[rpriske]

June 11th, 1990

Gene Nelson signed with us, just shy of two weeks after being released by the Angels.

Mark Ross was Designated for Assignment.

We have lost five in a row and are trying to avoid a four game sweep in Atlanta.

The Braves are pitching Tim Glavine (6-4, 3.53).

The Giants have John Burkett (1-5, 4.71).

I have done very well against Glavine, going 17 for 48, or .354, including a home run.

I opened the game by grounding out to Gary Sheffield at 3rd.

In the bottom of the 1st, I took care of a Ken Griffey Jr. grounder for the 1st out.

In the 2nd, Alan Cockrell hit a two -run homer.
I made the 3rd out by striking out.

Giants lead 2-0

I handled a Sheffield grounder for the 1st out int he bottom half.
Tony Pena scored on a Mike Humphreys double that inning.

Giants lead 2-1

In the 3rd Ruben Sierra scored on a single by Alan.

Giants lead 3-1

I came up in the 4th with one out and John on 1st.
Rain started to fall just then.
We ended up having to wait nearly an hour before I got my plate appearance.
When it happened, I hit one back to Glavine for a fielder's choice.
I never got further.

In the 5th Jerome Walton scored on a Jim Thome single.

Giants lead 3-2

I came up with two out in the 6th and grounded out to Sheffield again.

In the 7th Ruben hit a two run dinger.

Giants lead 5-2

Humphreys led off the bottom of the inning with his own blast.

With one out that inning, Jim went to Gene Nelson, who just signed on with us yesterday.
Griffey scored off him, via a Thome single.

Giants lead 5-4

In the 8th, Jim went to Mark Davis.
Things went badly for him, and for us, including a three-run, pinch-hit home run by Jeff Bagwell.

Jim went to Rick Sutcliffe after that.
This time it was Thome who hit a three-run tater.

Braves lead 10-5

I led off the 9th, facing Todd Revenig.
I grounded out to Galarraga at 1st.

We couldn't get back in it and have now lost six in a row.

I went 0 for 5.

We are heading to San Diego now.