[rpriske]

July 9th, 1989

Still in the glow of the All-Star announcements, we are playing in St. Louis.

The Cardinals are pitching Terry Clark (3-10, 4.84).

We have Frank Viola (14-3, 1.54).

Will this mean Frank doesn't get to pitch at the ASG? Unsure.

I haven't had much exposure to Clark, but I have gone 2 for 5 against him.

I kicked things off by taking a walk.
I advanced to 3rd on a Keith Hernandez single. Keith was thrown out trying to make it to 2nd.
With two out Rob Deer walked and then I scored on an infield single by Ruben Sierra.

Giants lead 1-0

I came up in the 2nd with two out and Frank on 1st. Andy Van Slyke robbed me of a hit with a sliding catch in right.

I caught a Mike Marshall liner for the 1st out in the bottom half.
I then took care of a Terry Pendleton grounder for out #2.

In the 3rd Rob scored on a double by Ruben.

Giants lead 2-0

I took care of a grounder by Clark for the final out if the inning.

I came up in the 4th with two out and Bob Brenly on 1st. I flew out to Lance Johnson in left.

In the bottom half we turned a Thompson - Priske - Hernandez double play to get Oddibe McDowell and Van Slyke to end the inning.

In the 5th Robby Thompson hit a solo homer!

Giants lead 3-0

I came up in the 6th with two out and Bob on 2nd. I grounded out to Scott Fletcher at short.

I came up in the 8th - once again with two outs - with Tim Naehring on 2nd and Frank on 1st. Bob Kipper was pitching. I flew out to McDowell in centre.

Terry Shumpert singled in the 8th, breaking up Frank's No-Hit bid.

We got some more in the 9th. Keith scored on a single by Ruben. Ruben scored on a double by Ryan Klesko. Ryan scored on a double by Tim.

Giants lead 6-0

Frank gave up his second hit in the 9th but we cleaned thing sup with a Priske - Thompson - Hernandez double play to get Johnson and McDowell to end the game.

A two hit shutout for Frank!

I went 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

We have passed the Reds into 2nd in the division, though we still trail the Dodgers by four games.