Mario Soto, spacing six hits, hurled the Reds past the Mets, 2-0. The Reds scored in the fourth inning on a leadoff homer by George Foster and picked up an insurance marker in the eighth inning when Dave Collins walked, stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by first baseman Dave Kingman and scored on a single by Dave Concecpcion. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      10, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .313      Wilson cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
  Mejias rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Griffey cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .294        Jorgensen ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .207
Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .300      Kingman lf,1b         4   0   2   0     0   2   .218
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Staub 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Knight 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Bailor pr,lf,ss     1   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Brooks 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Soto p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .069      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .118
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               32   2   5   2     3   1             Totals               33   0   6   0     1  12

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  9,732
Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 7
DP: Reds 0, Mets 1
Errors: Taveras, Stearns
Home Runs: Foster (13)
Stolen Bases: Collins (16), Wilson (10)
GIDP: Knight (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(6-6)             9     6   0   0   1  12   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1  12   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(1-7)            7.1   5   2   2   3   0   1  30   3.97
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.03
Falcone                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.08
Allen                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.06
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   1   1  35

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Griffey singled to right;
Concepcion reached on an error by Taveras [Griffey to second];
Foster popped to second; Driessen grounded out (first to second
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Taveras struck out; Valentine
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester
grounded out (first unassisted); Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: On a bunt Kingman singled; Staub struck out; Stearns
grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to second]; Brooks
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

REDS 3RD: Soto grounded out (third to first); Collins grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Concepcion forced
Griffey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to left; Jones struck out; Wilson
singled to right; Wilson stole second; Taveras flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Mets 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster homered; Driessen singled to right; Knight
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Driessen out at second]; Oester grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Valentine struck out; Kingman struck out; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

REDS 5TH: Nolan popped to second; Soto grounded out (third to
first); Collins walked; On a bunt Griffey singled to pitcher
[Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Brooks popped
to second; Flynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Mets 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen lined
to second; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Jones struck out; Wilson flied out to left; On a bunt
Taveras made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Mets 0.

REDS 7TH: Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan popped
to second; Soto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Valentine struck out; Kingman singled to left; Staub
singled to left [Kingman to third]; BAILOR RAN FOR STAUB;
Stearns popped to second; Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Mets 0.

REDS 8TH: KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Collins walked; Collins stole second
[Collins to third (error by Stearns)]; Griffey grounded out
(first unassisted); Concepcion singled to center [Collins
scored]; MILLER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Foster popped to
second; FALCONE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Driessen lined to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Flynn flied out
to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FALCONE; Cubbage struck out;
Wilson singled to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Mets 0.

REDS 9TH: ALLEN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Oester struck out;
Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Valentine flied out to center; Kingman struck out;
Bailor singled to center; Stearns walked [Bailor to second];
Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Mets 0.