[rpriske]

July 25th, 1991

We are trying to finish the sweep.

Today the Mets have Andy Benes (11-6, 2.47).

The Giants are going with Rick Sutcliffe (5-6, 4.31).

I have gone 4 for 16 against Benes.

I am hitting eighth.

Greg Vaughan led off the 2nd with a home run.

Then Lenny Dykstra scored on a Tito Navarro single.

I handled a Chet Lemon grounder for the 2nd out.

Mets lead 2-0

I came up in the 3rd with Ryan Klesko on 1st. I walked.
Rick laid down a sac bunt to move both of us up.
Ryan tried to score on a Robby Thompson fly but was thrown out at home.

I took care of a Dykstra grounder for the 2nd out in the 4th.

In the 5th, Navarro scored on a Benes single.

I took care of a Cal Ripken grounder for the 2nd out.

Mets lead 3-0

In the 6th Wally Joyner and Dykstra scored on a Junior Ortiz double.

Matt went to Scott Service after that.

I took care of a Navarro grounder for the (what else?) 2nd out.

Mets lead 5-0

I led off the bottom of the 6th by grounding out to Ripken at 2nd.

Robby hit a solo homer that inning.

Mets lead 5-1

Bryan Hickerson took over for us in the 8th.

I made a really nice play with the bases loaded to gun down Vaughan at the plate for the 2nd out.

But then Ortiz and Navarro scored on a Benes single.

Mets lead 7-1

I came up in the bottom of the 8th with one out and Ryan on 1st. I singled up the middle, moving Ryan to 3rd, and going to 2nd on the throw.

With two out we both scored on a single by Robby.

Mets lead 7-3

Mike Scott was next on the mound for us but not he first play of the 9th, he left the game with a hamstring strain.
Mark Ross was brought in to replace him.

Mark gave up a double to Vaughan, scoring Mike Gallego.

Mets lead 8-3

In the bottom of the 9th, Ruben Sierra scored on a sac fly by Ryan, but then I grounded out to end the game and we lost, 8-4.

I went 1 for 3 with a single, a walk, and a run scored.

A trade was announced after the game. We sent minor leaguer Rudy Pemberton to Cleveland for veteran swingman arm Don Robinson. He is another free agent after the season, like Rick Cerone.

Management is treating us like we are still in this.

We are two games blow .500 and 11 games back of the Reds.