New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
3
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4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon MatlackL | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 42 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred NormanW | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 32 |
| Rawly Eastwick | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Will McEnaneyS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Tony Perez hits a home run (13).
0–1
▲ 3rd
Cleon Jones grounds out to first baseman Tony Perez. Gene Clines scores. Felix Millan to 3rd.
1–1
▲ 3rd
Dave Kingman reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Fred Norman. Felix Millan scores.
2–1
▼ 6th
George Foster out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rusty Staub. Johnny Bench scores. Tony Perez to 3rd.
2–2
▼ 6th
Merv Rettenmund reaches on a fielder's choice. Tony Perez scores.
2–3
▼ 6th
Pete Rose singles on a to first baseman Dave Kingman. Merv Rettenmund scores. Doug Flynn to 3rd. Fred Norman to 2nd.
2–4
▲ 7th
Rusty Staub hits a home run (10).
3–4
Box Score
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFGene Clines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFDel Unser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BFelix Millan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFCleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDave Kingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BJoe Torre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRMike Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSJack Heidemann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJerry Grote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PJon Matlack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3BPete Rose | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFJohnny Bench | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BTony Perez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFGeorge Foster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFMerv Rettenmund | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCesar Geronimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CBill Plummer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BDoug Flynn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PFred Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRawly Eastwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWill McEnaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |