[rpriske]

June 2nd, 1989

We are in Atlanta, playing in front of the super-racist tomahawk chop.

The Braves are pitching Ben McDonald (2-3, 6.14).

The Giants have Scott Garrelts (5-4, 2.70).

We NEED to win this game. We are 25-27. This season is just not going the way we want. Neither am I.

McDonald is a rookie. None of us have seen him before.

I led off the game by flying out to Ken Griffey Jr. in centre.
Ryan Klesko followed me with a home run.

Giants lead 1-0

I caught a Lonnie Smith liner for the final out in the inning.

In the 2nd Alan Cockrell hit a solo blast.

Giants lead 2-0

I led off the 3rd by hitting one through the left side for a single.
Stolen base #35.
Then, with one out, I stole 3rd and scored when they threw the ball away!
Robby Thompson then singled, stole 2nd and get an extra base on another throwing error and scored on a Rob Deer single.

Giants lead 4-0

I came up in the 4th with one out and Alan on 2nd and Luis Medina on 1st. Infield fly.

In the bottom half we got a Priske - Thompson - Medina double play to get Jeff Blauser and Gary Sheffield to end the inning.

The Braves got on the board in the 5th when Terry Kennedy scored on a single by pinch hitter, Jeff Bagwell.

Giants lead 4-1

I came up with two out in the 6th, now facing Ricky Horton. I walked.
Stolen base #37 and an extra base on yet another throwing error by Kennedy.
I was left on.

I got the 2nd out in the bottom of the 6th off a tough Blauser grounder.
After that, though, Andres Galarraga and Sheffield scored on a Kennedy double.

Giants lead 4-3

I got the 1st out in the bottom of the 7th off a Ron Gant grounder.
Galarraga tied this game with an RBI single, scoring Griffey Jr.

Jim went to Mike Antle. He got out of it, but...

Game tied 4-4

I came up with one out in the 8th and they brought in Duane Ward to face me. I popped out to Gant at 2nd.

Bobby Thigpen came in to pitch for us in the 8th.
Things did not go well. Gant hit a three run homer with two out.
Jeff Robinson came in to try to stop the bleeding. I took care of a Galarraga grounder to do just that.

Braves lead 7-4

We were unable to score in the 9th and a very winnable game just vanished.

I went 1 for 4 with a single, a walk, and RBI, a run scored, and three stolen bases.