A pair of homers enabled the Reds to overtake the Mets and win a 7-6 squeaker in 10 innings. With the Reds trailing, 6-5, George Foster hit a homer in the ninth to tie the game and Dan Driessen then led off the 10th with a homer to produce the victory. The Mets had opened up an early 5-1 lead, but a two-run single by Johnny Bench keyed a three-run rally in the fifth that brought the Reds within 5-4. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         1  1  0    0  3  1    0  0  0    0  -   6  8  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  3  1    0  0  1    1  -   7  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             2   2   0   0     3   1   .153      Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Maddox rf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .267      Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .315
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .291      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Montanez 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .209      Foster lf             4   1   1   2     1   1   .314
S. Henderson lf       4   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Bench c               5   1   2   2     0   1   .269
Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   2   .277
  Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .327
Stearns c             3   0   2   1     0   1   .227      Collins cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .176
Flynn ss,2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .245      Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Koosman p             2   1   1   1     0   1   .063        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Kennedy ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .188
  Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .083
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .301
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   8   5     4   5             Totals               36   7   9   7     6   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 19,217
Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 9
DP: Mets 0, Reds 3
Errors: Hume
Doubles: Stearns (5), Flynn (1), Koosman (1), Bench (6), Lum (1)
Home Runs: Foster (5), Driessen (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (7)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (1), Flynn (1)
GIDP: Maddox (1), Flynn (3), Mazzilli (2)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (2,by Borbon), Morgan (1,by Koosman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 5     4   4   4   4   2   0  24   3.11
Cornejo                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.58
Myrick                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.25
Lockwood L(1-2)         3     3   2   2   1   3   2  13   3.76
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   6   2  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    4.1   5   5   4   3   2   0  20   5.88
Murray                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.06
Borbon                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   6   8.10
Sarmiento               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.27
Bair W(1-0)             2     2   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                 10     8   6   5   4   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (2), Borbon (1)
Wild Pitches: Hume (2)

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


METS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Hume [Randle to third]; Hume threw a wild
pitch [Randle scored (unearned)]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mazzilli popped to second; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

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

METS 2ND: S. Henderson singled to center; Valentine flied out to
center; Stearns doubled to center [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench doubled to left; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Driessen
singled to first [Bench scored]; Collins forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Randle walked; Maddox grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Mazzilli
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded
out (second to first); Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second; Foster
flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Concepcion walked; Driessen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns was called out on strikes; Flynn doubled to
right; Koosman doubled to right [Flynn scored]; Randle walked;
Maddox singled to center [Koosman scored, Randle to third];
MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Randle scored]; Maddox was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); KENNEDY
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Kennedy walked; Rose flied out to right;
Griffey walked [Kennedy to second]; Morgan was hit by a pitch
[Kennedy to third, Griffey to second]; Foster walked [Kennedy
scored, Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Bench singled to
left [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Foster to second];
Concepcion flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Reds 4.

METS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Montanez walked;
S. Henderson singled to center [Montanez to second]; Valentine
flied out to center; Stearns was hit by a pitch [Montanez to
third, S. Henderson to second]; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Montanez scored]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: CORNEJO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Collins walked; LUM BATTED FOR
BORBON; Lum doubled to left [Collins scored]; Rose singled to
center [Lum to third]; MYRICK REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING);
Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 5.

METS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Randle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox popped to center; Mazzilli flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING); Foster flied out
to center; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 5.

METS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); S. Henderson
popped to first; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Driessen walked; Collins forced Driessen
(second to shortstop); GERONIMO BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Geronimo
singled to left [Collins to second]; Rose popped to third in
foul territory; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 5.

METS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Stearns singled to
center; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Stearns out at second]; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Foster
homered; Bench flied out to right; Concepcion was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 6.

METS 10TH: Randle struck out; Maddox singled to center; Mazzilli
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Maddox out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds 6.

REDS 10TH: Driessen homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Reds
7.