A pair of homers enabled the Reds to overtake the Mets and win a 7-6 squeaker in 10 innings. With the Reds trailing, 6-5, George Foster hit a homer in the ninth to tie the game and Dan Driessen then led off the 10th with a homer to produce the victory. The Mets had opened up an early 5-1 lead, but a two-run single by Johnny Bench keyed a three-run rally in the fifth that brought the Reds within 5-4. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 6

Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 0 Reds 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 - 7 9 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 2 2 0 0 3 1 .153 Rose 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Maddox rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267 Griffey rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .315 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .291 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .209 Foster lf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .314 S. Henderson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .236 Bench c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .269 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .277 Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driessen 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .327 Stearns c 3 0 2 1 0 1 .227 Collins cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .176 Flynn ss,2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .245 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Koosman p 2 1 1 1 0 1 .063 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Kennedy ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .083 Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 8 5 4 5 Totals 36 7 9 7 6 6 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 19,217 Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 9 DP: Mets 0, Reds 3 Errors: Hume Doubles: Stearns (5), Flynn (1), Koosman (1), Bench (6), Lum (1) Home Runs: Foster (5), Driessen (6) Stolen Bases: Morgan (7) Caught Stealing: Maddox (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (1), Flynn (1) GIDP: Maddox (1), Flynn (3), Mazzilli (2) Hit by Pitch: Stearns (2,by Borbon), Morgan (1,by Koosman) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 5 4 4 4 4 2 0 24 3.11 Cornejo 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4.58 Myrick 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.25 Lockwood L(1-2) 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 13 3.76 Totals 9 9 7 7 6 6 2 43 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume 4.1 5 5 4 3 2 0 20 5.88 Murray 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.06 Borbon 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 8.10 Sarmiento 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.27 Bair W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 10 8 6 5 4 5 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Koosman (2), Borbon (1) Wild Pitches: Hume (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer METS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hume [Randle to third]; Hume threw a wild pitch [Randle scored (unearned)]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli popped to second; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0. METS 2ND: S. Henderson singled to center; Valentine flied out to center; Stearns doubled to center [S. Henderson scored]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Driessen singled to first [Bench scored]; Collins forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Randle walked; Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second]; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second; Foster flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion walked; Driessen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Stearns was called out on strikes; Flynn doubled to right; Koosman doubled to right [Flynn scored]; Randle walked; Maddox singled to center [Koosman scored, Randle to third]; MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randle scored]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); KENNEDY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Kennedy walked; Rose flied out to right; Griffey walked [Kennedy to second]; Morgan was hit by a pitch [Kennedy to third, Griffey to second]; Foster walked [Kennedy scored, Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Bench singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Concepcion flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 4. METS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Montanez walked; S. Henderson singled to center [Montanez to second]; Valentine flied out to center; Stearns was hit by a pitch [Montanez to third, S. Henderson to second]; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to left [Montanez scored]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: CORNEJO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Collins walked; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum doubled to left [Collins scored]; Rose singled to center [Lum to third]; MYRICK REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING); Griffey was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. METS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox popped to center; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING); Foster flied out to center; Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. METS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); S. Henderson popped to first; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Driessen walked; Collins forced Driessen (second to shortstop); GERONIMO BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Geronimo singled to left [Collins to second]; Rose popped to third in foul territory; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. METS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Stearns singled to center; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at second]; Lockwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Foster homered; Bench flied out to right; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 6. METS 10TH: Randle struck out; Maddox singled to center; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 6. REDS 10TH: Driessen homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Reds 7.

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