October 12th, 1989
It is Game Six if the NLCS. If we don't win, we are going home.
Scott Garrett's vs Sid Fernandez. Last time, that went New York's way.
Not today.
Top of the 1st
RUSTY PRISKE - walk
Lonnie Smith - RBI double!
Ruben Sierra - groundout to SS
Rob Deer - strikeout
Robby Thompson - single. Lonnie thrown out at the plate.
GIANTS lead 1-0
Bottom of the 1st
Gerald Young - groundout to 1B
Lenny Dykstra - groundout to ME
Wally Joyner - fly out to LF
Top of the 2nd
Keith Hernandez - single
Alan Cockerel - strikeout
Tim Naehring - strikeout
Scott - strikeout
Bottom of the 2nd
Darryl Strawberry - pop out to 2B
Mike Fitzgerald - single
Johnny Ray - groundout to 1B. Fitzgerald to 2nd
Wally Backman - (wild pitch. Fitzgerald to 3rd) strikeout
Top of the 3rd
ME - fly out to LF
Lonnie - single
Ruben - (Lonnie steals 2nd) HOME RUN!
Rob - strikeout
Robby - fly out to CF
GIANTS lead 3-0
Bottom of the 3rd
Ross Jones - groundout to 3B
Fernandez - groundout to 2B
Young - single
Dykstra - groundout to 2B
Top of the 4th
Keith - groundout to 2B
Alan - strikeout
Tim - HOME RUN!
Scott - reaches on error to Backman
ME - strikeout
GIANTS lead 4-0
Bottom of the 4th
Joyner - fly out to CF
Strawberry - strikeout
Fitzgerald - groundout to ME
Top of the 5th
Lonnie - single
Ruben - single. Lonnie to 2nd
Rob - strikeout
Robby - fielder's choice. Lonnie to 3rd.
Keith - fly out to LF
Bottom of the 5th
Ray - groundout to ME
Backman - walk
Jones - single. Backman to 2nd
PH Mel Hall - strikeout
Young - fly out to RF
Top of the 6th
Rick Aguilar relieves for Mets.
Alan - strikeout
Tim - fly out to CF
Scott - walk
ME - groundout to 1B
Bottom of the 6th
Dykstra - foul out to C
Joyner - fly out to RF
Strawberry - groundout to 1B
Top of the 7th
Lonnie - strikeout
Ruben - groundout to 2B
Rob - strikeout
Bottom of the 7th
Fitzgerald - groundout to ME
Ray - groundout to 2B
Backman - fly out to CF
Top of the 8th
Robby - double
Keith - strikeout
Alan - RBI single
Kevin Appier relieves for Mets
Tim - 6-4-3 double play
GIANTS lead 5-0
Bottom of the 8th
John Burkett relieves for Giants
Jones - strikeout
PH Dave Magadan - single
Young - fielder's choice to 2B
Dykstra - fly out to LF
Top of the 9th
Pascual Perez relieves for Mets.
PH Mike Young - strikeout
ME - groundout to 2B
Lonnie - line out to CF
Bottom of the 9th
Mark Davis relieves for Giants
Joyner - line out to P
Strawberry - double
Fitzgerald - strikeout
Ray - strikeout
WE ARE GOING TO GAME SEVEN!
I went 0 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
More importantly, we are playing tomorrow.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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