A bases-loaded single by Joe Morgan triggered a four-run rally in the seventh inning as the Reds came from behind to defeat the Mets, 7-5. The Reds fell behind, 4-1, before cutting into their deficit with two runs in the sixth on RBI singles by George Foster and Dan Driessen.

Mike Lum singled to open the seventh, Pete Rose walked and Ken Griffey singled to load the bases. Morgan then drove in two runs with his single to put the Reds ahead. A sacrifice fly by Foster and single by Johnny Bench added a pair and accounted for the Reds' winning margin. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 0 Reds 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 x - 7 12 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b,2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Rose 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .306 Foli ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Griffey rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .306 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Morgan 2b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .260 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .258 Foster lf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .299 Maddox rf,3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .289 Driessen 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 .297 Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Bench c 3 0 2 2 1 0 .244 Kranepool ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Swan p 1 0 1 2 0 0 .206 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Moskau p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Lum ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .172 Knight 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Totals 37 5 13 3 0 3 Totals 30 7 12 7 6 2 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 50,125 Left on Base: Mets 7, Reds 6 DP: Mets 2, Reds 1 Errors: Geronimo Doubles: Montanez (18), Driessen (18) Stolen Bases: Rose (8), Concepcion 2 (13) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (7) Sacrifice Hits: Swan (4), Flynn (5) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (4) GIDP: Kranepool (3), Concepcion (10) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 5 4 1 1 1 2 0 18 2.59 Siebert 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 5.57 Murray L(4-4) 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 8 4.64 Lockwood 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.49 Bernard 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.18 Totals 8 12 7 7 6 2 0 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 3.1 8 4 4 0 0 0 18 4.55 Borbon 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.04 Tomlin W(5-1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.92 Sarmiento SV(5) 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 2.75 Totals 9 13 5 4 0 3 0 39 Balks: Moskau (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose stole second; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. METS 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to left [Montanez to second]; S. Henderson flied out to center [Montanez to third]; Moskau balked [Montanez scored, Stearns to second]; Maddox singled to center [Stearns scored]; Flynn singled to left [Maddox to second]; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Maddox to third, Flynn to second]; Randle popped to first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen doubled to left; Bench singled to right [Driessen scored]; Concepcion forced Bench (shortstop to second); Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole third; Geronimo walked; Concepcion was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Geronimo to second]; Moskau grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Montanez doubled to left; Stearns reached on a fielder's choice [Montanez out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to right [Morgan out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 1. METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to center; Maddox singled to left [S. Henderson to second]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [S. Henderson to third, Maddox to second]; Swan singled to left [S. Henderson scored, Maddox scored]; BORBON REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Randle flied out to center; Foli singled to center [Swan to second]; Mazzilli singled to right [Swan to third, Foli to second]; Montanez forced Mazzilli (third to second); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen was called out on strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 1. METS 5TH: Stearns popped to shortstop; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to right; COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 1. METS 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Craig Swan hit on right hand by Dave Collins line drive; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SWAN; Grieve was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Rose walked; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; MURRAY REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Foster singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Driessen singled to right [Morgan scored, Foster to third, Driessen to second (on throw)]; Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 3. METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Montanez struck out; Stearns forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); LUM BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Lum singled to center; AUERBACH RAN FOR LUM; Rose walked [Auerbach to second]; Griffey singled to second [Auerbach to third, Rose to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Morgan singled to right [Auerbach scored, Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Driessen out at third (left to third to shortstop to second to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Reds 7. METS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING 3B); KENNEDY REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B); SARMIENTO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); S. Henderson singled to center [S. Henderson to second (error by Geronimo)]; Maddox singled to center [S. Henderson to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [S. Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox out at second]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: BERNARD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Concepcion singled to center; Geronimo singled to left [Concepcion to third]; Knight lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Geronimo out at first]; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 7. METS 9TH: Randle flied out to right; Foli flied out to left; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Reds 7.

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