Coming from behind late in the game, the Mets pulled out an 8-7 triumph over the Braves in 10 innings. Trailing by two runs, the Mets tied the score in the seventh. A keadoff triple by Lenny Randle, who scored five times himself, and an infield groundout got the first tally home. Steve Henderson then singled and scored when Willie Montanez' blooper to left field fell in front of defensive replacement Barry Bonnell for a double.

In the 10th, Randle walked with one out and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Lee Mazzilli received an intentional base on balls. Henderson then stroked a single to plate Randle with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Thursday, May       18, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  4  0    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  -   7 10  0
Mets         1  0  2    0  2  0    2  0  0    1  -   8 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Randle 3b             3   5   3   0     3   0   .202
Beall 1b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .148      Boisclair rf          2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Asselstine rf         3   2   2   1     2   1   .271        Valentine ph,2b     2   1   1   1     0   1   .301
Burroughs lf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .394        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Bonnell lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pocoroba c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   1     3   1   .292
Office cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .259      S. Henderson lf       5   1   4   2     1   0   .255
Chaney ss             4   1   2   2     1   1   .324      Montanez 1b           3   0   3   4     1   0   .223
Gilbreath 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .205      Stearns c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Hanna p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Youngblood 2b,rf      5   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Flynn ss,2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Devine p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Nolan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .227        Myrick p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rockett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .134        Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hodges ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                            Ferrer pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               33   7  10   7     7   7             Totals               38   8  12   8     9   8

Time of Game: 3:40   Attendance:  4,431
Left on Base: Braves 6, Mets 12
DP: Braves 1, Mets 2
Doubles: Royster (5), Gilbreath (6), Burroughs (11), Chaney (3), Randle (5), Montanez 2 (8)
Triples: Randle (4)
Stolen Bases: Ferrer (1)
Caught Stealing: Royster (5), Rockett (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hanna (2), Lockwood (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (1), Montanez (5)
GIDP: Hanna (1), Bonnell (4), Stearns (2)
Hit by Pitch: Royster (1,by Cornejo)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   2.1   2   3   3   4   4   0  13   3.09
Easterly                2.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.31
Devine                  2.1   3   2   2   0   1   0  10   6.85
Solomon L(1-3)          2.2   3   1   1   5   2   0  16   2.52
Totals                  9.2  12   8   8   9   8   0  49

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  2     6   4   4   4   1   0  16   3.72
Myrick                  2.1   2   2   2   1   2   0   9   3.28
Cornejo                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.80
Metzger                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   7.32
Lockwood W(2-3)         2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.31
Totals                 10    10   7   7   7   7   0  43

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (6)
Hit by Pitch: Cornejo (3)
Wild Pitches: Hanna (2), Zachry (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left; Beall flied out to right
[Royster to third]; Asselstine walked; Burroughs walked
[Asselstine to second]; Pocoroba struck out; Office popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle walked; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Randle to
second]; Boisclair struck out; Mazzilli walked; S. Henderson
walked [Randle to third, Mazzilli to second]; Montanez hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Randle scored, Mazzilli to third, S.
Henderson to second]; Stearns struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney singled to right; Gilbreath doubled to left
[Chaney scored]; Hanna out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Gilbreath to third]; Royster reached on a fielder's
choice [Gilbreath out at home (third to catcher)]; Beall walked
[Royster to second]; Asselstine singled to right [Royster
scored, Beall to second]; Burroughs doubled to right [Beall
scored, Asselstine scored]; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Burroughs
to third]; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Youngblood flied out to left; Flynn flied out to
center; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets
1.

BRAVES 3RD: Office singled to right; Chaney walked [Office to
second]; MYRICK REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Gilbreath popped to
first in foul territory; Hanna grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Office out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Randle singled to right; Boisclair struck out;
Mazzilli walked [Randle to second]; S. Henderson singled to
center [Randle scored, Mazzilli to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED
HANNA (PITCHING); Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored,
S. Henderson to second]; Stearns grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster struck out; Beall grounded out (third to
first); Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Youngblood grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Myrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs singled to left; Pocoroba flied out to
left; Office walked [Burroughs to second]; Chaney doubled to
left [Burroughs scored, Office scored]; CORNEJO REPLACED MYRICK
(PITCHING); Chaney was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Randle doubled to right; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
BOISCLAIR; Valentine singled to center [Randle scored]; Pocoroba
allowed a passed ball [Valentine to second]; Mazzilli struck
out; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Valentine to
third]; Montanez doubled to left [Valentine scored]; DEVINE
REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Stearns lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Mets 5.

BRAVES 6TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Devine struck out; Royster was
hit by a pitch; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Beall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Youngblood popped to second; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR CORNEJO; Grieve flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Mets 5.

BRAVES 7TH: METZGER REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Asselstine
singled to right; Burroughs popped to catcher; Pocoroba singled
to right [Asselstine to third]; Office hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Asselstine scored]; Chaney was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Randle
tripled to right; Valentine struck out; Mazzilli grounded out
(first unassisted) [Randle scored]; S. Henderson singled to
right; Montanez doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Montanez
to third (on throw to home)]; Stearns popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Mets 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath popped to second; NOLAN BATTED FOR DEVINE;
Nolan walked; ROCKETT RAN FOR NOLAN; Rockett was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Royster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); Youngblood lined
to left; Flynn flied out to left; HODGES BATTED FOR METZGER;
Hodges walked; FERRER RAN FOR HODGES; Ferrer stole second;
Randle was walked intentionally; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR VALENTINE;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Mets 7.

BRAVES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); FERRER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Beall struck out; Asselstine walked; Bonnell grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Asselstine out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Mets 7.

METS 9TH: On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; S. Henderson
singled to right [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez was walked
intentionally [S. Henderson to second]; Stearns popped to
catcher in foul territory; Youngblood struck out; Flynn forced
Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7,
Mets 7.

BRAVES 10TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Office was called out
on strikes; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Mets 7.

METS 10TH: Ferrer struck out; Randle walked; Lockwood out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; Mazzilli
was walked intentionally; S. Henderson singled to right [Randle
scored, Mazzilli to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7,
Mets 8.