[rpriske]

September 25th, 1985

Still in San Diego. It seems weird to think that the season will be over soon and I will be back in Victoria. It will be nice to see the family.

Today the Giants are pitching Mike Krukow (12-13, 4.32).
The Padres are using Mark Thurmond (12-7, 3.81).

I am 0 for 2 vs Thurmond. Not much of a sample.

I led off the game by making that 1 for 3 as I singled to right! I easily stole base #119. That put me into 2nd for the most stolen bases in a season in the modern era! Rickey Henderson is in 1st with 130. After John Castino grounded out I stole 3rd for #120! Then Chili Davis singled and I scored!

Giants lead 1-0.

In the 2nd Krukow hit a two out double to score Terry Harper! I flew out to John Kruk in left to end the inning.

Giants lead 2-0.

I made my first defensive play in the 3rd, getting a Terry Kennedy grounder for the 1st out.

I came up in the 4th with one out, Terry Harper on 3rd and Mike Hargrove on 1st. I struck out.

In the bottom half Kevin McReynolds hit a solo homer to put the Padres on the board. Krukow then walked the next three batters. He left them all there.

Giants lead 2-1.

In the 5th the Padres tied it up when Pat Casey scored on an Alan Wiggins ground out. I took an Ozzie Guillen grounder for the last out.

Game tied 2-2.

In the 6th Krukow walked the first batter he faced before being lifted for Curt Brown. I started a Priske - Castino - Hargrove double play to erase McReynolds and Randy Ready.

Nestor pinch hit for me in the 7th. We ended up winning 5-4 when Rob Deer pushed the winning run across in the 9th.

Back to .500. 76-76.

I went 1 for 3 with a pair of stolen bases and a run scored.

The Dodgers clinched today.

Tomorrow is an off-day and then we face those same Dodgers. Maybe they will ease off a little.