[rpriske]

September 16th, 1985

We are in Cincinnati.

The Reds are pitching Jay Tibbs (10-9, 4.40)
The Giants are going with Mike Krukow (12-11, 4.00).

This is good news for me as I have gone 5 for 8 vs TIbbs.

Hey, our old teammate Kenny Smith is catching for the Reds today!

Let's start it off right.

And I do! I smacked a ball to the wall in right canter and legged out a double! I then went for 3rd and Ken Smith threw it away! Stolen base #112 and a run scored!

Giants lead 1-0!

I got the 2nd out in the bottom half, catching a Dan Driessen pop up.

I came up in the 2nd with two out and Fran Mullins on 3rd and Krukow on 1st. I grounded out to Driessen at 1st.

Things got a little rough for Krukow int eh bottom of the 2nd where his third walk of the inning was against their pitcher with the bases loaded. Then Kal Daniels singled for another run. Lee Mazzilli bobbled an easy grounder for another. Eric Davis walked. Nick Essay cleared the all off with a grand slam.

Wow. Ugh.

Reds lead 8-1.

In the 4th Fran Mullins singled home Terry Harper for a run. I came up with one out and Mike Jones on 2nd and Fran on 1st. Mike tried to steal 3rd and was gunned down.

That was about the stupidest play I have seen. Trying to steal when down by six and it doesn't even break up a double play? What was he thinking?

I singled. Mike would have scored on that hit.

Kenny Oberkfell grounded out.

Reds lead 8-2.

Mark Calvert took over for us on the mound in the bottom half.

Daniels scored on a Davis sac fly.

Reds lead 9-2.

I got the first out in the bottom of the 5th, handling an Eddie Milner grounder.

I came up in the 6th with two out and worked a walk. I stole 2nd and took 3rd with Ken Smith threw the ball away again. Sorry Kenny. Stolen base #113. I didn't score.

In the bottom frame Daniels scored on a Davis sac fly again. Then Esasky hit his second homer of the game. This time it was two-run shot.

Reds lead 12-2.

Mark Grant took over pitching for us in the 8th. The first batter he faced was Kal Daniels who hit a solo home run. I got the 2nd out, taking a grounder from Davis.

I led off the 9th, now facing Joel Lono. I grounded out to Skeeter Barnes at 1st but he dropped the ball, allowing me to reach on his error. Kenny O singled behind me, moving me up to 2nd. Chili Davis walked, loading them up. I scored but on a double play ball by Bob Brenly. A run for two outs is a pretty bad trade right now.

It ended at 13-3.

Terrible game for us, but a pretty good one for me.

2 for 4 with a single, a double, a walk, a run scored, and two stolen bases.

We are 74-69.