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April 9th, 1993
In Pittsburgh.
The Pirates are pitching Jose Iniguez.
The Giants have James Terrill.
I am hitting seventh.
We scored in the 1st when Ruben Sierra crossed on an Alvin Davis double.
Giants lead 1-0
They got it right back when Dean Palmer scored on a Bip Roberts sac fly.
Then I turned a Priske - Davis double play.
Game tied 1-1
I led off the 2nd by hitting one into right for a single.
I went to 3rd on a single by Antonio Martinez.
I scored on a Ruben Sierra fielder's choice.
Giants lead 2-1
I took care of an easy grounder by Iniguez for the 1st out in the bottom of the 3rd.
I came up with one out in the 4th and crashed a base hit to centre.
Stolen base #2.
I was left at 2nd.
Ruben Sierra led off the 5th with a home run.
Giants lead 3-1
I handled a Matt Carter grounder for the 2nd out in the bottom half.
I came up in the 6th with none out and Otis Nixon on 1st. I replaced him with a fielder's choice.
I went to 2nd on a single by Antonio.
I was thrown out on the front end of an attempted double steal.
I took care of a Palmer grounder for the 2nd out in the bottom of the inning.
In the bottom of the 7th, Roberts scored on a Jose Canseco sac fly.
Giants lead 3-2
I came up in the 8th with two out, Otis on 2nd, and Jeff Jarrett pitching. They gave me an intentional walk.
Otis tried to score on an Antonio single but was thrown out.
In the 9th, Ken Caminiti scored on a Von Hayes single.
Giants lead 4-2
Mike Perez went out for our first chance to close out a game in the 9th.
He got it done.
We are now 1-3.
I went 2 for 3 with a pair of singles, an intentional walk, a run scored, and a caught stealing.
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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