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October 18th, 1989
Game Three of the World Series.
Back in San Francisco so we are without the DH (I will admit that it was nice have Steve Stanicek out there in CF).
We can win it in front of our fans if we can take two of the next three.
Frank Viola vs Bret Saberhagen.
LET'S GO!
Top of the 1st
Paul Molitor - single
Kevin Seitzer - groundout to 2B. Molitor to 2nd
Mark Grace - strikeout
Kevin McReynolds - (wild pitch. Molitor to 3rd) fly out to CF
Bottom of the 1st
RUSTY PRISKE - groundout to 1B
Lonnie Smith - reached 2nd on error by 2B
Ruben Sierra - RBI single!
Rob Deer - strikeout
Robby Thompson - fly out to LF
GIANTS lead 1-0
Top of the 2nd
Albert Belle - strikeout
Don Slaught - double
Phil Stephenson - strikeout
Bill Pecota - walk
Saberhagen - strikeout
Bottom of the 2nd
Keith Hernandez - groundout to 1B
Alan Cockrell - strikeout
Tim Naehring - strikeout
Top of the 3rd
Molitor - line out to 1B
Seitzer - walk
Grace - Priske - Thompson - Hernandez double play
Bottom of the 3rd
Frank - fly out to CF
ME - walk
Lonnie - (I steal 2nd) RBI single
Ruben - (Lonnie steals 2nd) strikeout
Rob - groundout to SS
GIANTS lead 2-0
Top of the 4th
McReynolds - fly out to LF
Belle - groundout to 1B
Slaught - single
Stephenson - RBI double
Pecota - pop out to ME
GIANTS lead 2-1
Bottom of the 4th
Robby - fly out to CF
Keith - groundout to 1B
Alan - fly out to LF
Top of the 5th
Saberhagen - strikeout
Molitor - groundout to ME
Seitzer - groundout to 3B
Bottom of the 5th
Tim - single
Frank - strikeout
ME - strikeout
Lonnie - groundout to 2B
Top of the 6th
Grace - groundout to 3B
McReynolds - single
Belle - double. McReynolds to 3rd
Slaught - walk. bases loaded
PH Damion Easley - walk. run scores.
Pecota - sac fly, Belle scores.
Saberhagen - strikeout
ROYALS lead 3-2
Bottom of the 6th
Ruben - double
Rob - groundout to 3B
Robby - groundout to SS. Ruben to 3rd.
Keith - RBI single
Alan - pop out to 3B
GAME TIED 3-3
Top of the 7th
Molitor - groundout to ME
Seitzer - groundout to 1B
Grace - groundout to C
Bottom of the 7th
Tim - pop out to 2B
PH Steve Stanicek - single
ME - strikeout
Lonnie - fly out to LF
Top of the 8th
Mark Davis relieves for Giants
McReynolds - strikeout
Belle - groundout to 2B
Slaught - strikeout
Bottom of the 8th
Buddy Black relieves for Royals.
Jim Leyritz takes over at C.
Mark Carreon takes over in CF.
Ruben - walk
Rob - fly out to RF
Robby - walk
Keith - fielder's choice to 1B. Ruben goes to 3rd.
Alan - fly out to CF
Top of the 9th
Carreon - strikeout
Pecota - single
Leyritz - fly out to RF.
Molitor - (Pecota thrown out trying to steal 2nd)
Bottom of the 9th
Tim - groundout to SS
PH Mike Young - HOME RUN!
PINCH HIT HOME RUN FOR THE WALK OFF WIN!
I was 0 for 3 with a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base
But more importantly WE LEAD 3-0!
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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