[rpriske]

April 17th, 1989

The Giants are two games behind both the Padres and Dodgers, and now the Pads are in San Francisco.

They are pitching Storm Davis (1-0, 2.45).

The Giants are going with Bruce Ruffin (0-1, 6.75).

I have done very well against Davis, going 5 for 10.

I led off the bottom of the 1st by hitting one to the left field wall for a double.
With one out I grabbed stolen base #5.
Ruben Sierra walked, but we couldn't get me across.

I handled an Ozzie Guillen grounder for the 2nd out and then a Junior Felix grounder for the 3rd out in the 2nd.

We opened the scoring in the 2nd when Bruce doubled home Mike Aldrete!
I came up next and grounded out back to Davis for the 3rd out.

Giants lead 1-0

I made a nice play on a Tony Gwynn grounder to end the top of the 3rd with a man on 3rd.

The Padres tied it up in the 4th when John Kruk scored on a Guillen groundout. Then they took the lead when Armando Verdugo scored on a single by Davis.

Padres lead 2-1

Then in the 5th, Gary Pettis scored on a sac fly by Kruk.

Padres lead 3-1

I came up in the 5th with one out and Steve Stanicek on 1st. I hit into a fielder's choice.
Stolen base #6 and an extra bag when they threw the ball away. Unfortunately, I was left on 3rd again.

John Burkett took over for us in the 6th.

We tied it up in the 6th when Ruben and Rob Deer scored on a Jim Presley double.
I grounded out to the pitcher for the 3rd out.

Game tied 3-3

Jeff Robinson came in to pitch in the 7th.

I came up in the 8th with two out and pinch hitter Keith Hernandez on 1st. Kent Tekulve was pitching. He walked me, but that was all we could get.

Mark Davis took over in the 9th.

We went to extras and I got the 1st out in the 10th off a Pettis grounder.

Bobby Thigpen took the mound for us in the 11th. I got the 1st out for him, taking care of a grounder by pinch hitter, Randy Bush.
The Padres managed to score the tinning when Guillen crossed on a double by Torey Lovullo. I then took care of a Dennis Lamp grounder to end it.

Padres lead 4-3

I led off the bottom of the 11th against Lamp and I dumped one into left for a single.
With two out, Lamp baked, moving me up a bag. Once again, though, I was left on base and we lost.

I was left on base four times.

I went 2 for 5 with a single, a double, a walk, and two stolen bases.