June 1st, 1986
Today the Mets are pitching Sid Fernandez (2-4, 3.90).
The Giants are going with Terry Mulholland (4-3, 4.62).
I have gone 2 for 13 vs Sid.
I kicked off the game by hitting a double into the right field corner!
With one out I went to 3rd with my 40th stolen base of the year!
I later scored on a wild pitch.
That was followed by Chili Davis scoring from 2nd on a Mike Aldrete single.
Giants lead 2-0.
I came up in the 2nd with two out and Scott Bradley on 2nd. I struck out.
In the bottom of the 3rd, with Dave Cochrane on 2nd, I snagged a tough liner by Wally Backman and was able to double Cochrane off.
In the 4th I came up in the same situation as the 2nd - with Bradley on 2nd and two out. This time I walked. We were left there.
I got the 1st out in the bottom half, grabbing an Alfredo Griffin grounder.
The Mets get not he board in the 5th when Hubie Brooks knocks a lead-off homer. I got the next guy, Ken Phelps, out on a groundball. I then got the 2nd off a similar ball from Kevin Mitchell.
Giants lead 2-1.
I came up in the 7th with one out and Ed Lynch on the mound. He struck me out.
We ended the 7th with an Oberkfell - Priske - Aldrete double play to get Brooks and Phelps.
Terry gave up a couple of hits in the 8th before Nestor went with Mark Davis. I got the 2nd out for him, grabbing a Wally Backman liner. I then took a Griffin grounder to end the threat.
Scott Garrelts came in to close things out in the 9th. I got the 2nd out for him off a Darryl Strawberry grounder. One more out and Scott hd picked up his league leading 17th save.
We won 2-1 and were now 32-17
I went 1 for 3 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base!
We just got word that Bob Brenly is leading vote-getters to be the NL starting catcher for the All-Star game.
None of the rest of us are showing at all.
On our travel day Curt Brown was sent to Phoenix and Mike Perez was called up.
I like Mike. He is a young Puerto Rican pitcher. He has not played above A ball.
We are heading to Canada to play the Expos!
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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Last edited by rpriske; 06-03-2018 at 07:16 AM.
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