[rpriske]

September 19th, 1989

The Dodgers are in town and we still trail them by three games.

They are pitching Orel Hershiser (14-7, 2.57).

The Giants have Bruce Ruffin (15-5, 2.56).

I have had problems with Hershiser and have gone only 12 for 54, or .222, against him.

I led off for the home side and grounded out to Tim Wallach at 3rd.
A couple fo batters later, though, Ryan Klesko belted a two run dinger!

Giants lead 2-0

I then came up with one out in the 3rd and reached on an error by Kent Hrbek at 1st.
I was thrown out trying to steal.

In the 4th, Wallach hit a home run to tie the game.
Then Chili Davis scored on a triple by Benito Santiago.
He scored on a Candy Maldonado sac fly.
We made three errors that inning and it cost us, badly.

Dodgers lead 4-2

In the 5th we turned a Priske - Thompson - Deer double play to get Steve Sax and Hrbek.

Mark Williamson took over for us in the 6th.

I led off in the bottom of the 6th and grounded out to Sax at 2nd.

I handled a Hershiser grounder for the 2nd out in the 7th.
I then took care of a Wallach grounder for the 3rd.

With two out in the bottom of the 8th, Keith Hernandez blasted a pinch hit homer to bring us back within one.
I came up after that and walked.
I was left on.

Dodgers lead 4-3

Mark Davis took the mound for us in the 9th.

In the bottom of the 9th, with one out, Rob Deer walked.
Then Ruben Sierra singled.
Then Robby Thompson homered to give us a 6-4, walk off win!

I went 0 for 3 with a walk and a caught stealing. That ended my hit streak at 11 games. (Though I have an 18 game on-base streak still going.)

The Reds won so they trail the Dodgers by one and we trail the Reds by one.

The Mets clinched the NL East today, but we aren't giving up the West without a fight.