George Foster and Dave Concepcion smashed homers and Fred Norman and Manny Sarmiento combined on a three-hitter as the Reds defeated the Mets, 5-1. Pete Rose, who batted safely in his ninth straight game, had two hits for the Reds, boosting his career total to 2,991. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .298 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .171 Griffey rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Maddox rf 1 0 1 0 3 0 .333 Foster lf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .338 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .233 Bench c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Concepcion ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 .286 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .183 Driessen 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .311 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Kennedy 2b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .000 Randle 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .164 Geronimo cf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .302 Flynn ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 12 4 3 7 Totals 28 1 3 1 7 6 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 15,842 Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 7 DP: Reds 1, Mets 0 Errors: Randle, Flynn Doubles: Rose (6), Randle (3) Triples: Foster (1) Home Runs: Foster (4), Concepcion (1) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3), Valentine (1) Sacrifice Hits: Norman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1) GIDP: Montanez (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(3-0) 6 2 1 1 5 5 0 23 2.53 Sarmiento SV(1) 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 12 1.02 Totals 9 3 1 1 7 6 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(1-3) 5 9 4 4 1 4 2 24 2.78 Metzger 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 5.63 Myrick 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 11 1.84 Totals 9 12 5 4 3 7 2 43 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Griffey flied out to center [Rose to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Bench flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: S. Henderson popped to second; Maddox walked; Mazzilli struck out; Montanez forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Driessen singled to second; Kennedy struck out; Geronimo walked [Driessen to second]; Norman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns walked; Valentine forced Stearns (pitcher to shortstop); Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Griffey lined to right; Foster homered; Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Koosman struck out; S. Henderson singled to center; Maddox walked [S. Henderson to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion homered; Driessen singled to right; Kennedy forced Driessen (third to second); Geronimo singled to right [Kennedy to third]; Norman struck out; Rose singled to center [Kennedy scored, Geronimo to second]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Montanez struck out; Stearns popped to second; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 0. REDS 5TH: Foster singled to center; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foster to second]; Concepcion struck out; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Randle doubled to left; Flynn flied out to right [Randle to third]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle scored]; S. Henderson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 6TH: METZGER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kennedy walked; Geronimo struck out; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Maddox walked; Mazzilli walked [Maddox to second]; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox to third, Mazzilli out at second]; On a bunt Stearns reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home (third to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to left; Foster struck out; Bench singled to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. METS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Valentine walked; Randle flied out to left; Flynn flied out to right; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR METZGER; Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Driessen popped to shortstop; Kennedy walked; Geronimo singled to center [Kennedy to third]; Sarmiento reached on a fielder's choice [Kennedy out at home (third to catcher), Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. METS 8TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled to right; Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Montanez forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 1. REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Foster tripled to center; Bench reached on an error by Flynn [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bench to first]; Concepcion reached on an error by Randle [Bench to second, Concepcion to first]; Driessen grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Stearns struck out; Valentine popped to shortstop; Randle walked; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 1.

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