Although Pete Rose established a modern league record by hitting safely in his 38th consecutive game, the Reds were pounded by the Mets, 9-2. Rose broke the previous record, set by Tommy Holmes in 1945, with a third-inning single and also collected two other hits.

A five-run fourth inning decided the game for the Mets. One-out singles by Steve Henderson and Willie Montanez put runners at first and third and a double by John Stearns drove in Henderson. Lee Mazzilli was walked intentionally to load the bases before Lenny Randle snapped an 0-for-14 slump with a two-run single. When right fielder Ken Griffey bobbled the ball, a third run scored. Second baseman Joe Morgan then threw Griffey's relay past first, permitting Randle to reach second, from where he scored on a single by Doug Flynn. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Mets 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 x - 9 12 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .311 Maddox rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .273 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .260 S. Henderson lf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .264 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .300 Stearns c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .269 Driessen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Mazzilli cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .269 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Youngblood ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Randle 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .232 Correll c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .205 Flynn 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .252 Hume p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Swan p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 31 2 7 2 4 5 Totals 35 9 12 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 38,158 Left on Base: Reds 6, Mets 6 DP: Reds 1, Mets 2 Errors: Griffey, Morgan, Tomlin Doubles: Morgan (24), Henderson (7), Correll (3), Rose (29), Stearns (14), Randle (14), Flynn (8) Stolen Bases: Driessen (21) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (6) GIDP: Concepcion (11), Driessen (9), Montanez (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(4-10) 3.1 6 5 4 1 3 0 16 5.48 Borbon 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.78 Tomlin 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 12 3.91 Totals 8 12 9 7 3 4 0 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(3-5) 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 35 2.44 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 35 Wild Pitches: Tomlin (1) Balks: Borbon (2) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan doubled to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Foli singled to left [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Henderson doubled to right; Concepcion flied out to center; Correll popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 3RD: Hume walked; Rose singled to left [Hume to second]; Hume was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Driessen singled to shortstop; Driessen stole second; Henderson flied out to right; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Correll doubled to left [Driessen scored, Concepcion to third]; Hume grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Foli struck out; S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns doubled to left [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third]; Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Randle singled to right [Montanez scored, Stearns scored, Mazzilli scored (error by Griffey) (error by Morgan) (no RBI), Randle to second]; BORBON REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Flynn singled to left [Randle scored (unearned)]; Swan grounded out (second to first) [Flynn to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 5. REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to left; Griffey flied out to right [Rose to third]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5. METS 5TH: Foli flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5. REDS 6TH: Driessen struck out; Henderson walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5. METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli flied out to center; Randle doubled to right; Flynn was walked intentionally; Borbon balked [Randle to third, Flynn to second]; Swan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5. REDS 7TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 5. METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Maddox walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson reached on an error by Tomlin [Maddox to third, S. Henderson to first]; Tomlin threw a wild pitch [Maddox scored, S. Henderson to second]; Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson scored (unearned)]; Stearns struck out; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MAZZILLI; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 7. REDS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Morgan walked; Foster struck out; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 7. METS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Randle singled to third; Flynn doubled to left [Randle scored, Flynn to third (on throw to home)]; Swan grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox singled to left [Flynn scored]; Foli flied out to left; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 9. REDS 9TH: Henderson popped to first; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 9.

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