Pete Rose extended his modern N. L. record hitting streak to 39 games but Joel Youngblood drove in five runs with a two-run homer and a bases-loaded triple to lead the Mets to a 12-3 rout of the Reds. Rose doubled to lead off the fifth inning.

After getting three runs in their first turn at bat, the Mets added three more in the third on a double by Steve Henderson, walk to Willie Montanez, infield hit by John Stearns and Youngblood's triple. The Mets got three more in the fifth on an RBI double by Stearns and Youngblood's homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Mets         3  0  3    0  3  3    0  0  x  -  12 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Maddox rf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .273
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Foli ss               3   1   2   1     1   0   .248
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .299      S. Henderson lf       4   3   3   3     0   0   .269
Griffey rf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .291        Boisclair lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Montanez 1b           3   2   1   2     1   0   .271
Henderson cf          4   1   0   0     1   1   .226      Stearns c             4   2   2   1     0   0   .272
Bench c               3   1   1   2     0   1   .254        Hodges c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Correll c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Youngblood cf         4   1   2   5     0   0   .263
Lum lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Valentine 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Kennedy 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .222      Espinosa p            3   1   0   0     1   1   .180
LaCoss p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knight 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .184

Totals               35   3  10   2     6   4             Totals               33  12  11  12     5   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 19,892
Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 3
DP: Reds 1, Mets 1
Doubles: Lum (4), Rose (30), S. Henderson 2 (22), Stearns (15), Maddox (11), Montanez (23)
Triples: Youngblood (4)
Home Runs: Bench (13), Youngblood (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2)
GIDP: Driessen (10), Flynn (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(1-1)           5     7   9   9   3   3   1  25   8.36
Sarmiento               1     3   3   3   1   0   0   7   3.00
Bair                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.43
Totals                  8    11  12  12   5   4   1  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(9-8)         8.1  10   3   3   5   3   1  38   4.01
Bernard                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.92
Totals                  9    10   3   3   6   4   1  41

Passed Balls: Hodges (4)
Wild Pitches: LaCoss (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Griffey
singled to third; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Driessen singled to center; Henderson flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Maddox walked; Foli singled to left [Maddox to
second]; S. Henderson doubled to right [Maddox scored, Foli
scored, S. Henderson to third (on throw to home)]; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted) [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns
flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 3.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Lum grounded out (second to first);
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck
out; Espinosa lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 3.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCoss
struck out; Rose walked; Griffey grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson doubled to
right; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns singled to
third [S. Henderson to third, Montanez to second]; Youngblood
tripled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez scored, Stearns
scored]; Randle flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Mets 6.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Henderson walked; Bench
homered [Henderson scored]; Lum doubled to center; Concepcion
flied out to right [Lum to third]; Kennedy walked; LaCoss flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 6.

METS 4TH: Flynn lined to left; Espinosa struck out; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Mets 6.

REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Driessen lined to left; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 6.

METS 5TH: Foli walked; LaCoss threw a wild pitch [Foli to
second]; S. Henderson flied out to right [Foli to third];
Montanez reached on a fielder's choice [Foli out at home (first
to catcher to third), Montanez to second]; Stearns doubled to
right [Montanez scored]; Youngblood homered [Stearns scored];
Randle struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 9.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum popped
to third; Concepcion walked; Kennedy singled to right
[Concepcion to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR LACOSS; Collins
forced Kennedy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 9.

METS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); CORRELL
REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded out (second to
first); Espinosa walked; Maddox doubled to left [Espinosa to
third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Espinosa scored]; S.
Henderson singled to right [Maddox scored]; Montanez doubled to
right [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns flied out to right; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 12.

REDS 7TH: HODGES REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING C ); BOISCLAIR
REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Rose lined to left; Griffey
singled to center; Driessen grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 12.

METS 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING 3B); BAIR REPLACED
ROSE (PITCHING); Youngblood flied out to center; Randle walked;
Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randle
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 12.

REDS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); Henderson
popped to third; Correll singled to center; Lum popped to
second; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 12.

METS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Espinosa
lined to first; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli
singled to shortstop; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 12.

REDS 9TH: Kennedy singled to center; Knight singled to right
[Kennedy to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR BAIR; Foster struck out;
Griffey walked [Kennedy to third, Knight to second]; BERNARD
REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Hodges allowed a passed ball
[Kennedy scored, Knight to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen
walked; Henderson struck out; Correll popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Mets 12.