[rpriske]

June 16th, 1985

Game two!

The Padres are going with Mark Thurmond (5-2, 3.44) and the Giants are sending up Jeff Robinson (3-6, 5.01)

I got some action in the top of the 1st, handling a George Hinshaw grounder for the 2nd out and a Kevin McReynolds grounder for the 3rd.

I led off the bottom half with less success, striking out.

In the 3rd I came up with 2 out and nobody on and grounded out to Chris Speier at 3rd.

Chris Brown got the 1st hit of the game in the 4th.

In the 5th, things went pretty well. Kenny Oberkfell hit a one out single. Tom O'Malley hit a two out double. Sixto Lezcano pinch hit for Robinson (who was pitching a no-hitter at the time) and he knocked both of them in with a single. They brought in Andy Hawkins to pitch.

Then I homered! My 3rd ever and my 2nd it two days!

Giants up 4-0!

(I don't know about lifting Robinson, though. The guy had a no-hitter going!)

Pat Perry took over pitching duties for us in the 6th. The first batter he faced was Gerald DeSimone who grounded out to me. Hawkins came up and singled, erasing the combined no-hit bid.

Later that inning Terry Harper knocked Jeff Leonard home.

Giants up 5-0!

In the 7th Ken Smith pinch hit for Perry and hit a solo homer! I came up after him with two out and grounded out to Hinshaw at 1st.

Giants lead 6-0!

Scott Garrelts took the mound for us in the 8th. He pitched the last two and finished off the double header sweep.

We won 6-0! The Padres ended with 4 hits.

31-30

We are now tied with the Padres for 3rd in the NL West, 4 games behind the Reds and 3 behind the Dodgers.

Speaking of the Reds, they come to town tomorrow. Big series!