[rpriske]

August 9th, 1991

Home for a three-game set agains the Dodgers.

Today L.A. is pitching Greg Langbehn (0-1, 5.62).

The Giants have John Burkett (7-11, 4.74).

He is a rookie and I haven't faced him.

I am hitting sixth.

I came up with two out in the bottom of the 2nd and I lined one to right for a single.
Stolen base #56.
I was left there.

In the 4th Ruben Sierra smacked a two run homer.

I came up the inning with one out and Tim Naehring on 1st. I reached on an infield single.
A double play ended that.

Giants lead 2-0

I took care of a Benito Santiago grounder for the 2nd out in the 5th.

In the bottom of the inning, Harold Baines hit a two run dinger.

Giants lead 4-0

I handled a Tim Wallach grounder for the 1st out in the 6th.

I came up with two out in the bottom half and hit ahead shot down the left field line for a double.
I scored on a Timothy McKercher triple.

Timothy scored on a Luis Medina single.

Giants lead 6-0

We turned a Thompson - Priske - Davis double play to get pinch hitter Gene Larkin and Kent Hrbek.

Scott Service took the mound for us in the 8th.

Santiago and pinch hitter Phil Plantier scored on a Bill Spiers single.

Giants lead 6-2

I came up in the bottom of the 8th with one out, Alvin Davis on 1st, and Mark Eichhorn pitching. I hit one to the warning track in left, but Candy Maldonado tracked it down.

With one out in the 9th, Matt brought in Bobby Thigpen. He gave up a hit but that was all and we had the win.

I went 3 for 4 with two singles, a double, a run scored, and a stolen base.

The Dodgers have lost eight in a row.