[rpriske]

June 28th, 1985

The Astros are in town and they are pitching Dick Ruthven (2-4, 4.71). I have never faced him.

The Giants are going with Atlee Hammaker (5-7, 3.60)

Houston is two games behind us in the standings. We win 2 out of 3 from them earlier this season.

I led off the bottom of the 1st and my first appearance vs Ruthven ended in a strikeout.

I got a big chance in the 3rd when I came up with one out and Kenny Smith on 3rd and John Castino on 2nd. He struck me out again. Thankfully Kenny Oberkfell did better and singled them both home.

Giants up 2-0!

Next time up was in the 5th, with two out and Castino on 2nd. I grounded weakly to Ruthven to end the inning.

I made my first defensive play in the 7th, starting a Priske / Castino / Deer double play to get Dickie Thon and Chuck Jackson out.

Atlee ran out of gas in the 8th and then replaced him with Ron Davis (and Sixto Lezcano took over for Terry Harper in right in a double switch.) There was two out and Terry Puhl on 2nd. Davis walked Jose Cruz and then gave up a single to Doug DeCinces, erasing the shut out. He then walked Keith Hernandez, loading the bases... and then Ron Hassey to tie the game! Ron hasn't gotten an out yet! He then struck out Thon but the damage was done.

Game tied 2-2.

That was it for me, too. Nestor lifted me for Chris Brown in the 8th.

In the end it was Castino scoring Tom O'Malley from 2nd with a walk-off RBI single and a 3-2 win.

We are back to .500. 36-36

It was a woeful game for me, though.