A bases-loaded single by Joe Morgan triggered a four-run rally in the seventh inning as the Reds came from behind to defeat the Mets, 7-5. The Reds fell behind, 4-1, before cutting into their deficit with two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by George Foster and Dan Driessen.

Mike Lum singled to open the seventh, Pete Rose walked and Ken Griffey singled to load the bases. Morgan then drove in two runs with his single to put the Reds ahead. A sacrifice fly by Foster and single by Johnny Bench added a pair and accounted for the Reds' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Mets         0  2  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 13  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  2    4  0  x  -   7 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b,2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Rose 3b               2   2   1   0     2   0   .306
Foli ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Kennedy 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Mazzilli cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Morgan 2b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .260
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .265        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
S. Henderson lf       4   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Foster lf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .299
Maddox rf,3b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .289      Driessen 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .297
Flynn 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Bench c               3   0   2   2     1   0   .244
  Kranepool ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Swan p                1   0   1   2     0   0   .206      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Moskau p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Auerbach pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               37   5  13   3     0   3             Totals               30   7  12   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 50,125
Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 6
DP: Mets 2, Reds 1
Errors: Geronimo
Doubles: Montanez (18), Driessen (18)
Stolen Bases: Rose (8), Concepcion 2 (13)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (4), Flynn (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (4)
GIDP: Kranepool (3), Concepcion (10)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    5     4   1   1   1   2   0  18   2.59
Siebert                 0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   5.57
Murray L(4-4)           1     4   3   3   2   0   0   8   4.64
Lockwood                0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.49
Bernard                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.18
Totals                  8    12   7   7   6   2   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  3.1   8   4   4   0   0   0  18   4.55
Borbon                  1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.04
Tomlin W(5-1)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.92
Sarmiento SV(5)         2     2   1   0   0   1   0   7   2.75
Totals                  9    13   5   4   0   3   0  39

Balks: Moskau (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

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

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to left
[Montanez to second]; S. Henderson flied out to center [Montanez
to third]; Moskau balked [Montanez scored, Stearns to second];
Maddox singled to center [Stearns scored]; Flynn singled to left
[Maddox to second]; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Maddox to third, Flynn to second]; Randle popped to
first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen doubled to left; Bench singled to right
[Driessen scored]; Concepcion forced Bench (shortstop to
second); Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole third;
Geronimo walked; Concepcion was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted) [Geronimo to second]; Moskau grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

METS 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli popped to shortstop;
Montanez doubled to left; Stearns reached on a fielder's choice
[Montanez out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Reds 1.

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

METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Maddox singled to left
[S. Henderson to second]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [S. Henderson to third, Maddox to second]; Swan
singled to left [S. Henderson scored, Maddox scored]; BORBON
REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Randle flied out to center; Foli
singled to center [Swan to second]; Mazzilli singled to right
[Swan to third, Foli to second]; Montanez forced Mazzilli (third
to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen was
called out on strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

METS 5TH: Stearns popped to shortstop; S. Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
flied out to right; COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins grounded
out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Reds 1.

METS 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Craig Swan hit on right hand by Dave
Collins line drive; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SWAN; Grieve was
called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Rose walked;
Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked [Rose to second];
MURRAY REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Foster singled to center
[Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Driessen singled to right
[Morgan scored, Foster to third, Driessen to second (on throw)];
Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 3.

METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to right; Montanez struck out; Stearns forced Mazzilli
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); LUM BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Lum singled to center; AUERBACH RAN FOR LUM; Rose
walked [Auerbach to second]; Griffey singled to second [Auerbach
to third, Rose to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING);
Morgan singled to right [Auerbach scored, Rose scored, Griffey
to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored,
Morgan to second]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench
singled to left [Morgan scored, Driessen out at third (left to
third to shortstop to second to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Reds 7.

METS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); SARMIENTO REPLACED MORGAN
(PITCHING); S. Henderson singled to center [S. Henderson to
second (error by Geronimo)]; Maddox singled to center [S.
Henderson to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [S.
Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox out at second];
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: BERNARD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion singled
to center; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion to third];
Knight lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Geronimo out
at first]; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 7.

METS 9TH: Randle flied out to right; Foli flied out to left;
Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Reds 7.