[rpriske]

July 3rd, 1987

We are in Wrigley to face the Cubs and they are pitching Greg Maddux (4-10, 4.59).

The Giants are going with Doyle Alexander (10-2, 3.01).

I have gone 3 for 15 with a home run off Maddux.

I opened the game by grounding out to Gary Jones at 2nd.

We got not he board in the 2nd when Rob Deer scored on a Chris Brown single.

Giants lead 1-0

I led off the 3rd by grounding out to Jones again.

I made my first defensive play on the game - a gem, taking a Mike Brumley grounder for the first out in the bottom half.

I came up in the 5th with one out and Alan Cockrell on 3rd. I hit what I THOUGHT was going to be a sac fly, but Alan was thrown out at home!

I got the 2nd out in the 4th off a Dave Valle grounder.

I then got the last out in the 5th off a grounder by Jones.

Rob Deer led off the 7th with a home run.

Giants lead 2-0

I led off the 8th by dropping one into centre for a single. Stolen base #80. I went to 3rd on an infield hit by Mike Aldrete. I scored on a Chili Davis sac fly.

Giants lead 3-0

I caught a Tom Foley fly for the 1st out in the bottom half.
The Braves broke the goose egg when Brumley scored on a Jones groundout. Pinch hitter Bo Diaz scored on a passed ball.

Giants lead 3-2

We had some defensive changes as Brian Giles took over at 3rd and Bobby Grich took over at 1st.

Dennis Eckersley took over on the mound in the 9th. He wasn't able to extend his major league leading saves total as Paul O'Neill got a leadoff double and scored on a Mel Hall single to tie it up.
I got the 2nd out on a Tom Foley fielder's choice ball.
The Cubs loaded them up but Eck pitched out of it, sending us to extras.

Game toed 3-3

I led off the 10th, now facing Don August. I flew out to Marvell Wynne in right.

Scott Garrelts took over on the mound for us. Scott had yet to get a loss this season, but it was not to be. O'Neill got the RBI single for a walk-off win, ending our win streak.

I went 1 for 5 with a single, a run scored, and a stolen base.