[rpriske]

August 12th, 1986

Still in Cin-City with the Reds pitching Blaine Beatty (1-2, 6.55).
The Giants have Mark Grant (0-1, 4.64).

I am 0 for 3 vs Beatty.

I led off the game by making that 0 for 4 as a whiffed on a full count changeup.
Mark struggled early as he gave up a hit followed by two walks before Eric Davis singled home Al Newman to put the Reds on the board. Dwight Evans then scored on a Ryne Sandberg sac fly. Cal Daniels then singled but Chili Davis gunned down Will Clark trying to score from 2nd.

Reds lead 2-0... but it could have been worse.

I got the 1st out in the 2nd off a Tim McIntosh grounder. The Reds struck again when Evans doubled home Newman from 1st.

Reds lead 3-0.

I led off the 3rd by flying out to Evans in right.

It kept getting worse when Davis led off the bottom of the 3rd with a solo homer. Later Newman singled home both Daniels and Kurt Stillwell.
I caught an Evans pop to end it but things were getting ugly.

Reds lead 6-0.

We finally struck back in the 4th when Robby Thompson launched a two-run homer.

Reds lead 6-2.

Mark only got through four so Lee Mazzilli led off for him in the 5th. He singled. Then I came up and hit into a fielder's choice. Then came stolen base #91. I moved to 3rd on a Mike Aldrete groundout. I was left there.

Mike Perez took over pitching after that. The Reds got to him in the 6th when Clark doubled home Newman from 1st.

Reds lead 7-2.

I came up in the 7th with Kenny Oberkfell on 3rd, pinch-hitter Tom O'Malley on 1st, and one out. Ted Power was pitching. I dropped one into right for an RBI single!

Reds lead 7-3.

Frank Williams came in to pitch. I got the 1st out for him, catching a Sandberg pop. Stillwell hit a two out homer to give the Reds another run.

Reds lead 8-3.

It never got any better.

We lost. I ended up going 1 for 4 with an RBI and a stolen base.