A four-run eruption in the seventh inning carried the Mets to a 5-3 triumph over the Reds. The Mets trailed, 2-1, when John Stearns and Elliott Maddox led off the decisive frame with singles. Doug Flynn doubled to score Stearns, Maddox was out at the plate on a grounder by Alex Trevino, but Joel Youngblood doubled, driving in Flynn, and Frank Taveras followed with a single, scoring Trevino and Youngblood. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 6, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    4  0  0  -   5 12  0
Reds         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood 3b,rf      5   2   3   1     0   1   .308      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Taveras ss            5   0   2   3     0   0   .226      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .331
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .281
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .320
Stearns c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .235      Blair cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .150
Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Correll c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .317
Maddox rf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Flynn 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .229        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Orosco p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .383
  Hodges ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Trevino ph,3b       2   1   0   0     0   0   .389        Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               36   5  12   5     2   4             Totals               31   3   7   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 28,970
Left on Base: Mets 6, Reds 6
DP: Mets 2, Reds 1
Errors: Blair
Doubles: Mazzilli (17), Taveras (7), Flynn (4), Youngblood (11), Correll (4)
Home Runs: Foster (11)
Stolen Bases: Stearns 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (4)
GIDP: Knight (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Orosco                  5     4   2   2   4   2   0  21   4.88
Murray W(3-5)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.45
Lockwood                2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   1.49
Glynn SV(2)             1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.93
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   5   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6     4   1   1   2   3   0  22   4.24
Sarmiento L(0-2)        0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4  13.50
Tomlin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.28
Borbon                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.20
Hume                    2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.02
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Taveras
popped to first; Mazzilli doubled to right; Montanez popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Concepcion popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Henderson
walked; Maddox struck out; Flynn lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen walked; Knight hit into a
double play (second to pitcher) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

METS 3RD: Orosco grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Youngblood struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Blair walked; Correll doubled to left [Blair scored];
On a bunt Bonham popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt
Griffey singled to third [Correll to third]; Kennedy popped to
first in foul territory; Concepcion lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Driessen singled to right;
Knight walked [Driessen to second]; Blair singled to center
[Driessen scored, Knight to second]; Knight was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Correll popped to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 5TH: Henderson flied out to center; Maddox lined to second;
Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Bonham popped to second; Griffey struck out; Kennedy
walked; Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Reds 2.

METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR OROSCO; Boisclair lined to right;
Youngblood singled to left; Taveras doubled to left [Youngblood
scored]; Mazzilli struck out; Montanez singled to right [Taveras
out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Foster singled
to center; Driessen struck out; Knight grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Reds 2.

METS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Stearns singled
to center; Stearns stole second; Henderson lined to second;
Maddox singled to left [Stearns to third]; Flynn doubled to left
[Stearns scored, Maddox to third]; HODGES BATTED FOR MURRAY;
TOMLIN REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); TREVINO BATTED FOR HODGES;
Trevino reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home
(second to catcher), Flynn to third]; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Youngblood doubled to right [Flynn scored, Trevino
to third]; Taveras singled to center [Trevino scored, Youngblood
scored, Taveras to third (error by Blair)]; Mazzilli lined to
left; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Blair
struck out; Correll popped to third; COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON;
Collins singled to third; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 2.

METS 8TH: HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Montanez grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Stearns singled to left;
Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster homered; Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 3.

METS 9TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled
to right; Trevino forced Flynn (shortstop to second); Youngblood
singled to left [Trevino to second]; Taveras flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: GLYNN REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Knight lined to
third; Blair flied out to center; Correll walked; BENCH BATTED
FOR HUME; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Reds
3.
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