Pete Rose extended his modern N. L. record hitting streak to 39 games but Joel Youngblood drove in five runs with a two-run homer and a bases-loaded triple to lead the Mets to a 12-3 rout of the Reds. Rose doubled to lead off the fifth inning.

After getting three runs in their first turn at bat, the Mets added three more in the third on a double by Steve Henderson, walk to Willie Montanez, infield hit by John Stearns and Youngblood's triple. The Mets got three more in the fifth on an RBI double by Stearns and Youngblood's homer. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Mets 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 x - 12 11 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .311 Maddox rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Foli ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 .248 Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 S. Henderson lf 4 3 3 3 0 0 .269 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .291 Boisclair lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .287 Montanez 1b 3 2 1 2 1 0 .271 Henderson cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .226 Stearns c 4 2 2 1 0 0 .272 Bench c 3 1 1 2 0 1 .254 Hodges c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Correll c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Youngblood cf 4 1 2 5 0 0 .263 Lum lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Valentine 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Kennedy 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .222 Espinosa p 3 1 0 0 1 1 .180 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Totals 35 3 10 2 6 4 Totals 33 12 11 12 5 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 19,892 Left on Base: Reds 11, Mets 3 DP: Reds 1, Mets 1 Doubles: Lum (4), Rose (30), S. Henderson 2 (22), Stearns (15), Maddox (11), Montanez (23) Triples: Youngblood (4) Home Runs: Bench (13), Youngblood (4) Caught Stealing: Griffey (4) Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2) GIDP: Driessen (10), Flynn (12) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss L(1-1) 5 7 9 9 3 3 1 25 8.36 Sarmiento 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 7 3.00 Bair 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.43 Totals 8 11 12 12 5 4 1 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa W(9-8) 8.1 10 3 3 5 3 1 38 4.01 Bernard 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.92 Totals 9 10 3 3 6 4 1 41 Passed Balls: Hodges (4) Wild Pitches: LaCoss (1) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Griffey singled to third; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Driessen singled to center; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Maddox walked; Foli singled to left [Maddox to second]; S. Henderson doubled to right [Maddox scored, Foli scored, S. Henderson to third (on throw to home)]; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Lum grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. METS 2ND: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck out; Espinosa lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. REDS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCoss struck out; Rose walked; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 3. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson doubled to right; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns singled to third [S. Henderson to third, Montanez to second]; Youngblood tripled to right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez scored, Stearns scored]; Randle flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 6. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Henderson walked; Bench homered [Henderson scored]; Lum doubled to center; Concepcion flied out to right [Lum to third]; Kennedy walked; LaCoss flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 6. METS 4TH: Flynn lined to left; Espinosa struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 6. REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen lined to left; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 6. METS 5TH: Foli walked; LaCoss threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; S. Henderson flied out to right [Foli to third]; Montanez reached on a fielder's choice [Foli out at home (first to catcher to third), Montanez to second]; Stearns doubled to right [Montanez scored]; Youngblood homered [Stearns scored]; Randle struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 9. REDS 6TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum popped to third; Concepcion walked; Kennedy singled to right [Concepcion to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR LACOSS; Collins forced Kennedy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 9. METS 6TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Espinosa walked; Maddox doubled to left [Espinosa to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Espinosa scored]; S. Henderson singled to right [Maddox scored]; Montanez doubled to right [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 12. REDS 7TH: HODGES REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING C ); BOISCLAIR REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Rose lined to left; Griffey singled to center; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 12. METS 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING 3B); BAIR REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Youngblood flied out to center; Randle walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 12. REDS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING 2B); Henderson popped to third; Correll singled to center; Lum popped to second; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 12. METS 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Espinosa lined to first; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli singled to shortstop; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 12. REDS 9TH: Kennedy singled to center; Knight singled to right [Kennedy to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR BAIR; Foster struck out; Griffey walked [Kennedy to third, Knight to second]; BERNARD REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Hodges allowed a passed ball [Kennedy scored, Knight to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen walked; Henderson struck out; Correll popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 12.

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