The Giants improved to 6-0 against the rival Dodgers this season and are three games ahead of pace after 18 contests. In the third game, both pitchers took a no-hitter to the seventh inning, and Rick Reuschel’s no-hit bid lasted until the ninth inning.
sim 13-5, actual 10-8
April 21 — sim W 4-1 — actual L 8-2
April 22 — sim W 6-3 — actual W 5-4
April 23 — sim W 3-1 — actual L 7-6
April 21: The Giants beat Orel Hershiser for the second time this season, though Dodgers errors contributed to three of the four runs. Terry Kennedy hit a solo homer in the fifth and Robby Thompson had a two-run double in the seventh, making it 4-0. Kelly Downs’ shutout bid ended on a pinch-hit solo homer by Franklin Stubbs in the bottom of the eighth.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (4) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 1 1 0 Willie Randolph 4 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 2 2 Kirk Gibson 3 0 1 0 Will Clark 3 0 0 0 Mike Marshall 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 2 0 0 0 Eddie Murray 4 0 1 0 Candy Maldonado 4 0 0 0 Mike Scioscia 4 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 1 1 0 John Shelby 4 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 1 1 1 Jeff Hamilton 3 0 2 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Alfredo Griffin 3 0 0 0 Kelly Downs DYZ 3 1 0 0 Orel Hershiser AYZ 2 0 0 0 Tracy Jones 1 0 0 0 Franklin Stubbs 1 1 1 1 TOTALS 34 4 5 3 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 010 010 200 -- 4 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 000 010 -- 1 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 5. ERR--Alfredo Griffin (2). 2B--Robby Thompson (2), Jeff Hamilton, Kirk Gibson, Eddie Murray. 3B--Ernest Riles. HR--Terry Kennedy, Franklin Stubbs. SB--Brett Butler. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Kelly Downs DYZ [W] 8.00 6 1 1 1 6 1 Goose Gossage BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS Orel Hershiser AYZ [L] 8.00 5 4 1 3 8 1 Alejandro Pena AXZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Candy Maldonado, Brett Butler, Kelly Downs DYZ (2), Robby Thompson (2), Tracy Jones, Will Clark, Mike Scioscia, John Shelby (2), Alfredo Griffin, Orel Hershiser AYZ, Mike Marshall, Eddie Murray. BB--Kevin Mitchell (2), Will Clark, Kirk Gibson.
April 22: Scott Garrelts finally gave up a run after starting the season with 22 consecutive scoreless innings. But the Giants were already up 4-0 at that point, with the help of a couple of doubles by Will Clark and a two-RBI double by Terry Kennedy. Kirk Gibson’s two-run homer in the fifth ended the streak, and Mike Scioscia hit a solo shot in the sixth to get the Dodgers within a run at 4-3. Matt Williams put the Giants back up by three with a two-run homer in the seventh.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (6) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (3)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI
Brett Butler 3 1 2 0 Willie Randolph 5 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Kirk Gibson 4 1 2 2
Will Clark 5 2 2 1 Mike Marshall 4 0 1 0
Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 1 Eddie Murray 3 0 0 0
Candy Maldonado 4 1 1 0 Mike Scioscia 4 1 1 1
Terry Kennedy 5 1 2 2 John Shelby 3 0 1 0
Matt Williams 4 1 1 2 Jeff Hamilton 4 0 0 0
Jose Uribe 4 0 2 0 Alfredo Griffin 4 0 1 0
Scott Garrelts AYZ 3 0 0 0 Tim Leary CYZ 1 0 0 0
Franklin Stubbs 0 1 0 0
Mike Davis 1 0 0 0
Mickey Hatcher 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 36 6 11 6 TOTALS 34 3 7 3
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 001 030 200 -- 6
1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 021 000 -- 3
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
7. ERR--Robby Thompson, Alfredo Griffin. 2B--Terry Kennedy
(2), Will Clark (2), John Shelby, Mike Marshall. HR--Matt
Williams, Mike Scioscia, Kirk Gibson. HBP--Candy Maldonado.
SACB--Scott Garrelts AYZ, Robby Thompson. SB--Brett Butler
(2).
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Scott Garrelts AYZ [W] 8.00 5 3 3 3 1 2
Craig Lefferts BYZ [S] 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Tim Leary CYZ [L] 5.00 7 4 4 2 7 0
Tim Crews BXZ 2.00 3 2 0 1 1 1
John Wetteland DXZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 3 0
SO--Jose Uribe (2), Candy Maldonado, Terry Kennedy, Matt
Williams (2), Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Scott Garrelts
AYZ (2), Robby Thompson, John Shelby. BB--Brett Butler (2),
Kevin Mitchell, John Shelby, Franklin Stubbs, Eddie Murray.
April 23: Both Rick Reuschel and Fernando Valenzuela took no-hitters into the seventh inning. But Valenzuela started the seventh with two walks, and Kevin Mitchell launched a two-run triple to score two runs. The Giants’ only other hit came in the eighth, as Brett Butler singled and later scored on an error to make it 3-0. Reuschel’s no-hitter lasted until the ninth, as Alfredo Griffin led off with a double. Reuschel got the next two outs but Mickey Hatcher had an RBI single to end the shutout attempt. The Dodgers brought the winning run to the plate but Craig Lefferts got the final out for his second straight save.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI Brett Butler 4 1 1 0 Willie Randolph 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 3 1 0 0 Mickey Hatcher 4 0 1 1 Will Clark 3 1 0 0 Mike Davis 4 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 2 Eddie Murray 4 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 3 0 0 0 Mike Scioscia 3 0 0 0 Matt Williams 3 0 0 0 John Shelby 2 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 1 0 0 0 Franklin Stubbs 2 0 0 0 Kirt Manwaring 4 0 0 0 Alfredo Griffin 3 1 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Fernando Valenzuela 2 0 0 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 3 0 0 0 Kirk Gibson 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 31 3 2 2 TOTALS 29 1 3 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 210 -- 3 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 000 001 -- 1 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 3. ERR--Mike Scioscia, Mickey Hatcher, Fernando Valenzuela BY. 2B--Alfredo Griffin. 3B--Kevin Mitchell. SB--Brett Butler. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Rick Reuschel BZ [W] 8.67 2 1 1 2 2 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ [S] 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS Fernando Valenzuela BY [L] 9.00 2 3 2 3 7 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Rick Reuschel BZ, Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell (2), Kirt Manwaring, Will Clark, Alfredo Griffin, Franklin Stubbs. BB--Candy Maldonado, Robby Thompson, Will Clark, John Shelby, Franklin Stubbs.
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