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April 23rd, 1990
We are finishing up in San Diego today, trying to salvage something.
The Padres are pitching Bryn Smith (3-0, 1.71).
The Giants have Scott Garrelts (2-1, 7.17).
I have gone 9 for 41, or .220, against Smith.
I kicked things off by flying out to Junior Felix in centre.
The Padres struck in the bottom of the 1st as Felix scored on an Armando Verdugo single.
I took care of a Randy Ready grounder for the final out of the inning.
Padres lead 1-0
They kept at it in the 2nd when Eric Young scored on a Smith single.
Padres lead 2-0
We evened it up in the 3rd when Greg Myers hit a two run homer.
I came up with one out and grounded out to Ready at 1st.
Game tied 2-2
We took the lead in the 4th when Dale Murphy scored on a Tim Naehring single.
Giants lead 3-2
I took care of a Young bunt for the 1st out in the bottom of the 4th.
I came up with one out in the 5th and took 2nd on a throwing error by Tom Quinlan at 3rd.
I scored on a Robby Thompson single.
Robby stole 2nd and then scored on an error by Felix in centre.
Giants lead 5-2
In the bottom of the 5th, Felix scored on a Verdugo double.
Giants lead 5-3
In the 6th Ozzie Guillén scored on a Young sac fly.
I took care of a Sterling Hitchcock bunt for the 2nd out... but played it so well that I got Quinlan at 2nd instead of giving up the sac!
Giants lead 5-4
I came up with one out in the 7th, facing Hitchcock. I took the walk.
Stolen base #10.
I took 3rd when Robby reached on an error by Ready.
We were left on.
The 8th was good for us.
Alvin Davis - single
Dale - single
Tim - double, Alvin scored
Greg - double, Dale and Tim scored
Scott - sac bunt
Me - Greg scored on a wild pitch. I walked
Robby - I stole 2md, took 3rd on an error. Sac Fly. I scored.
Ruben Sierra - single
Harold Baines - fly out
Giants lead 10-4
In the bottom of the 8th Guillén scored on a Young double.
Willie Fraser received for us then.
Young scored on a single by pinch hitter Harold Reynolds.
Greg Bailey hit a pinch hit, two run homer.
Giants lead 10-8
Bobby Thigpen came in for the 9th.
He got the save.
I went 0 for 3 with two walks, two runs scored, and two stolen bases.
We head back home now, to face the Pirates.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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