Before the game started I thought this would be a blowout in the Braves favor. Pascual Perez was going against Frank Pastore, who might be the worst starter in the NL. But as I've said before...THAT'S WHY YOU PLAY THE GAME!
Atlanta was the first to score, though. In the top of the third Claudell Washington doubled home Gerald Perry, and then in the fourth Rafael Ramirez doubled home Glen Hubbard. Pastore settled down after that and pitched through the sixth only giving up those two runs.
The Reds got their first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth on an unlikely homer from Ron Oester. It was Oester's first dong of the year. Then in the bottom of the sixth Perez got into trouble. He loaded the bases and up stepped catcher Brad Gulden, who is hitting about sixty points above his real 1984 average. What did he do? CLUTCH DOUBLE. 2 RBI, and all of a sudden the Reds were up 3-2!
The Reds got two more insurance runs off Pete Falcone and Ted Power, John Franco, and Bill Scherrer pitched three innings of scoreless relief to give Frank Pastore his first victory of the season. Brad Gulden earned his FIFTH player of the game honors, which is kind of crazy.
Winning Pitcher - Frank Pastore
Losing Pitcher - Pascual Perez
Save - Bill Scherrer
Player of the Game - Brad Gulden, 1-4, 2B, 2RBI, R, threw out Gerald Perry on the steal attempt
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Perez
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