A one-out single by Lenny Randle with the bases loaded in the ninth inning gave the Mets a 3-2 triumph over the Padres. Randle's hit drove in Lee Mazzilli and pinch-runner Joel Youngblood.

Mazzilli opened the inning with a single and advanced to third when Gene Richards fumbled Tim Foli's single into short left. After Ron Hodges lined out, Ed Kranepool drew an intentional walk to load the bases. Randle then singled on the first pitch by Rollie Fingers. The Padres scored their runs in the sixth on singles by Gene Tenace, Dave Winfield and Oscar Gamble and a sacrifice fly by Bill Almon. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 10  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .242      Richards lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Maddox rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Smith ss              5   0   3   0     0   0   .256
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Tenace 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Winfield cf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Gamble rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Mazzilli cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .306        Thomas cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .206      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Youngblood pr,ss    0   1   0   0     0   0   .257      Sweet c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .231
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Almon 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .291
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Owchinko p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .120
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashford ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .184
  Valentine pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .277

Totals               33   3  10   3     5   3             Totals               36   2  11   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 12,927
Left on Base: Mets 9, Padres 9
DP: Mets 1, Padres 2
Errors: Richards
Stolen Bases: Montanez (2), Smith (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Almon (1)
GIDP: Flynn (9), Randle (1), Smith (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    5     9   2   2   0   2   0  23   2.65
Murray                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.01
Lockwood W(7-4)         2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.88
Siebert SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.13
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   3   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                6     6   1   1   3   2   0  24   3.84
Fingers L(2-7)          3     4   2   2   2   1   0  15   3.45
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   3   0  39

Balks: Murray (1), Siebert (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
singled to center; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez singled to
center [Maddox to second]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
singled to right; Smith stole second; Tenace grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Winfield popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres
0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli singled to right; Foli singled to left
[Mazzilli to second]; Flynn grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third, Foli out at second];
Swan popped to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
flied out to center; Sweet singled to center; Almon singled to
second [Sweet to second]; Owchinko was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Randle made an out to shortstop; Maddox lined to
shortstop; S. Henderson walked; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
singled to left; Tenace flied out to left; Winfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
popped to catcher in foul territory; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gamble popped to third; Gonzalez flied out to right;
Sweet singled to right; Almon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan singled to
left; Randle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Swan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Owchinko was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Richards singled to third; Smith grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Richards out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 6TH: Maddox walked; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Stearns
walked; Mazzilli singled to center [Maddox scored, Mazzilli to
second (on throw to home), Stearns out at home (center to
catcher to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Tenace singled to center; Winfield singled to left
[Tenace to second]; Gamble singled to right [Tenace scored,
Winfield to third]; MURRAY REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Gonzalez
reached on a fielder's choice [Winfield out at home (third to
catcher to third), Gamble to second]; Murray balked [Gamble to
third, Gonzalez to second]; Sweet was walked intentionally;
Almon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gamble scored, Gonzalez to
third]; TURNER BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Turner popped to center; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 2.

METS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Foli struck out;
Flynn grounded out (second to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
MURRAY; Boisclair lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Richards was
called out on strikes; Smith singled to center; Tenace popped to
catcher in foul territory; Winfield lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 2.

METS 8TH: Randle singled to first; Maddox out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Randle to second]; S. Henderson flied out
to right [Randle to third]; Montanez was walked intentionally;
Montanez stole second; Stearns popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Gamble flied out to center; Gonzalez made an out to
third; Sweet lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Padres 2.

METS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Mazzilli singled to right; Foli singled
to left [Mazzilli to third (error by Richards), Foli to second
(on throw)]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR FOLI; HODGES BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Hodges lined to pitcher; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD;
Kranepool was walked intentionally; VALENTINE RAN FOR KRANEPOOL;
Randle singled to center [Mazzilli scored, Youngblood scored,
Valentine to second]; Maddox popped to center; S. Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); YOUNGBLOOD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SIEBERT REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING);
Almon lined to shortstop; ASHFORD BATTED FOR FINGERS; Ashford
singled to left; Richards forced Ashford (second to shortstop);
Siebert balked [Richards to second]; Smith popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 2.