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.

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