[rpriske]

May 8th, 1990

We got beat up by one of the worst teams in the league. Now we are in Shea to face one of the best.

The Mets are pitching Andy Benes (2-1, 3.03).

The Giants have Rick Sutcliffe (1-2, 275).

Benes is a second year player but we never saw him last year.

I led things off by lining one into centre for a single.
Stolen base #21.
With one out I scored on a Harold Baines single.

Giants lead 1-0

They got it right back when Lenny Dykstra led off the bottom half with a triple and then scored on a Mike Gallego groundout.

Game tied 1-1

They took the lead in the 2nd when Wally Joyner scored on a wild pitch.
Then Kevin Elster and Mike Fitzgerald scored on a Dykstra double.

Mets lead 4-1

I came up with one out in the 3rd and grounded one up the middle for another single.
Stolen base #22.
I went to 3rd on a groundout by Robby Thompson and scored on a single by Harold again.

Mets lead 4-2

In the 4th Rob Deer scored on a Ryan Klesko triple.
Then we tied it up on a Joel Chimelis sac fly.
I came up with two out and legged at an infield hit.
I was thrown out trying to steal.

Game tied 4-4

The Mets got the lead right back when Elster doubled and then scored on a Fitzgerald single.
Rick continued to have control problems and walked greg Vaughn with the bases loaded.

That was it for Jim who brought in Rod Nichols.
He got out of it.

Mets lead 6-4

In the 6th Vaughn socked a solo homer.

Mets lead 7-4

I led off the 7th, now facing David Wells. I grounded out to Gallego at short.

I came up next in the 9th, with one out, pinch hitter Ruben Sierra on 1st, and Rick Aguilera pitching.
I dunked one into left for my fourth single of the game. Ruben went to 2nd.
Our next two struck out and we had lost. Again.

Well, I had a good game. 4 for 5 with four singles, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and a caught stealing.

I was singled out as the star of the game, despite being on the losing side.