October 6th, 1989
Game Two of the NLCS.
The Mets are pitching Sid Fernandez (11-5, 2.39).
The Giants have Scott Garrelts (16-13, 2.81).
I have gone 8 for 52, 0r .164, against El Sid. He is a tough one. But we've got this.
Top of the 1st
RUSTY PRIKE - strikeout
Lonnie Smith - strikeout
Ruben Sierra - groundout to 3B
Bottom of the 1st
Gerald Young - single
Lenny Dykstra - (Young steals 2nd) fly out to CF. Young goes to 3rd
Wally Joyner - groundout to 2B. Young scores.
Kevin Mitchell - single
Darryl Strawberry - Home Run
Johnny Ray - groundout to 2B
METS lead 3-0
Top of the 2nd
Rob Deer - Home Run
Robby Thompson - single
Keith Hernandez - fly out to LF
Alan Cockrell - (Robby thrown out stealing) strikeout
METS lead 3-1
Bottom of the 2nd
Rick Cerone - groundout to 3B
Ross Jones - groundout to 1B
Fernandez - groundout to ME
Top of the 3rd
Tim Naehring - line out to SS
Scott - strikeout
ME - strikeout
Bottom of the 3rd
Young - walk
Dykstra - RBI double
Joyner - single. Dykstra goes to 3rd
Mitchell - fly out to RF
Strawberry - pop out to 2B
Ray - groundout to 2B
METS lead 4-1
Top of the 4th
Lonnie - fly out to RF
Ruben - Home run
Rob - pop out to 2B
Robby - single
Keith - single. Robby goes to 2nd
Alan - groundout to 1st
METS lead 4-2
Bottom of the 4th
Cerone - groundout to ME
Jones - walk
Fernandez - sac bunt
Young - RBI double
Mark Williamson relieves for Giants
Dykstra - groundout to 1st
METS lead 5-2
Top of the 5th
Tim - reaches on error to Jones
PH Steve Stanicek - GIDP 6-4-3
ME - groundout to 2B
Bottom of the 5th
John Burkett relieves for Giants
Joyner - single
Mitchell - line out to CF
Strawberry - strikeout
Ray - groundout to 2B
Top of the 6th
Lonnie - walk
Ruben - fly out to CF
Rob - strikeout
Robby - groundout to P
Bottom of the 6th
Cerone - single
Jones - GIDP 5-4-3
Fernandez - pop out to 3B
Top of the 7th
Keith - fly out to CF
Alan - strikeout
Tim - infield single
PH Mike Young - groundout to 3B
Bottom of the 7th
Jeff Robinson relieves for Giants
Young - groundout to 2B
Dykstra - walk
Joyner - fielder's choice to 2B
Mitchell - groundout to 1B
Top of the 8th
Randy Myers relieves for Mets
ME - groundout to 3B
Lonnie - groundout to SS
Ruben - groundout to 2B
Bottom of the 8th
Strawberry - groundout to ME
Ray - groundout to P
Cerone - pop out to 2B
Top of the 9th
Rob - strikeout
Robby - strikeout
Keith - groundout to 2B
We dropped game #2 and now it is all even, one game each.
I went 0 for 4.
Moving on.
Heading home.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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