Given a big lift by George Foster, who drove in one run, scored another and cut down a runner at the plate, Clay Kirby improved his record to 4-3 on a neat seven-hitter as the Reds whipped the Mets, 5-2. Foster doubled and scored on Andy Kosco's single in the second. Tony Perez singled and tallied on Dave Concepcion's third-inning double, and the Reds increased their lead to 3-0 when Kosco singled and sped home on singles by Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench in the fourth. Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2Game Played on Monday, June 3, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumReds 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 Mets 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .155 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .322 Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Bench c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .272 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Perez 1b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .292 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Concepcion ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Milner 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Rettenmund rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .259 Schneck cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Grote c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Foster cf,rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Martinez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Kosco 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .200 Matlack p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 Chaney 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Kirby p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .087 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 Totals 39 5 12 5 5 4 Totals 33 2 7 2 4 0 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 23,065 Left on Base: Reds 12, Mets 9 DP: Reds 0, Mets 0 Errors: Kosco Doubles: Foster (7), Concepcion (14), Rettenmund (2) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (9) Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(4-3) 9 7 2 1 4 0 0 38 3.95 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 0 0 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(5-3) 7 11 5 5 5 4 0 37 2.51 Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.74 Totals 9 12 5 5 5 4 0 44 Wild Pitches: Matlack 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan flied out to left; Bench forced Rose (third to second); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to left; Millan flied out to center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Foster doubled to left; Kosco singled to left [Foster scored]; Kirby walked [Kosco to second]; Rose forced Kirby (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (third to first); Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Schneck grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Morgan struck out; Bench struck out; Perez singled to center; Concepcion doubled to right [Perez scored]; Concepcion stole third; Rettenmund walked; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Grote popped to third; Martinez singled to left; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Martinez to second]; Garrett walked; Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Kosco walked; Kirby was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to right; Morgan singled to left [Kosco to second]; Bench singled to left [Kosco scored, Morgan to second]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Jones flied out to left; Staub flied out to left; Milner walked; Schneck singled to center [Milner to third]; Grote singled to center [Milner scored, Schneck to second]; Martinez reached on an error by Kosco [Schneck to third, Grote to second]; Matlack singled to center [Schneck scored (unearned), Grote out at home (center to catcher), Martinez to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Rettenmund doubled to right; Foster singled to center [Rettenmund scored]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Kosco was walked intentionally; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Kosco to second]; Kirby grounded out (third to first); Rose was walked intentionally; Morgan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Garrett singled to center; Millan forced Garrett (second to shortstop); Jones flied out to center; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 2. REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez singled to center; Concepcion grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Rettenmund singled to right [Perez scored]; Foster forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Milner singled to right; Schneck popped to first in foul territory; Grote flied out to right; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. REDS 7TH: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby flied out to right; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING 3B); BOSWELL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Boswell flied out to right; Garrett flied out to left; Millan singled to third; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. REDS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to right; Perez singled to left; Concepcion forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Staub popped to third in foul territory; Milner popped to shortstop; Schneck walked; Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. REDS 9TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Foster flied out to left; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Martinez popped to third; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MILLER; Kranepool walked; Garrett flied out to center; Millan lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2. |
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