Scattering seven hits, Mario Soto pitched the Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Mets. The righthander struck out eight to raise his major league-leading total to 102. The Reds scored three runs in the third inning on an RBI single by Dave Concepcion and two-run homer by Dan Driessen, and added two tallies in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Ron Oester and sacrifice fly by Driessen. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 5, 1982 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Reds 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 x - 6 12 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 Milner cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .264 Bailor 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .327 Oester 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .271 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .308 Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210 Driessen 1b 3 1 3 4 0 0 .332 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .322 Vail lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .338 Youngblood rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Householder rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Backman 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Walker rf,lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .200 Gardenhire ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Bench 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Jorgensen ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Trevino c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Puleo p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Soto p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Lynch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Totals 33 2 7 2 1 8 Totals 34 6 12 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 20,286 Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 6 DP: Mets 0, Reds 0 Errors: Puleo, Concepcion, Trevino Doubles: Gardenhire (5), Oester (8) Triples: Milner (3) Home Runs: Driessen (8) Stolen Bases: Stearns (8) Sacrifice Hits: Puleo (4) Sacrifice Flies: Bailor (2), Driessen (5) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Puleo L(5-3) 6 9 5 5 1 5 1 27 4.06 Lynch 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.10 Totals 8 12 6 6 1 5 1 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto W(5-4) 9 7 2 2 1 8 0 36 2.40 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 8 0 36 Wild Pitches: Puleo (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Bailor flied out to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Milner struck out; Oester lined to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Stearns flied out to right; Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Backman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to right; Vail singled to left [Driessen to second]; Puleo threw a wild pitch [Vail to second, Driessen to third]; Walker struck out; Bench struck out; Trevino grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Gardenhire doubled to left; Puleo singled to right [Gardenhire to third]; Wilson struck out; Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gardenhire scored]; Foster forced Puleo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Soto grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Milner singled to pitcher [Milner to second (error by Puleo)]; Oester flied out to left; Concepcion singled to center [Milner scored]; Driessen homered [Concepcion scored]; Vail popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3. METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Stearns popped to first; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Walker struck out; Bench lined to second; Trevino singled to left; Trevino was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3. METS 5TH: Backman flied out to left; On a bunt Gardenhire singled; Puleo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gardenhire to second]; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Soto struck out; Milner tripled; Oester singled to right [Milner scored]; Concepcion singled to left [Oester to third]; Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oester scored]; Vail flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. METS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; Kingman reached on an error by Concepcion [Kingman to first]; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: Walker walked; Bench grounded out (third to first) [Walker to second]; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walker to third]; Soto lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. METS 7TH: HOUSEHOLDER REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); WALKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Youngblood singled to left; Backman forced Youngblood (second to shortstop); Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first) [Backman to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR PULEO; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: LYNCH REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Milner grounded out (second to first); Oester doubled; Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen singled to center [Oester scored]; Householder grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor popped to shortstop; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. REDS 8TH: Walker lined to shortstop; Bench grounded out (third to first); Trevino singled to third; Soto flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6. METS 9TH: Kingman flied out to left; Stearns singled to shortstop; Stearns stole second [Stearns to third (error by Trevino)]; Youngblood struck out; Backman walked; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Jorgensen singled to right [Backman to second, Stearns scored]; RAJSICH BATTED FOR LYNCH; Rajsich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 6.

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