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October 9th, 1989
We are down 2 games to 1 and really need this one to stop the task from becoming more daunting.
Today the Mets are pitching Andy Bones (7-3, 2.99).
The Giants have Rick Sutcliffe (11-11, 3.59).
We have never faced Benes before, other than Lonnie, who has gone 1 for 7.
Top of the 1st
Gerald Young - groundout to 1st
Lenny Dykstra - fly out to CF
Wally Joyner - groundout to ME
Bottom of the 1st
RUSTY PRISKE - strikeout
Lonnie Smith - fly out to RF
Ruben Sierra - single
Rob Deer - (Sierra steals 2nd) hit-by-pitch
Robby Thompson - strikeout
Top of the 2nd
Kevin Mitchell - groundout to 1B
Darryl Strawberry - strikeout
Johnny Ray - groundout to P
Bottom of the 2nd
Keith Hernandez - groundout to SS
Alan Cockrell - pop out to C
Tim Nearing - fly out to RF
Top of the 3rd
Mike Fitzgerald - fly out to RF
Ross Jones - walk
Benes - strikeout
Young - groundout to 1B
Bottom of the 3rd
Rick - strikeout
ME - single
Lonnie - (I steal 2nd) groundout to P
Ruben - foul out to 1B
Top of the 4th
Dykstra - fly out to LF
Joyner - groundout to 3B
Mitchell - groundout to P
Bottom of the 4th
Rob - ground to 1B
Robby - HOME RUN
Keith - fly out to CF
Alan - strikeout
GIANTS lead 1-0
Top of the 5th
Strawberry - infield single
Ray - Thompson-Priske-Hernandez double play
Fitzgerald - double
Jones - intentional walk
Benes - groundout to ME
Bottom of the 5th
Tim - single
Rick - sac bunt. Tim to 2nd.
ME - single. Tim to 3rd.
Lonnie - (I steal 2nd) reaches on error to SS. Tim scores. I go to 3rd.
Ruben - fly out to LF
Rob - walk. bases loaded.
Robby - GRAND SLAM
Kevin Appier relieves for Mets
Keith - pop out to SS
GIANTS lead 6-0!
Top of the 6th
Young - strikeout
Dykstra - groundout to 1B
Joyner - line out to 3B
Bottom of the 6th
Alan - double
Tim - walk
Rick - sac bunt. runners advance
ME - sac fly. Alan scores.
Lonnie - HOME RUN
Ruben - double
Pascual Perez relieves for Mets
Rob - (balk, Ruben to 3rd) (wild pitch. Ruben scores) strikeout
GIANTS lead 10-0!
Top of the 7th
Mitchell - groundout to 1B
Strawberry - strikeout
Ray - fly out to CF
Bottom of the 7th
Robby - fly out to CF
Keith - strikeout
Alan - error to 1B
Tim - RBI double
Rick - line out to SS
GIANTS lead 11-0!
Top of the 8th
Fitzgerald - groundout to ME
PH Dave Magadan - groundout to ME
Perez - fly out to RF
Bottom of the 8th
Wally Backman replaces Magadan and plays 3B. Mitchell moves to SS.
ME - fly out to CF
Lonnie - single
Ruben - strikeout
Rob - (wild pitch. Lonnie to 2nd) walk
Robby - RBI single. Rob to 2nd
Keith - strikeout
GIANTS lead 12-0!
Top of the 9th
Young - groundout to 2B
Dykstra - groundout to ME
Joyner - strikeout
Rick threw a two hit shutout!
Robby homered twice and drove in six!
I went 2 for 4 with two singles, a run scored, an RBI, and two stolen bases!
But, more importantly, we evened the series at two games apiece and we are going into game 5 with ALL the momentum!
Tomorrow it is Bruce Ruffin vs Dwight Gooden!
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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