Combining Cincinnati misplays with their own timely hitting, the Mets toppled the Reds, 4-2. The Mets' scoring against Tom Seaver began in the second when John Stearns singled, stole second, continued to third on catcher Johnny Bench's throwing error and scored when Steve Henderson's grounder was booted by shortstop Dave Concepcion. Henderson then stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Doug Flynn.

A double by Flynn, sacrifice bunt by winning pitcher Jerry Koosman and sacrifice fly by Lenny Randle gave the Mets another marker in the fifth. Joel Youngblood led off the Mets' eighth by tagging reliever Manny Sarmiento's first pitch for a home run. The Reds' Pete Rose doubled in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 26 games, one short of tying the club record. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  2  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4  5  0
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .240      Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   3   .239      Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .304
  Valentine 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .255
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Bench c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .231
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
S. Henderson lf       3   1   0   0     1   1   .252      Driessen 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .293
Maddox rf             1   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .135
Flynn 2b,ss           2   1   1   1     0   1   .244        Henderson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .098        Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Youngblood rf       1   1   1   1     0   0   .247        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .280

Totals               28   4   5   3     3  10             Totals               33   2   9   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 35,226
Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 9
DP: Mets 2, Reds 0
Errors: Bench, Concepcion
Doubles: Flynn (4), Rose (25)
Home Runs: Youngblood (2)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (12), S. Henderson (5)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (6), Mazzilli (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Flynn (2), Randle (4)
GIDP: Concepcion 2 (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(3-9)          6.2   7   2   2   4   3   0  28   4.03
Lockwood SV(10)         2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  10   3.39
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   3   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(9-8)           7     4   3   1   2   8   0  26   3.23
Sarmiento               2     1   1   1   1   2   1   8   2.85
Totals                  9     5   4   2   3  10   1  34

Wild Pitches: Seaver (2)
Balks: Koosman (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli struck out; Mazzilli
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Morgan walked; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns singled to right; Stearns
stole second [Stearns to third (error by Bench)]; S. Henderson
reached on an error by Concepcion [Stearns scored (unearned) (no
RBI), S. Henderson to first]; S. Henderson stole second; Seaver
threw a wild pitch [S. Henderson to third]; Maddox walked; Flynn
hit a sacrifice fly to right [S. Henderson scored (unearned)];
Koosman struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right;
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to second];
Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Randle struck out; Foli popped to second; Mazzilli
singled to right; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied
out to right; Griffey singled to center; Koosman balked [Griffey
to second]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns popped to first in foul territory; S.
Henderson flied out to center; Maddox walked; Maddox was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen
walked; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen to second]; Seaver
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn doubled to right; Koosman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Flynn to third]; Randle hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Flynn scored]; Foli struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Morgan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 1.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Montanez flied out to
center; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench walked;
Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 1.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson struck out; Maddox was called out on
strikes; Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Geronimo flied out to center;
HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson singled to center
[Driessen to third]; AUERBACH RAN FOR HENDERSON; Rose doubled to
right [Driessen scored, Auerbach out at home (right to shortstop
to catcher), Rose to third (on throw to home)]; LOCKWOOD
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED KOOSMAN (PLAYING
RF); Griffey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Reds 2.

METS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Youngblood
homered; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli was called
out on strikes; Mazzilli flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Morgan popped to second; Foster singled
to second; Bench flied out to left; Concepcion walked [Foster to
second]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
4, Reds 2.

METS 9TH: Montanez flied out to left; Stearns flied out to
right; S. Henderson walked; Lockwood was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to left; LUM BATTED FOR SARMIENTO;
Lum grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Rose singled to
third; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Reds 2.