Aided by an error, the Mets ended their six-game losing streak with a 6-4 triumph over the Reds. The score was tied, 4-4, in the fourth inning when Joel Youngblood walked to lead off. Doug Flynn singled sharply to left and George Foster was charged with an error when the ball skipped past him to the wall. Youngblood scored and Flynn reached second on the play.

After a sacrifice by Pat Zachry, Flynn scored on Lee Mazzilli's bloop double over second base. Pete Rose, within four hits of 3,000 for his career, was halted on his 10-game batting streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Mets         1  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   0   0     1   0   .319      Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .247
Griffey rf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .337      Valentine 2b          4   1   3   2     0   0   .370
Morgan 2b             4   1   0   1     1   0   .263      Boisclair rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .333      S. Henderson lf       4   0   2   1     0   1   .192
Driessen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .317      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .197
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Youngblood 3b         3   2   1   0     1   1   .333
Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .306        Ferrer 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zachry p              0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Collins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .182        Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   2     4   7             Totals               32   6  10   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 20,092
Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 6
DP: Reds 0, Mets 0
Errors: Rose, Foster, S. Henderson, Flynn
Doubles: Mazzilli 2 (8), Stearns (3)
Stolen Bases: Rose (1), Griffey (7)
Caught Stealing: Collins (2), S. Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (2), Boisclair (1), Zachry (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-3)             3.1   7   6   6   2   1   0  19   6.00
Sarmiento               1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.93
Murray                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.47
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.13
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   7   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(3-0)           6     5   4   2   4   4   0  28   1.85
Lockwood SV(5)          3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   3.15
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   7   0  39

Passed Balls: Stearns (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey singled to second;
Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Valentine singled to
center; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Valentine to second]; S. Henderson singled to center [Valentine
scored]; Montanez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center;
Geronimo struck out; Hume popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
singled to left; Flynn lined to left; Zachry walked [Youngblood
to second]; Mazzilli doubled to right [Youngblood scored, Zachry
to third]; Valentine singled to center [Zachry scored, Mazzilli
scored]; Boisclair struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 4.

REDS 3RD: Rose reached on an error by S. Henderson [Rose to
second]; On a bunt Griffey singled to third [Rose to third];
Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [Rose scored
(unearned)]; Joe Morgan's pop fell in infield; Foster
flied out to center; Driessen walked [Morgan to second]; Stearns
allowed a passed ball [Morgan to third, Driessen to second];
Bench reached on an error by Flynn [Morgan scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Driessen to third, Bench to first]; Concepcion flied out
to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 4.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to right; Hume out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose walked;
Griffey singled to left [Geronimo scored, Rose to second];
Morgan flied out to right [Rose to third]; Rose stole home and
Griffey stole second; Foster struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Youngblood walked; Flynn singled to left [Youngblood
scored (error by Foster) (no RBI), Flynn to second]; Zachry out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to third]; Mazzilli
doubled to center [Flynn scored]; SARMIENTO REPLACED HUME
(PITCHING); Valentine grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mazzilli
to third]; Boisclair flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Mets 6.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to right; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Stearns
doubled to center; Youngblood reached on an error by Rose
[Stearns to third, Youngblood to first]; Flynn flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; COLLINS BATTED FOR
SARMIENTO; Collins walked; Collins was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

METS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); RANDLE BATTED FOR
ZACHRY; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli flied
out to right; Valentine singled to center; Boisclair forced
Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Mets 6.

REDS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
out (first to pitcher); Morgan popped to second; Foster struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson singled to right; S. Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Montanez struck
out; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to right; Bench singled to left
[Driessen to second]; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo flied out
to left; LUM BATTED FOR MURRAY; Lum struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Youngblood struck out;
Flynn was called out on strikes; Lockwood flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.

REDS 9TH: FERRER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING 3B); Rose flied
out to left; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Mets 6.