[rpriske]

June 17th, 1985

The Reds are in town and if we want to make a move not he division it might have to start right now.

The Reds are sending up Ron Robinson (1-2, 2.25). We are answering with Mike Krukow (6-5, 2.86).

I went 1 for 3 against Robinson last time.

We fell behind right away as Eric Davis had an RBI single in the 1st.

Reds up 1-0

I led off the bottom half by grounding out to Bill Almon at short.

Things got worse for me in the 2nd. A Tracy Jones grounder should have been the 3rd out but I threw it wide and Tom Foley scored.

Reds up 2-0 on my error.

In the 3rd Eric Davis hit a two-runhomer to centre. This is getting bad.

Reds up 4-0

I came up that inning with two out and nobody on. I popped up to Foley at 2nd.

In the 4th Robinson, of all people, hit a two-run double. This is a blow out already.

Reds up 6-0

Nestor had seen enough after a two-out single in the 5th and pulled Krukow for Bill Laskey, making his season debut. He has been a Giant for parts of the last three years, but without a lot of success. He finished the inning and then gave up lead-off single in the 6th but I started a Priske - Castino - O'Malley double play to get Alan Nicely and Jones.

I came up that inning with one out and nobody on. I flew out to Eric Davis in right.

I took the first grounder in the 8th to throw out Eddie Milner for out #1. Laskey had done well up to here but he gave up a solo homer to Knicely.

Reds up 7-0

Chris Brown hit for Laskey that inning and lead off with a double. We were now facing Joe Price... and he struck me out.

Curt Brown came in to pitch for us in the 9th. He gave up an infield hit to Lee Mazzilli but Kal Daniels hit into the second Priske - Castino - O'Malley double play.

We managed nothing into the bottom half and lost 7-0.

That isn't what I call making a move on the leaders.

We are back to .500. 31-31