After ending an 11-game road trip with three losses in the last five games, the Giants righted the ship by coming home to Candlestick Park and sweeping a three-game series from Montreal. The Giants are nine wins ahead of pace after 45 games.
sim 33-12, actual 24-21
May 23 — sim W 8-2 — actual W 4-2
May 24 — sim W 3-1 — actual L 1-0
May 25 — sim W 6-2 — actual L 2-0
May 23: Rick Reuschel gave up two runs right off the bat, but that was it and the Giants’ hitters helped him improve his record to 8-0 after 11 starts. Will Clark hit a two-run homer in the third and Terry Kennedy had an RBI single in the sixth and a two-run double in the eighth.
1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (2) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (8) 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Tim Raines 3 1 1 0 Brett Butler 5 0 1 0 Dave Martinez 4 1 2 0 Robby Thompson 3 1 2 1 Hubie Brooks 3 0 0 1 Will Clark 3 1 1 2 Mike Aldrete 3 0 2 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 1 0 0 Tim Wallach 3 0 1 1 Ernest Riles 4 2 1 0 Tom Foley 4 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 4 1 1 0 Mike Fitzgerald 3 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 1 2 3 Spike Owen 4 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 1 0 1 Brian Holman CY 2 0 0 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 0 0 Otis Nixon 1 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 1 Andres Galarraga 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 31 2 7 2 TOTALS 32 8 9 8 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 200 000 000 -- 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 003 002 03x -- 8 LOB--1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 8, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5. ERR--Tom Foley, Dave Martinez, Robby Thompson. 2B--Mike Aldrete, Terry Kennedy, Ken Oberkfell. HR--Will Clark. SACF--Hubie Brooks, Jose Uribe. SACB--Rick Reuschel BZ. SB--Dave Martinez, Tim Raines, Robby Thompson. 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS IP H R ER BB SO HR Brian Holman CY [L] 6.00 6 5 1 2 3 1 Joe Hesketh DX 1.67 3 3 3 1 1 0 Andy McGaffigan D 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Rick Reuschel BZ [W] 7.67 6 2 2 5 4 0 Goose Gossage BY 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0 Randy McCament DW 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Mike Aldrete, Mike Fitzgerald, Hubie Brooks, Andres Galarraga, Tom Foley (2), Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Will Clark (2). BB--Mike Aldrete, Mike Fitzgerald, Tim Wallach, Tim Raines (2), Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson, Will Clark.
May 24: Don Robinson broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with his fifth solo home run of the season. Candy Maldonado had an RBI single in the sixth and Robby Thompson knocked an RBI double in the seventh. Robinson scattered four hits in eight innings, giving up one run, and improved to 6-4 on the season.
1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (1) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Tim Raines 4 0 1 0 Brett Butler 4 1 1 0 Dave Martinez 4 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 1 1 Andres Galarraga 3 0 0 0 Will Clark 4 1 0 0 Hubie Brooks 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 0 Tim Wallach 3 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 2 0 Tom Foley 3 1 0 0 Candy Maldonado 3 0 1 1 Mike Fitzgerald 3 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Spike Owen 3 0 2 1 Jose Uribe 2 0 0 0 Kevin Gross DX 1 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 3 1 1 1 Mike Aldrete 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 29 1 4 1 TOTALS 30 3 6 3 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 000 000 100 -- 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 011 10x -- 3 LOB--1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 5, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7. ERR--Spike Owen. 2B--Dave Martinez, Robby Thompson. HR--Don Robinson BZ. SACB--Kevin Gross DX. SB--Tim Raines. 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS IP H R ER BB SO HR Kevin Gross DX [L] 6.00 4 2 1 4 8 1 Randy Johnson DXW 2.00 2 1 1 0 1 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Don Robinson BZ [W] 8.00 4 1 1 3 3 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 WP--Don Robinson BZ. SO--Hubie Brooks, Andres Galarraga, Tim Raines, Jose Uribe (2), Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson (2), Will Clark, Ernest Riles (2). BB--Andres Galarraga, Tom Foley, Tim Wallach, Jose Uribe, Candy Maldonado, Terry Kennedy, Kevin Mitchell.
May 25: After five scoreless innings, Robby Thompson led off the sixth with a solo homer. That started a five-run inning, which included a two-run single by pitcher Mike LaCoss, who improved to 5-1 with the win. Montreal came back with its only two runs in the top of the seventh, but the Giants tacked on one more in the eighth with an RBI double by Ernest Riles.
1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (2) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (6) 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Tim Raines 5 1 2 2 Brett Butler 4 0 2 1 Dave Martinez 4 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 1 1 1 Andres Galarraga 4 0 1 0 Will Clark 4 1 2 0 Mike Aldrete 3 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 4 1 2 0 Tim Wallach 3 0 1 0 Ernest Riles 4 1 2 1 Tom Foley 4 0 0 0 Tracy Jones 4 1 0 0 Mike Fitzgerald 4 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 1 2 1 Spike Owen 4 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Dennis Martinez BYZ 1 0 0 0 Mike LaCoss CB 3 0 1 2 Hubie Brooks 0 1 0 0 Ed Jurak 1 0 0 0 Damaso Garcia 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 2 5 2 TOTALS 36 6 13 6 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 000 000 200 -- 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 005 10x -- 6 LOB--1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 10, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6. ERR--Tom Foley, Jose Uribe, Robby Thompson. 2B--Ernest Riles. HR--Tim Raines, Robby Thompson. SACB--Dennis Martinez BYZ. SB--Dave Martinez. 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS IP H R ER BB SO HR Dennis Martinez BYZ [L] 6.00 11 5 2 0 6 1 Joe Hesketh DX 2.00 2 1 1 0 4 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Mike LaCoss CB [W] 6.33 5 2 2 5 3 1 Dennis Cook DYZ 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 Randy McCament DW 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Mike Aldrete (2), Dave Martinez, Jose Uribe (3), Candy Maldonado, Ed Jurak, Robby Thompson (2), Tracy Jones (2), Will Clark. BB--Mike Aldrete, Hubie Brooks, Andres Galarraga, Tim Wallach, Dave Martinez.
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