[rpriske]

May 12th, 1988

The Giants finish up in St.Louis today, with Rick Sutcliffe (4-2, 2.11), going against Danny Cox (2-4, 4.91) and the Cardinals.

I have gone 10 for 30 against Cox.

I opened the game by grounding out to Tom Herr at 2nd.

Mike Marshall clocked a two run homer in the 1st.

Cardinals lead 2-0

I led off the 3rd by flying out to Willie McGee in centre.
We got those runs back that inning as Mike Aldrete scored on an error and Ruben Sierra scored on a Rob Deer single.

Game tied 2-2

That was short lived as Andy Van Slyke hit a two run homer in the bottom half. Then Marshall made it back-to-back with his second blast.
I handled a grounder from Ruben Amaro to end the inning.

Cardinals lead 5-2

I came up in the 4th with two out and Brian Giles on 1st. Brian stole 2nd and then went to 3rd when I reached on an error by Marshall. We were both left.

Andy McGaffigan took over on the mound for us that inning.
I got the 2nd out for him off a Cox grounder. I then got the 3rd doing the same to Oddibe McDowell.

In the 5th Van Slyke scored on a wild pitch.

Cardinals lead 6-2

With one out and one on in the 6th, Goose Gossage took over for us, with a double switch that brought in John Rabb for Brian Giles at 3rd.
I made a great play on a Cox grounder for the 3rd out.

I came up in the 7th with John on 1st. I lined out to McDowell in left.

I got the 2nd out in the bottom half, off a McGee grounder.

I caught a Terry Pendleton pop for the 1st out in the 8th.
With one out and one on, Bobby Thigpen took over.
Herr ended up scoring on a Tom Pagnozzi double. Then Pagnozzi scored on a single by pinch hitter Steve Balboni.

Cardinals lead 8-2

Bob Brenly led off the 9th against Tim Crews with a home run.
I came up with two out and I grounded out to Crews to end the game.

We lost 8-3.

I went 0 for 5.

Ugh.

Down to .341

And now we are heading home to face the red hot Mets.