Combining Cincinnati misplays with their own timely hitting, the Mets toppled the Reds, 4-2. The Mets' scoring against Tom Seaver began in the second when John Stearns singled, stole second, continued to third on catcher Johnny Bench's throwing error and scored when Steve Henderson's grounder was booted by shortstop Dave Concepcion. Henderson then stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Doug Flynn.

A double by Flynn, sacrifice bunt by winning pitcher Jerry Koosman and sacrifice fly by Lenny Randle gave the Mets another marker in the fifth. Joel Youngblood led off the Mets' eighth by tagging reliever Manny Sarmiento's first pitch for a home run. The Reds' Pete Rose doubled in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 26 games, one short of tying the club record. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 0 Reds 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .240 Rose 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .304 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Griffey rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Valentine 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .255 Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Bench c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .231 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 S. Henderson lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .252 Driessen 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .293 Maddox rf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .280 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Flynn 2b,ss 2 1 1 1 0 1 .244 Henderson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .098 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Youngblood rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 28 4 5 3 3 10 Totals 33 2 9 2 5 3 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 35,226 Left on Base: Mets 3, Reds 9 DP: Mets 2, Reds 0 Errors: Bench, Concepcion Doubles: Flynn (4), Rose (25) Home Runs: Youngblood (2) Stolen Bases: Stearns (12), S. Henderson (5) Caught Stealing: Maddox (6), Mazzilli (8) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Flynn (2), Randle (4) GIDP: Concepcion 2 (9) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(3-9) 6.2 7 2 2 4 3 0 28 4.03 Lockwood SV(10) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 3.39 Totals 9 9 2 2 5 3 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(9-8) 7 4 3 1 2 8 0 26 3.23 Sarmiento 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 2.85 Totals 9 5 4 2 3 10 1 34 Wild Pitches: Seaver (2) Balks: Koosman (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli struck out; Mazzilli lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns singled to right; Stearns stole second [Stearns to third (error by Bench)]; S. Henderson reached on an error by Concepcion [Stearns scored (unearned) (no RBI), S. Henderson to first]; S. Henderson stole second; Seaver threw a wild pitch [S. Henderson to third]; Maddox walked; Flynn hit a sacrifice fly to right [S. Henderson scored (unearned)]; Koosman struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Concepcion flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. METS 3RD: Randle struck out; Foli popped to second; Mazzilli singled to right; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to right; Griffey singled to center; Koosman balked [Griffey to second]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 4TH: Stearns popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson flied out to center; Maddox walked; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench singled; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Driessen walked; Geronimo singled to center [Driessen to second]; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Flynn doubled to right; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to third]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to left [Flynn scored]; Foli struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Montanez flied out to center; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. METS 7TH: S. Henderson struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes; Flynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Geronimo flied out to center; HENDERSON BATTED FOR SEAVER; Henderson singled to center [Driessen to third]; AUERBACH RAN FOR HENDERSON; Rose doubled to right [Driessen scored, Auerbach out at home (right to shortstop to catcher), Rose to third (on throw to home)]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED KOOSMAN (PLAYING RF); Griffey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Reds 2. METS 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Youngblood homered; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli was called out on strikes; Mazzilli flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Morgan popped to second; Foster singled to second; Bench flied out to left; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 2. METS 9TH: Montanez flied out to left; Stearns flied out to right; S. Henderson walked; Lockwood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to left; LUM BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Lum grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Rose singled to third; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 2.

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