Scoring five runs in their first turn at bat, the Reds went on to trample the Mets, 9-2. The big first inning resulted from an error, two walks, doubles by Joe Morgan and Dave Concepcion and a single by Ken Henderson.

After adding a run in the second, the Reds got three more in the fourth, sandwiching a walk to Johnny Bench between homers by George Foster and Concepcion. Pete Rose got a two-base hit in the seventh, extending his hitting streak to 29 games. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 3 Reds 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 9 12 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Collins pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Griffey rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .302 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Lum 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stearns c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Morgan 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .264 Valentine 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 S. Henderson lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Foster lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .298 Maddox rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Bench c,1b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .241 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Concepcion ss 5 2 4 4 0 0 .294 Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henderson cf 4 0 3 3 1 0 .245 Boisclair ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Driessen 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Correll c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Hodges ph,c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .227 Hume p 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 34 2 6 2 3 3 Totals 39 9 12 9 5 2 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 33,519 Left on Base: Mets 8, Reds 12 DP: Mets 0, Reds 1 Errors: Randle 2, Mazzilli, Knight, Concepcion Doubles: Montanez (19), Morgan (21), Concepcion 2 (21), Rose (26), Henderson (5) Home Runs: Foster (19), Concepcion (3) GIDP: Valentine (3) Hit by Pitch: Driessen (2,by Kobel) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel L(1-2) 4 8 9 7 3 2 2 27 2.09 Bernard 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.35 Siebert 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.09 Totals 8 12 9 7 5 2 2 45 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume W(4-9) 9 6 2 2 3 3 0 37 5.04 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 3 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Kobel (2) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert METS 1ST: Randle lined to third; Foli struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Randle [Rose to first]; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Rose scored (unearned), Griffey to third]; Foster popped to second; Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion doubled to right [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Bench to third]; Henderson singled to center [Bench scored, Concepcion scored]; Driessen struck out; Hume reached on an error by Mazzilli [Henderson to third, Hume to first]; Rose flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns struck out; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5. REDS 2ND: Griffey lined to shortstop; Morgan singled to right; Foster popped to third in foul territory; Bench reached on an error by Randle [Morgan to second, Bench to first]; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Morgan to third, Bench to second]; Henderson singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned), Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6. METS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Flynn singled to left; Kobel walked [Flynn to second]; Randle flied out to center; Foli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6. REDS 3RD: Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Montanez flied out to right; Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6. REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster homered; Bench walked; Concepcion homered [Bench scored]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Driessen was hit by a pitch; Hume lined to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 9. METS 5TH: S. Henderson walked; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Flynn flied out to right [S. Henderson to third]; HODGES BATTED FOR KOBEL; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson scored]; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. REDS 5TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); VALENTINE REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING 2B); BERNARD REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. METS 6TH: CORRELL REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING C ); KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Foli singled to right; Mazzilli popped to second; Montanez reached on an error by Concepcion [Foli to second, Montanez to first]; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied out to left; Concepcion doubled to center; Henderson was walked intentionally; Correll popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BERNARD; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. REDS 7TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIEBERT REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Hume popped to first; Rose doubled to right; COLLINS RAN FOR ROSE; Griffey flied out to center; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9. METS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LUM REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 1B); KNIGHT REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 3B); Hodges grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to right; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Randle to second]; Mazzilli singled to right [Randle to third]; Montanez doubled to right [Randle scored, Mazzilli to third]; Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 9. REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to left; Knight singled to center; Concepcion flied out to right; Henderson doubled to left [Knight to third]; Correll was walked intentionally; Hume flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 9. METS 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); S. Henderson popped to first in foul territory; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Grieve reached on an error by Knight [Grieve to second]; Boisclair walked; Hodges grounded out (second to first) [Grieve to third, Boisclair to second]; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Reds 9.

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