[rpriske]

September 27th, 1985

Down to our final ten games and we are in L.A. to take on Fernando Valenzuela (18-8, 2.40) and the Dodgers.

The Giants are going with Terry Mulholland (7-12, 5.30).

This our last road stand before heading home for the duration.

I have gone a big ONE for 18 vs Fernando.

That doesn't change right away as I lead off the game with a walk. I immediately steal base #121 before John Castino walks behind me. Then Chili Davis singles and I score.

Giants lead 1-0.

The lead is short lived as Mike Marshall homers on the bottom half. I catch an RJ Reynolds pop for the 3rd out.

Game tied 1-1.

I came up in the 2nd with two out and Mike Hargrove on 1st. I flew out to Pedro Guerrero in centre.

It got worse in the 2nd as Rich Dauer hit an RBI double, scoring Mike Scoscia. Then Fernando hit a sac flay, scoring Dave Anderson. Mariano Duncan singled home Dauer.

Dodgers lead 4-1.

In the 3rd Reynolds scored on a Scoscia ground out. I took an Anderson grounder for the 3rd out.

Dodgers lead 5-1.

I got the 1st out in the 4th, handling a Dauer grounder.

I led off the 5th by striking out.

In the bottom half Marshall scored on a Scoscia single.

Dodgers lead 6-1.

I got the 1st out in the bottom of the 6th, now with Mark Grant pitching for us, off another Dauer grounder. Fernando and Duncan both score on a Pedro Guerrero single.

Up 8-1, Reynolds stole 2nd. That does not sit well with a lot of the team. It doesn't bother me much.

Grant only pitched the one inning before Randy Morse took over in the 7th.

I led off the 8th by taking my second walk of the game. I was quickly erased as Castino hit into a double play.

In the bottom half I was the pivot on a Morse - Priske - Hargrove double play to end the inning.

We never even made a game of it.

We are now 76-77.

I went 0 for 2 with a pair of walks, a stolen base, and a run scored.