Hitless in six previous official trips this season, Ron Hodges delivered the tie-breaking single with two out in the eighth inning to give the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. After the Cubs took a 2-0 lead, the Mets tied the score in the seventh on a triple by Lee Mazzilli, sacrifice fly by Hodges and singles by Tim Foli and Tom Grieve around a wild pitch. Willie Montanez then singled in the eighth and, following a pass to Mazzilli, scored the deciding run on Hodges' single. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 8 1 Cubs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .140 De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .321 Flynn 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Clines cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .241 Boisclair rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Gross ph,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kranepool lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Biittner 1b 2 1 0 1 2 0 .235 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .191 Murcer rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .143 Hodges c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .143 Rader c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Foli ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .158 Kelleher 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .417 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Youngblood pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Totals 36 3 8 3 1 2 Totals 30 2 5 2 5 3 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 13,785 Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 7 DP: Mets 2, Cubs 0 Errors: Hodges, De Jesus, Biittner Triples: Mazzilli (1) Stolen Bases: Kingman (1) Sacrifice Hits: Gross (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1) GIDP: Clines (2), Buckner (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 6 3 2 1 2 2 0 23 1.98 Cornejo W(3-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.16 Lockwood SV(4) 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 9 5.25 Totals 9 5 2 1 5 3 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(2-2) 9 8 3 3 1 2 0 38 1.41 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 2 0 38 Passed Balls: Hodges (1) Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Clines walked; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Clines to third (error by Hodges)]; Biittner reached on a fielder's choice [Clines scored (unearned)]; Kingman lined to left; Murcer popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros flied out to center; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 3RD: Hodges grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Koosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); De Jesus singled to center; Clines grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 4TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn popped to second; Boisclair reached on an error by Biittner [Boisclair to first]; Kranepool forced Boisclair (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Biittner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes; Murcer singled to right [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros forced Murcer (shortstop to second) [Biittner scored]; Rader flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Hodges reached on an error by De Jesus [Hodges to first]; Foli forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); De Jesus lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 6TH: Koosman was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn singled to shortstop; Boisclair singled to second [Flynn to second]; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Clines popped to center; Biittner flied out to left; Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli tripled to center; Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mazzilli scored]; Foli singled to second; GRIEVE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; Grieve singled to right [Foli scored]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR GRIEVE; Randle singled to left [Youngblood to second]; Flynn flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: CORNEJO REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Ontiveros popped to center; Rader singled to center; Kelleher forced Rader (shortstop unassisted); R. Reuschel forced Kelleher (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. METS 8TH: Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to left; Mazzilli walked [Montanez to second]; Hodges singled to left [Montanez scored, Mazzilli to third]; Foli flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); S. HENDERSON REPLACED CORNEJO (PLAYING LF); De Jesus walked; GROSS BATTED FOR CLINES; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [De Jesus to second]; Biittner walked; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer walked [De Jesus to third, Biittner to second]; Ontiveros popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Randle grounded out (third to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Rader singled to center; Kelleher was called out on strikes; BUCKNER BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2.

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