Pinch-hitter Bruce Boisclair's single off shortstop Dave Concepcion's glove scored Lenny Randle from second base in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. Randle opened the 10th by drawing a walk and moved to second on Lee Mazzilli's sacrifice bunt. Boisclair, batting for winning pitcher Skip Lockwood, followed with the game-winning hit.

The Mets had tied the score in the 9th on singles by Elliott Maddox, Steve Henderson and John Stearns. The Reds' two runs came in the fifth on a solo homer by Dan Driessen and infield out by Don Werner. Singles by Doug Flynn, Mike Bruhert and Mazzilli gave the Mets a run in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Monday, May 8, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 2 Reds 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Knight 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Boisclair ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Maddox rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .240 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 S. Henderson lf 4 0 3 0 1 1 .226 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Montanez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Stearns c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .212 Werner c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .231 Youngblood 3b,2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Ferrer pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Flynn ss,2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bruhert p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Randle ph,3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .157 Totals 37 3 11 3 3 6 Totals 36 2 4 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 16,094 Left on Base: Mets 8, Reds 5 DP: Mets 0, Reds 0 Errors: Youngblood, Ferrer Doubles: Rose (9) Home Runs: Driessen (5) Stolen Bases: Stearns (4), S. Henderson (2), Geronimo (3), Concepcion (4), Morgan (6) Caught Stealing: S. Henderson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Mazzilli (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 25 1.82 Lockwood W(1-1) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 3.47 Cornejo SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.19 Totals 10 4 2 1 1 3 1 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 8.1 9 2 2 2 6 0 33 2.66 Borbon L(2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 8.04 Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.97 Totals 10 11 3 3 3 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Valentine popped to second; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson struck out; Montanez struck out; Stearns singled to left; Stearns stole second [Stearns out at third (shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Driessen lined to first; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to left; Bruhert singled to left [Flynn to second]; Mazzilli singled to left [Flynn scored, Bruhert to third, Mazzilli out at second (left to catcher to second)]; Valentine walked; Maddox flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Werner grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson stole second; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns lined to third; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruhert struck out; Mazzilli popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Driessen homered; Geronimo singled to center; Concepcion reached on an error by Youngblood [Geronimo to second, Concepcion to first]; Geronimo stole third and Concepcion stole second; Werner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Geronimo scored (unearned), Concepcion to third]; Norman grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 6TH: Valentine popped to catcher; Maddox grounded out (third to first); S. Henderson singled to left; S. Henderson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns lined to left; Youngblood singled to left; Flynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 8TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Randle grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Werner struck out; Norman was called out on strikes; Rose doubled to left; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 2. METS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Maddox singled to center; S. Henderson singled to left [Maddox to second]; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns singled to center [Maddox scored, S. Henderson to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR YOUNGBLOOD; Kranepool forced S. Henderson (shortstop to third) [Stearns to second]; FERRER RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Flynn flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 2. METS 10TH: Randle walked; Mazzilli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Randle to second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair singled to center [Randle scored]; Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson singled to right [Boisclair to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Montanez forced S. Henderson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 2. REDS 10TH: CORNEJO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED FOR WERNER; Lum flied out to center; BENCH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Bench reached on an error by Ferrer [Bench to first]; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 2.

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