[rpriske]

May 4th, 1988

Today the Giants are pitching Bruce Ruffin (3-1, 1.85) agains the visiting Cardinals and Greg Harris (1-2, 6.75).

I have limited exposure to Harris, going 0 for 2.

I led off the home half by grounding out to Tom Herr at 2nd.

The Cards opened the scoring when Mike Marshall led off the 2nd with a homer.
My first play of the game was on a Mark Salas grounder for the 3rd out of the frame.

Cardinals lead 1-0

Then in the 3rd Vince Coleman scored on a Marshall single.

Cardinals lead 2-0

I came up with one out in the 3rd and Brad Wellman on 2nd. I grounded out back to Harris and Brad moved to 3rd. Unfortunately he was unable to score.

They kept at it in the 5th when Andy Van Slyke crossed on a Willie McGee double. Then McGee scored on a Jose Uribe single.

Cardinals lead 4-0

In the 6th I handled a Harris grounder for the 1st out.

I led off the 6th by grounding out to Herr again.

Goose Gossage took over on the mound for us in the 7th.

We finally got on the board in the 7th when John Rabb scored on a Steve Stanicek triple.

Cardinals lead 4-1

After the first batter got on in the 8th, Jim brought in Bobby Thigpen to pitch for us. We immediately made a Thigpen - Priske - Aldrete double play to get Terry Pendleton and Salas. I then handled a grounder from pinch hitter Steve Balboni for the 3rd out.

I came up in the 8th with none out and pinch hitter Chili Davis on 2nd. Todd Worrell was pitching. I struck out.

Andy McGaffigan took over for us in the 9th.

We never got back in it.

It was a bad day for me as well, going 0 for 4.

Tomorrow is a travel day as we are heading to Chicago.