Pinch-hitter Bruce Boisclair's single off shortstop Dave Concepcion's glove scored Lenny Randle from second base in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. Randle opened the 10th by drawing a walk and moved to second on Lee Mazzilli's sacrifice bunt. Boisclair, batting for winning pitcher Skip Lockwood, followed with the game-winning hit.

The Mets had tied the score in the 9th on singles by Elliott Maddox, Steve Henderson and John Stearns. The Reds' two runs came in the fifth on a solo homer by Dan Driessen and infield out by Don Werner. Singles by Doug Flynn, Mike Bruhert and Mazzilli gave the Mets a run in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, May       8, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3 11  2
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Valentine 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .308        Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .292
  Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Maddox rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .320
S. Henderson lf       4   0   3   0     1   1   .226      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Montanez 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Stearns c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .212      Werner c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .231
Youngblood 3b,2b      3   0   1   0     0   2   .273        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Ferrer pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Flynn ss,2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .243        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bruhert p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Randle ph,3b        1   1   0   0     1   0   .157

Totals               37   3  11   3     3   6             Totals               36   2   4   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 16,094
Left on Base: Mets 8, Reds 5
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Youngblood, Ferrer
Doubles: Rose (9)
Home Runs: Driessen (5)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (4), S. Henderson (2), Geronimo (3), Concepcion (4), Morgan (6)
Caught Stealing: S. Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mazzilli (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert                 7     2   2   1   1   0   1  25   1.82
Lockwood W(1-1)         2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.47
Cornejo SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.19
Totals                 10     4   2   1   1   3   1  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  8.1   9   2   2   2   6   0  33   2.66
Borbon L(2-1)           1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   8.04
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.97
Totals                 10    11   3   3   3   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Valentine
popped to second; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Stearns
singled to left; Stearns stole second [Stearns out at third
(shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Driessen lined to first;
Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to left; Bruhert
singled to left [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli singled to left
[Flynn scored, Bruhert to third, Mazzilli out at second (left to
catcher to second)]; Valentine walked; Maddox flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Werner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson stole second;
Montanez flied out to left; Stearns lined to third; Youngblood
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan walked; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruhert
struck out; Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Driessen homered; Geronimo singled to center;
Concepcion reached on an error by Youngblood [Geronimo to
second, Concepcion to first]; Geronimo stole third and
Concepcion stole second; Werner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Geronimo scored (unearned), Concepcion to third]; Norman
grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 6TH: Valentine popped to catcher; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); S. Henderson singled to left; S. Henderson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns lined
to left; Youngblood singled to left; Flynn popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 8TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Randle grounded out (third
to first); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING);
Werner struck out; Norman was called out on strikes; Rose
doubled to left; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Maddox singled to
center; S. Henderson singled to left [Maddox to second];
Montanez flied out to center; Stearns singled to center [Maddox
scored, S. Henderson to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Kranepool forced S.
Henderson (shortstop to third) [Stearns to second]; FERRER RAN
FOR KRANEPOOL; Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole
second; Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 2.

METS 10TH: Randle walked; Mazzilli out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; Boisclair singled to center [Randle scored]; Maddox
flied out to right; S. Henderson singled to right [Boisclair to
second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Montanez forced S.
Henderson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 10TH: CORNEJO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED FOR WERNER; Lum
flied out to center; BENCH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Bench reached on
an error by Ferrer [Bench to first]; Knight flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 2.