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. New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 3Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumReds 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. |
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