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.