Breaking a 3-3 tie, the Reds erupted for three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Mets, 6-3. Pete Rose batted safely in his 27th straight game, hitting singles in the first and third innings, to tie the Reds' club record shared by Vada Pinson and Edd Roush. Elliott Maddox, John Stearns and Joel Youngblood homered for the Mets.

Rose's first single of the game drove in Cesar Geronimo, who had doubled, and started the Reds' scoring. The Reds' winning outburst in the seventh began with a single by Ken Griffey and a pass to Joe Morgan. George Foster struck out, but Dan Driessen broke the tie with a triple and Johnny Bench added an insurance run with a double. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Reds         0  0  1    2  0  0    3  0  x  -   6 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .305
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Maddox rf,cf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .279      Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .306
Stearns c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .265      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .299
S. Henderson lf       3   0   2   0     1   0   .255      Driessen 1b           3   2   1   2     1   1   .293
Youngblood cf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .253      Bench c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .237
  Boisclair ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Geronimo cf           2   1   2   1     2   0   .245
  Mazzilli ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .073        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   6             Totals               31   6  10   5     7   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 34,751
Left on Base: Mets 5, Reds 9
DP: Mets 0, Reds 0
Errors: Stearns, Zachry
Doubles: Montanez (17), Morgan (20), Geronimo (11), Griffey (22), Bench (9)
Triples: Driessen (2)
Home Runs: Maddox (2), Youngblood (3), Stearns (8)
Caught Stealing: S. Henderson (7), Geronimo (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(10-5)          6     8   4   3   5   2   0  29   3.07
Siebert                 0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   4.79
Bernard                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.86
Totals                  8    10   6   5   7   3   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  3.1   5   3   3   1   0   3  15   3.21
Borbon                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.17
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.82
Bair W(4-3)             3     1   0   0   0   6   0  11   1.69
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   6   3  35

Wild Pitches: Bair (1)

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


METS 1ST: On a bunt Randle grounded out (third to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Maddox homered; Stearns flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
walked; Morgan doubled to left [Griffey out at home (left to
second to catcher)]; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); S.
Henderson singled to center; S. Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Youngblood homered; Flynn grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Zachry grounded out (third to first); Randle flied out
to right; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo doubled to center; Norman out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Geronimo to third]; Rose singled to
center [Geronimo scored]; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop to
second); Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns
homered; Montanez singled to center; S. Henderson walked
[Montanez to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
Youngblood popped to second; Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; Driessen walked; Bench
singled to left [Driessen to second]; Concepcion was called out
on strikes; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen scored, Bench
scored (error by Stearns) (error by Zachry) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 5TH: Zachry flied out to right; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foli popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; On a bunt Collins grounded
out (third to first); Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by
1B umpire Dutch Rennert; Anderson stayed on the field so long
that Mets manager Joe Torre pulled his players off the field;
Torre ejected by HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt; Rose singled
to left; Griffey doubled to left [Rose to third]; Morgan popped
to shortstop; Foster walked; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Maddox flied
out to right; Stearns grounded out (second to first); Montanez
doubled to left; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bench to second]; Geronimo walked; LUM BATTED FOR
SARMIENTO; Lum forced Geronimo (second to shortstop) [Bench to
third]; Rose forced Lum (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR
YOUNGBLOOD; Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn
popped to second; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Griffey singled to center; SIEBERT
REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Griffey to second];
BERNARD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen
tripled to center [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Bench doubled
to left [Driessen scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo was walked intentionally; Bair grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

METS 8TH: Randle struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Foli struck out; Maddox lined to right; Stearns struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Reds 6.

METS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Montanez flied out
to right; S. Henderson singled to third; Boisclair struck out;
MAZZILLI BATTED FOR FLYNN; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Reds 6.