[rpriske]

April 12th, 1986

Mark Grant is making his first start of the season.
We are facing the Dodgers and Orel Hershiser.
I have had lots of trouble against him. I went 1 for 13 against him last year.

To start the game it was more of the same. He struck me out.

The Dodgers hit early with Franklin Stubbs smashing a two run homer before we recorded an out.
I got the last out if the inning of a Tim Wallach grounder.

Dodgers lead 2-0.

We got one back in the 2nd when Rob Deer scored on a double play.

Dodgers lead 2-1.

I got the 2nd out in the bottom half, shopping a Jon Debus grounder.

I came up in the 3rd with two out and Orel pitched a little too far inside, giving me the base on a hit-by-pitch. Next came stolen base #3. That was it.

They got another run when Mike Marshall doubled home Darrell Evans from 1st.

Dodgers lead 3-1.

We tied it up in the 4th! Deer walked and then Mike Aldrete tripled him home before scoring on a Chris Brown groundball.

Game tied 3-3.

I came up with two out again in the 5th. I grounded out to Hershiser.

In the 6th Rob Deer singled home Robby Thompson to give us the lead!

Giants lead 4-3!

In the 7th I made the 2nd out off an Even grounder, but Steve Sax scored on the play to re-tie the game. I got Marshall for the last out.

Game tied 4-4.

I led off the 8th, now facing Ken Howell. He struck me out.

Jeff Robinson relieved for us that inning. I got the last out for him, taking a Mookie Wilson pinch hit grounder.

I came up with one out in the 10th, now facing Tom Niedenfuer. I grounded out to Keith Lockhart at short.

Scott Garrelts relieved for us in the 10th. I got the 1st out for him, taking a Franklin Stubbs grounder.

In the 11th Rob Deer hit a solo homer to put us back in front!

Giants lead 5-4!

I got the 1st out in the bottom half (a Dave Anderson pinch hit grounder) but only after Tim Wallach doubled. He moved to 3rd on the play. Scotty shut them down after that, I we finally had a win.

I am now hitting .056