[rpriske]

April 20th, 1986

Today the Padres are pitching Dan Petry (0-2, 5.73).
The Giants have Bruce Ruffin (0-0, 3.46).

I have never faced Petry.

The Padres struck first as Frank White singled home Carmelo Martinez, who had reached on an error.

Padres lead 1-0.

I led off the home half by grounding out to Martinez at 1st.

We had a 44 minute rain delay in the 2nd. That is going o be tough on the pitchers and us fielders.

I came up with one out in the 3rd and grounded out to Ozzie Guillen at short.

In the 4th we ended the Padres half with a nice Thompson - Priske - Aldrete double play to get Benito Santiago and Darrell Miller.

We tied thing sup int he bottom half when Steve Stanicek singled, scoring Rob Deer from 2nd.

Game tied 1-1.

I came up in the 5th with one out and John Rabb on 2nd. I dropped own into centre for a single, scoring Rabb - my first RBI of the season.
With two out I grabbed my 5th steal, but stopped there.

Giants lead 2-1.

Our lead was short lived as Randy Ready hit a solo shot to even things back up.

Game tied 2-2.

In the bottom of the 5th thing swung right back our way as Deer singled and still 2nd before being pushed across by a Stanicek single. He managed to also cross on a Rabb single before the inning was up.

Giants lead 4-2.

I saved a run in the 7th, throwing out pinch hitter Harold Reynolds at 1st as Guillen was trying to score.

I led off the bottom half, now facing Lance McCullers, who struck me out.


Frank Williams relieved for us in the 8th. We got him out of the inning with another Thompson - Priske - Aldrete double play, nabbing Juan Beniquez and Frank White.

In the bottom half Chris Brown hit a pinch hit double, scoring Robby Thompson from 1st. I came up next, with two out, and I lined out to White at 2nd.

Giants lead 5-2.

With Scott Garrelts needing some rest, Willie Fraser came in to close. This didn't work with Jeff Robinson yesterday. Hopefully Willie can get it done.

Fly ball, strikeout, fly ball and he got the save and we got the win.

We have made it back to .500 at 6-6. The Padres have lost 11 in a row.

I went 1 for 5 with an RBI. I am now hitting all of .122. Hey, its an improvement.

But we go from the worst in the league to the best as the Dodgers are coming to town.