I did something in this game I don't recall doing before in this Statis Pro season: I didn't hit the pitcher in the ninth slot in the batting order. I didn't even hit him in the eighth slot! That's right, starter Rick Rhoden got penciled into the seven-hole.
Rhoden hit over .300 in the real 1984 and his hitting card looks a lot better than Dale Berra and Doug Frobel's, so I figured, what the heck.
Rick might have been distracted by the change in routine, because his first inning was a bit rocky. Bob Horner doubled and then scored on a Claudell Washington double. Dale Murphy struck out for the second out of the bottom of the first but Chris Chambliss singled. Washington rounded third and was heading for home but Frobel gunned him down to prevent the second run from scoring.
Johnny Ray, meanwhile, had Rhoden's back. He knocked a two run homer in the second and doubled home another run in the fifth. Lee Lacy added a solo shot in the eighth to secure the win. How did Rhoden do batting seventh? He was 1-3 with a double!
Winning Pitcher - Rick Rhoden
Losing Pitcher - Rick Mahler
Save - Kent Tekulve
Player of the Game - Johnny Ray, 2-5, 2B, HR, 3RBI's
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