[rpriske]

July 1st, 1988

It is Canada Day in San Francisco. Well, it is for me, as the only Canadian on the roster.

The Pirates are in town and they are pitching Gil Heredia (1-7, 4.09).

The Giants are going with ace, Frank Viola (10-4, 2.10).

I have gone 2 for 5 against Heredia.

I led off the bottom of the 1st by flying out to Benny Collard in centre.

I next came up in the 3rd with two out and Frank on 1st. I singled to right, moving Frank to 2nd. We got no further.

I then came up with one out in the 6th and grounded out to Frank White at 2nd.

I finally had a defensive play in the 7th, taking a grounder from Heredia for the 3rd out. (Of course there were less defensive plays to go around as Frank had struck out eleven by this point.)

With all this strikeouts, despite pitching a two hit shutout Frank reached his limit and Jim went to Scott Garrelts to pitch the 8th.

...and changianpitcher's in a scoreless duel will usually cost you, and it did. Bip Roberts and Kirk Gibson scored on a single by White.

Pirates lead 2-0

I came up with one out in the 9th and grounded out to White again.
I wanted that one back as Mike Aldrete followed me with a home run.

That was it. We lost 2-1.

I went 1 for 4 with a single.