[rpriske]

May 28th, 1986

Today the Phillies are pitching Kevin Gross (2-4, 3.79).
The Giants are using Dennis Eckersley (7-1, 1.87).

I have gone 2 for 11 vs Gross.

Eck has been a heck of a free agent, eh?

I kicked off the game by whiffing.

I got the last out of the 1st off a Cliff Johnson grounder.

I then got the 2nd out in the 2nd off a Darren Daulton grounder.

I came up in the 3rd with two out and I grounded out to Craig Reynolds at short.

In the bottom half the Phillies opened the scoring when Gross and Tim Raines scored on a Juan Samuel double.

Phillies lead 2-0.

In the 4th I got a Daulton grounder for the 2nd out again. That was followed by Bo Jackson hitting one out of the deepest part of the park. I got a Gross founder to finish the inning off.

Phillies lead 3-0.

I handled a Raines grounder for the 1st out in the 5th.

We got on the board in the 6th when Lee Mazzilli led off with a homer. I came up with one out and Gross struck me out again.

Phillies lead 3-1.

Jeff Robinson took over for Eck in the 7th.

I came up with two out in the 8th and grounded out to Mike Schmidt at 3rd.

Mark Davis came it to pitch in the 8th. He nearly got out of it when Chris Brown dropped what should have been the 3rd out, allowing Raines to score from 3rd.

Phillies lead 4-1.

We couldn't do anything in the 9th.

We are now 29-16.

We have lost 4 in a row and trail the Reds by two games.

I went 0 for 4.