[rpriske]

May 19th, 1987

The second game of the double header pitted Bryan Hickerson (2-1, 423) of the Giants vs Jeff Russell (2-2, 4.46) of the Expos.

We got the win earlier - though I didn't play that well.

I have gone 5 for 18 vs Russell.

I opened the game by putting one up the middle for a single. I then moved to 3rd on a Mike Aldrete double. Chili Davis walked to load them up, still with none out. Steve Stanicek struck out and then I scored on a Rob Deer fielder's choice. Mikey then scored on a Chris Brown single.

Giants lead 2-0

I got the 2nd out of the home half, off a Jose Oquendo grounder.

I came up in the 2nd with one out and John Rabb on 2nd. I dropped one into centre again, for an RBI single. I moved to 2nd on a fly ball by Mikey. I stole 3rd (#38) and scored when Brian Dayett threw it away.

Giants lead 4-0

In the bottom half I got a Kenny Oberkfell grounder for the 3rd out.

The Expos scored in the 3rd, with Chuck Jackson crossing on a HIckerson error. They scored a run before actually getting a hit.

Giants lead 4-1

I led off the 4th by grounding to Larry Parrish at 1st, but he muffed it and I was safe on an error. Stolen base #39 and once again, I got an extra bag when Dayett threw it away. I scored on an Aldrete sac fly.

Giants lead 5-1

In the 5th Chris scored on a Rabb double. I ended up striking out to end the inning. Randy St. Claire was pitching.

Giants lead 6-1

In the 6th Chili smacked a solo homer.

Giants lead 7-1

I came up in the 7th with two out, Bobby Grich on 3rd, and John Rabb on 2nd. Jerry Reuss was pitching. I struck out.

In the bottom half Kenny O led off with a solo homer. That was the first hit of the game for the Expos.

Giants lead 7-2

By the time Hickerson left in the 8th, while not giving up many hits, he set the new team record for walks with nine.
Jeff Robinson took over with three inherited runners and none out.
He struck out the first guy but then uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Dayett to score. Then Keith Moreland scored on a Ken Landreaux pinch hit single. Kenny O scored on a Mark McLemore single. Landreaux scored on an Oquendo sac fly.

Giants lead 7-6

In the 9th I got the 1st out off a Parrish grounder.

We managed to hold off Montreal to get the win.

I went 2 for 5 with a pair of singles, an RBI, THREE runs scored, and two stolen bases.

We lead the Reds by 3 games. We have the best record in the NL and the 2nd best in MLB.