[rpriske]

May 19th, 1991

We finish up against the Expos today. After that my family heads back to Victoria and the team has a travel day, heading to Ohio.

The Expos are pitching Mark Mimbs (0-0, 3.79).

The Giants have Frank Viola (4-3, 2.98).

This is the fourth appearance in the Bigs for Mimbs, so we have never seen him.

I am hitting sixth.

Frank is pitching on short rest.

Montreal struck in the 1st as Billy Hatcher scored on a James Aylward single.
Then I started a Priske - Thompson - Davis double play to get Aylward and Alvaro Espinoza.

Expos lead 1-0

We got the run back in the bottom of the 1st when Robby Thompson hit one out.

Game tied 1-1

They got the lead right back in the 2nd when Sammy Sosa crossed on a Mike Maksudian double.
Then Hatcher doubled him home.
Hatcher scored on a Milt Cuyler single.
A Chris Sabo single scored another.

Expos lead 5-1

I think sending Frank out on short rest was a bad idea.

I came up in the 2nd with Mark Lewis on 1st. I walked.
I was erased on a Bryce Bernadin fielder's choice.
Mark then scored on a Timothy McKercher fielder's choice.

Expos lead 5-2

After Frank gave up a leadoff hit in the 3rd, Matt had seen enough and replaced him with Al Leiter.
He got out of it.

I led off in the 4th and struck out.

With one out and one on in the 6th, Matt went to Bret Lachemann.
He got the outs.

I came up in the 6th with one out and Mark on 1st. I was hit by a Mimbs fastball. Clearly no intent there.
With two out, Timothy singled, scoring Mark and sending me to 2nd.
Steve Stanicek then got a two run, pinch hit double to tie the game!

Game tied 5-5

Scott Service took the ball for us in the 7th.

Once again, the Expos got the lead right back as Jose Offerman scored on a Maksudian single.
Then Shane Mack belted a pinch hit home run.

Matt brought in Jeff Mutis, who got the 3rd out.

Expos lead 8-5

I handled a Cuyler grounder for the 1st out in the 8th.

I came up to face Tim Scott with one out in the bottom of the 8th. I grounded out to Offerman at short.

I took care of the 1st out in the 9th off an Espinoza grounder.

We did nothing in the 9th and lost the game.

I went 0 for 2 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and a run scored.

Not the way I wanted to say goodbye to my family as we head to face the Reds.

We found out before the plane left that Mark Lewis had been optioned to Phoenix. Rance Mulliniks was going the team.