Gary Rajsich slammed his first big league homer with two mates aboard to climax a four-run fifth inning, and Hubie Brooks and Ron Hodges accounted for three runs with two-out doubles in the fourth to power the Mets to a 7-4 triumph over the Reds. Neil Allen registered his 10th save. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 12 0 Mets 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 x - 7 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Householder rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .225 Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .318 Oester 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .307 Backman 2b 2 2 1 0 1 0 .310 Concepcion ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .304 Veryzer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .300 Staub 1b 2 1 0 1 1 1 .115 Bench 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .248 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Vail lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Foster lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .214 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Valentine lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Trevino c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 Rajsich rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .200 Berenyi p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Youngblood rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Barranca ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Brooks 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .260 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Hodges c 1 0 1 2 3 0 .444 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .345 Gardenhire ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 1 1 0 0 2 0 .158 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Lynch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 36 4 12 4 3 5 Totals 27 7 6 7 9 8 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 15,303 Left on Base: Reds 8, Mets 7 DP: Reds 2, Mets 2 Doubles: Brooks (6), Hodges (1) Home Runs: Bench (3), Rajsich (1) Caught Stealing: Householder (3) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (1) GIDP: Cedeno (5), Vail (2), Rajsich (1), Wilson (2) Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (2,by Kern) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenyi L(4-2) 5 6 7 7 5 6 1 24 3.35 Shirley 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7.02 Kern 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 4.88 Totals 8 6 7 7 9 8 1 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(5-2) 7 9 4 4 2 2 1 29 3.15 Lynch 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.33 Allen SV(10) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 2.53 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 5 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Kern (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming REDS 1ST: Householder singled to center; Oester grounded out (pitcher to first) [Householder to second]; Concepcion singled to right [Householder scored]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Backman grounded out (second to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Vail grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Foster singled to center; Rajsich grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Trevino grounded out (second to first); Berenyi grounded out (second to first); Householder singled to left; Householder was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Hodges walked; Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hodges to second]; Jones walked; Wilson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Oester grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck out; Cedeno singled to left; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Backman walked; Staub walked [Backman to second]; Foster struck out; Rajsich struck out; Brooks doubled to center [Staub to third, Backman scored]; Hodges doubled to left [Brooks scored, Staub scored]; Gardenhire struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 3. REDS 5TH: Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Trevino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Jones walked; Wilson singled to center [Jones to second]; On a bunt Backman singled [Wilson to second, Jones to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jones scored]; Foster flied out to center [Wilson to third]; Rajsich homered [Wilson scored, Backman scored]; Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 7. REDS 6TH: BARRANCA BATTED FOR BERENYI; Barranca struck out; Householder flied out to left; Oester singled to center; Concepcion forced Oester (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 7. METS 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Hodges walked; Gardenhire struck out; Jones forced Hodges (catcher to shortstop); Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 7. REDS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING 2B); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED RAJSICH (PLAYING RF); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Bench homered; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen singled to right; Trevino singled to center [Driessen to third]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Biittner popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 7. METS 7TH: KERN REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Foster walked; Youngblood was hit by a pitch [Foster to second]; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 7. REDS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING 1B); Householder walked; Oester singled to left [Householder to second]; LYNCH REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Oester to second, Householder to third]; Cedeno singled to left [Oester scored, Householder scored]; Bench struck out; Vail singled to pitcher [Cedeno to second]; ALLEN REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 7. METS 8TH: Hodges walked; Gardenhire grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hodges to second]; Allen flied out to left; Wilson was walked intentionally; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 7. REDS 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Trevino singled to right; MILNER BATTED FOR KERN; Milner struck out; Householder forced Trevino (second to shortstop); Oester walked [Householder to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 7.

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