A pair of homers by Greg Luzinski, who drove in four runs for the second straight game, and solo shots by Bob Boone and Richie Hebner powered the Phillies to an 8-5 decision over the Mets. Luzinski hit a two-run double in the third inning and then tied the score at 5-5 with a bases-empty homer in the fifth. After Boone put the Phillies in front with a solo homer in the sixth, Luzinski drove in another tally in the seventh with a sacrifice fly and Hebner accounted for the Phillies' final run with a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Mets 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 16 0 Phillies 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 x - 8 11 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .303 McBride rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .270 Valentine 2b 5 2 4 0 0 0 .327 Bowa ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .316 Maddox rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Schmidt 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .326 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Luzinski lf 3 2 2 4 0 0 .312 S. Henderson lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .206 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Montanez 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .225 Hebner 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .288 Stearns c 3 0 1 2 2 0 .198 Maddox cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .293 Youngblood 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .263 Boone c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Randle ph,3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 .159 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Flynn ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Lerch p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Swan p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 16 5 4 5 Totals 32 8 11 8 5 2 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 39,106 Left on Base: Mets 13, Phillies 7 DP: Mets 0, Phillies 1 Doubles: Montanez (6), Bowa (5) Home Runs: Luzinski 2 (6), Boone (3), Hebner (2) Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (2), McBride (1) Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (1) Sacrifice Flies: Youngblood (1), Luzinski (3) GIDP: S. Henderson (5) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan L(1-2) 6 7 6 6 4 1 3 28 3.02 Metzger 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 10 8.36 Lockwood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.80 Totals 8 11 8 8 5 2 4 39 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch 3 11 5 5 1 2 0 20 4.50 Brusstar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.89 Garber W(1-0) 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 16 1.38 McGraw SV(3) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0.77 Totals 9 16 5 5 4 5 0 45 Balks: Garber (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Valentine singled to center; Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson singled to left [Valentine to second]; Montanez singled to pitcher [Valentine to third, S. Henderson to second]; Stearns singled to center [Valentine scored, S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third]; Youngblood forced Stearns (shortstop to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa singled to center; Schmidt singled to shortstop [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner walked; Maddox singled to left [Bowa scored, Schmidt scored, Hebner to third]; Boone forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 2. METS 2ND: Flynn singled to right; Swan struck out; Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; Valentine singled to left [Flynn to second]; Maddox forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Lerch walked; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lerch to second]; Bowa made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 2. METS 3RD: S. Henderson singled to center; Montanez doubled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns walked; Youngblood hit a sacrifice fly to left [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn forced Stearns (shortstop to second) [Montanez to third]; Swan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Luzinski homered [Schmidt scored]; Hebner flied out to left; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 4. METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to left; Valentine singled to right [Mazzilli to third]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Maddox singled to right [Mazzilli scored, Valentine to second]; S. Henderson flied out to right [Valentine to third]; Montanez forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Valentine scored]; Stearns flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Morrison flied out to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Johnson made an out to shortstop; McBride singled to right; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 4. METS 5TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Youngblood struck out; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan singled to center; Mazzilli singled to right [Swan to third]; Valentine forced Mazzilli (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski homered; Hebner flied out to right; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 5. METS 6TH: Maddox singled to right; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: Boone homered; Morrison flied to left in foul territory; Garber lined to second; McBride walked; McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 6. METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); RANDLE BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Randle walked; Garber balked [Randle to second]; Flynn grounded out (third to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SWAN; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 7TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bowa doubled to right; Schmidt flied out to right [Bowa to third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored]; Hebner homered; Maddox was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 8. METS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine singled to left; Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson forced Valentine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 8. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone singled to center; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Boone to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GARBER; Johnstone flied out to center; McBride was walked intentionally; Bowa singled to first [Boone to third, McBride to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); GRIEVE REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING RF); Schmidt forced Bowa (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 8. METS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns walked; Randle walked [Stearns to second]; Flynn flied out to center; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Phillies 8.

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