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rpriske · 01-28-2020, 02:18 PM

1987 WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

Today in Oakland we are facing an old nemesis of mine, former Dodger Fernando Valenzuela (13-14, 3.54 / 1-0, 0.00).

We are going with Rick Sutcliffe (1-0, 1.12).

Both have been quite successful thus far in the post-season.

When he was with the Dodgers I went 1 for 30 against Fernando. Let's see if I can do better now that he has swapped blue for green.

I kicked off the game by striking out.

Oakland struck early when Rickey Henderson scored on a Mickey Tettleton fielder's choice in the 1st. Then Tettleton scored on a Pete Incaviglia double. Mark McGwire crossed on a Carney Lansford sac fly.

A's lead 3-0

We turned things around in the 2nd. Rob Deer and Robby Thompson both singled before Rob scored on a Bob Brenly single. Robby and Bob both cashed in on a Chris Brown double. I singled with one out, moving Chris to 3rd. I stole 2nd and then we both moved up on a Mike Aldrete groundout, scoring Chris.

Giants lead 4-3

In the 3rd Rob hit a one out solo homer!

Giants lead 5-3

Chris was hit on the knee with a pitch that inning. He went down hard and was replaced by Bobby Grich as a pinch runner, who was then replaced by Tom O'Malley to play 3rd.

In the bottom half Tettleton reached on an error by Tom and then scored on a Incaviglia single. I ended the inning with a Donnie Hill groundball.

Giants lead 5-4

I led off the 4th, now facing Bert Blyleven. I grounded out to Craig Reynolds at short.
Mike followed me with a solo shot!

Giants lead 6-4

In the bottom half Jose Canseco launched a two run bomb to tie the game.
Nestor went to Scott Service after that.
I finished things off for him with a nice snag of a Tettleton liner.

Game tied 6-6

I came up with two out in the 6th and dropped one into centre for a single.
I stole 2nd but was left there.

In the bottom frame Matt Williams scored on a Henderson groundout.

A's lead 7-6

I came up int he 8th with two out and Jerry Mumphrey on 1st. Oakland closer Greg Harris was pitching. I put one up the middle for a single, sending Jerry to 2nd. We were left.

Lansford led off the bottom of the 8th with a home run.

A's lead 8-6

We were unable to score in the 9th and we are now down 2 games to none.

I went 3 for 5 with a couple of stolen bases but it is pretty hard to be happy about that.

Chris got banged pretty hard on the knee. I know he will play through it if he can. We'll have to see how it goes.

Now we have an off day before heading back to Candlestick. If we don't we at least two of three there, the series is over.

We have Bruce Ruffin going against Jose Rijo.

01-28-2020, 02:18 PM	#583
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,492	1987 WORLD SERIES GAME TWO Today in Oakland we are facing an old nemesis of mine, former Dodger Fernando Valenzuela (13-14, 3.54 / 1-0, 0.00). We are going with Rick Sutcliffe (1-0, 1.12). Both have been quite successful thus far in the post-season. When he was with the Dodgers I went 1 for 30 against Fernando. Let's see if I can do better now that he has swapped blue for green. I kicked off the game by striking out. Oakland struck early when Rickey Henderson scored on a Mickey Tettleton fielder's choice in the 1st. Then Tettleton scored on a Pete Incaviglia double. Mark McGwire crossed on a Carney Lansford sac fly. A's lead 3-0 We turned things around in the 2nd. Rob Deer and Robby Thompson both singled before Rob scored on a Bob Brenly single. Robby and Bob both cashed in on a Chris Brown double. I singled with one out, moving Chris to 3rd. I stole 2nd and then we both moved up on a Mike Aldrete groundout, scoring Chris. Giants lead 4-3 In the 3rd Rob hit a one out solo homer! Giants lead 5-3 Chris was hit on the knee with a pitch that inning. He went down hard and was replaced by Bobby Grich as a pinch runner, who was then replaced by Tom O'Malley to play 3rd. In the bottom half Tettleton reached on an error by Tom and then scored on a Incaviglia single. I ended the inning with a Donnie Hill groundball. Giants lead 5-4 I led off the 4th, now facing Bert Blyleven. I grounded out to Craig Reynolds at short. Mike followed me with a solo shot! Giants lead 6-4 In the bottom half Jose Canseco launched a two run bomb to tie the game. Nestor went to Scott Service after that. I finished things off for him with a nice snag of a Tettleton liner. Game tied 6-6 I came up with two out in the 6th and dropped one into centre for a single. I stole 2nd but was left there. In the bottom frame Matt Williams scored on a Henderson groundout. A's lead 7-6 I came up int he 8th with two out and Jerry Mumphrey on 1st. Oakland closer Greg Harris was pitching. I put one up the middle for a single, sending Jerry to 2nd. We were left. Lansford led off the bottom of the 8th with a home run. A's lead 8-6 We were unable to score in the 9th and we are now down 2 games to none. I went 3 for 5 with a couple of stolen bases but it is pretty hard to be happy about that. Chris got banged pretty hard on the knee. I know he will play through it if he can. We'll have to see how it goes. Now we have an off day before heading back to Candlestick. If we don't we at least two of three there, the series is over. We have Bruce Ruffin going against Jose Rijo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-28-2020 at 03:27 PM.