an error by Locklear [Fregosi
to third, Hodges to second]; Matlack walked; Mays popped to
catcher in foul territory; Millan forced Matlack (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas popped to second; R. Morales grounded out
(third to first); Arlin singled to left; Locklear grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Staub flied to left; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Mets 1.

PADRES 4TH: J. Morales singled to left; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [J. Morales to second]; Colbert flied to
right [J. Morales to third]; Gaston singled to center [J.
Morales scored]; Kendall forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett flied to right; Fregosi tripled to right;
Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fregosi scored]; Matlack
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Mets 2.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; R.
Morales struck out; Arlin walked; Locklear was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Mays flied to left; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Mets 2.

PADRES 6TH: J. Morales grounded out (second to first); Anderson
flied to right; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Milner flied to center; Kranepool singled to right;
Garrett forced Kranepool (second to shortstop); Fregosi singled
to left [Garrett to third]; Hodges flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 2.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston homered; Kendall walked; Thomas out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kendall to second]; R.
Morales was called out on strikes; Arlin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Mays struck out;
Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 2.

PADRES 8TH: Locklear popped to second; J. Morales singled to
left; J. Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
singled to right; Kranepool singled to right [Milner to third];
Garrett homered [Milner scored, Kranepool scored]; Fregosi
popped to first in foul territory; Hodges singled to right;
TROEDSON REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Matlack was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 5.

PADRES 9TH: HAHN REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); Colbert struck out;
Gaston grounded out (third to first); Kendall singled to left;
Thomas flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 5.