Getting combined six-hit hurling from winner Harry Parker and reliever Bob Miller, the Mets scratched out a 2-1 victory over the Padres, extending the San Diego losing streak to six games in the process. Parker scored the game's first run in the third, drawing a base on balls after getting life when catcher Fred Kendall dropped his foul pop, moving to second on an infield out and crossing the plate on Rusty Staub's single.

San Diego tied it in the fourth on doubles by Willie McCovey and Johnny Grubb, but the Mets came back with the clincher in the home half of the inning on singles by John Milner and Jerry Grote and a sacrifice fly by Dave Schneck. Miller relieved Parker in the ninth after the starter had issued a club record-tying ninth walk. Cito Gaston got an infield pinch-single, but Miller turned a sacrifice attempt by Bobby Tolan into a forceout at third. Derrel Thomas singled to load the bases, but Miller retired Nate Colbert on an infield pop and Rod Gaspar lined to center to end the game. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Monday, July 8, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Mets 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tolan rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .278 Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .202 Thomas 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Millan 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Colbert lf,1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .201 Staub rf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .264 xMcCovey 1b 1 1 1 0 2 0 .000 Jones lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .279 Gaspar pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Milner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Grubb cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .314 Grote c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .269 Kendall c 1 0 0 0 3 0 .251 Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .177 Dyer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Schneck cf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .224 Freisleben p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Hahn ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Winfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker p 3 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Totals 30 1 6 1 9 4 Totals 27 2 7 2 6 6 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 16,791 Left on Base: Padres 12, Mets 10 DP: Padres 0, Mets 3 Errors: Kendall, Staub, Grote Doubles: McCovey (11), Grubb (14), Staub (16), Grote (5) Stolen Bases: Garrett (2), Staub (1) Sacrifice Hits: Millan 2 (11) Sacrifice Flies: Schneck (1) GIDP: Colbert (9), Roberts (7) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben L(6-4) 6 5 2 1 4 5 0 27 3.69 Tomlin 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 4.54 Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.72 Totals 8 7 2 1 6 6 0 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parker W(3-7) 8 4 1 1 9 4 0 35 2.88 Miller SV(2) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.83 Totals 9 6 1 1 9 4 0 40 Wild Pitches: Freisleben 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Tolan grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Colbert walked; McCovey walked [Colbert to second]; Grubb flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett flied to center; Millan grounded out (third to first); Staub doubled to right; Jones walked; Milner popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 2ND: Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Roberts walked; Hernandez flied to center; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Grote lined to left; Schneck lined to center; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. PADRES 3RD: Tolan singled to center; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Kendall dropped a foul fly hit by Parker for an error; Parker walked; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Millan grounded out (second to first) [Parker to second]; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Parker to third]; Staub singled to left [Parker scored (unearned), Staub to second (on throw to home)]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Mets 1. PADRES 4TH: McCovey doubled to right; Grubb doubled to left [McCovey scored]; Kendall walked; Roberts was called out on strikes; Hernandez lined to left; Freisleben grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Milner singled to center; Grote singled to left [Milner to third]; Schneck hit a sacrifice fly to right [Milner scored]; Martinez forced Grote (pitcher to shortstop); Parker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. PADRES 5TH: Tolan struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Jerry Grote hit by Derrell Thomas' bat; Colbert walked; McCovey walked [Colbert to second]; Grubb forced McCovey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Garrett to second]; Staub struck out; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. PADRES 6TH: Kendall walked; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at second]; Hernandez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote walked; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Grote to second]; Schneck was walked intentionally; Martinez flied to left; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. PADRES 7TH: WINFIELD BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Winfield lined to third; Tolan singled to right [Tolan to second (error by Staub)]; Thomas lined into a double play (second to second to shortstop) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Garrett walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garrett to second]; Staub walked; Garrett stole third and Staub stole second; Jones struck out; Milner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. PADRES 8TH: Colbert lined to shortstop; McCovey reached on catcher's interference by Grote; GASPAR RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Grubb was called out on strikes; Kendall walked [Gaspar to second]; Roberts forced Kendall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. METS 8TH: GASPAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLBERT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Grote doubled to right; HARRELSON RAN FOR GROTE; HAHN BATTED FOR SCHNECK; Hahn singled to right [Harrelson to third, Hahn out at second (right to first to second)]; ROMO REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Martinez reached on a fielder's choice [Harrelson out at home (third to catcher to third)]; Parker forced Martinez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2. PADRES 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DYER REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING C ); Hernandez walked; GASTON BATTED FOR ROMO; MILLER REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Gaston singled to second [Hernandez to second]; On a bunt Tolan forced Hernandez (pitcher to third) [Gaston to second]; Thomas singled to right [Gaston to third, Tolan to second]; Colbert popped to third; Gaspar flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Mets 2.

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