June 5th, 1985
The Expos are sending Bill Gullickson (5-4, 3.21) out there. The Giants will have Terry Mulholland (3-3, 5.16)
I went 2 for 4 vs Gully. Works for me.
The game started out the way I like it - Davey Concepcion grounded out to me. Then Pat Tabler lined out to me. Good inning.
Things looked good to start the bottom half but Tim Wallach made a diving catch and my hard hit ball to get me out.
I almost got revenger int he top of the 2nd but Wallach outran the grounder for a single. He ended up scoring, too. I did take a liner from Charlie Moore and picked off Toby Harrah on 2nd for a nice double play.
Expos lead 1-0
In the 3rd Gullickson led off with a triple and later scored.
Expos lead 2-0
Montreal kept it going in the 4th as Moore knocked in Harrah.
Expos lead 3-0
I lead off the 4th with Gullickson still not allowing a base-runner. I grounded out to Concepcion at short. Kenny Oberkfell ruined the perfect game with a single, but we still didn't score.
Everything fell apart in the 5th. Terry allowed 3 runs and five runners without getting an out before Nestor turned things over to Curt Brown. He induced a pop up from Mickey Hatcher which I caught. I also handled a Concepcion grounder for the third out but Montreal scored again first.
Expos lead 7-0
We got some back that inning, including an RBI single by me.
Expos lead 7-2
Frank Williams took over pitching duties for us in the 6th. I got the 3rd out on an Al Cowens grounder.
Brian Harper knocked one in for us that inning.
Expos lead 7-3
In the 7th I got out #2 on a grounder by Hatcher.
I came up with two out and nobody on. I grounded out to Wallach at third.
Pat Perry took over mound duties in the 8th. I got the 3rd out on a Dale Murphy grounder.
I was busy on defense today.
I started out the 9th by taking a Wallach grounder. A Child Davis throwing error turned into another Montreal run. They ended up getting two before I took a Tabler grounder for out #3.
Expos lead 9-3
That's how it ended.
Back to 25-25
Day off tomorrow as we travel to Houston.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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