Bruce Berenyi gave up just two hits and recorded 12 strikeouts in pitching the Reds to a 2-0 blanking of the Mets. Cincinnati scored in the second inning on a two-out double by Ray Knight and RBI single by Joe Nolan. Berenyi opened the fifth frame with a two-bagger and came in on a single by Dave Collins. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Monday, August 24, 1981 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 Reds 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Collins rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Oester ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Griffey cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .233 Foster lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .307 Valentine rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Mazzilli lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Knight 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Nolan c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .311 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Scott p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .036 Berenyi p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .179 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 12 Totals 28 2 7 2 3 1 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 19,506 Left on Base: Mets 4, Reds 6 DP: Mets 1, Reds 0 Errors: Brooks, Kingman Doubles: Knight (14), Berenyi (3) Stolen Bases: Collins (22) Caught Stealing: Oester (3) Sacrifice Hits: Oester (4) GIDP: Biittner (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott L(3-7) 7 6 2 2 2 1 0 28 4.42 Leach 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.59 Totals 8 7 2 2 3 1 0 32 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenyi W(6-3) 9 2 0 0 2 12 0 31 3.60 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 12 0 31 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander METS 1ST: Wilson singled to shortstop; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to second]; Brooks walked; Kingman struck out; Valentine forced Brooks (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Collins was picked off first (pitcher to first); Oester grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Mazzilli lined to third; Stearns struck out (catcher to first); Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; Knight doubled to right; Nolan singled to center [Knight scored]; Kennedy reached on an error by Brooks [Nolan to second, Kennedy to first]; Berenyi forced Nolan (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Scott struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Collins reached on an error by Kingman [Collins to first]; Collins stole second [Collins out at third (shortstop to third)]; Oester flied out to center; Griffey singled to shortstop; Foster walked [Griffey to second]; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Valentine singled to center; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Knight flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left; Kennedy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Stearns struck out; Flynn grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Berenyi doubled to left; Collins singled to right [Berenyi scored]; Oester out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; Griffey lined to first; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras struck out; Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Knight grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns forced Mazzilli (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Berenyi struck out; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Flynn lined to shortstop; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cubbage struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: LEACH REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Oester walked; Griffey singled to left [Oester to second]; Foster popped to center; Biittner flied out to center [Oester to third]; Oester was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2. METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Hodges struck out; Brooks struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

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