The Giants had a rare five-game series in Cincinnati, which was caused by a postponement from their first series in April. A doubleheader was added to the mix. Ernest Riles hit three home runs in game four of the series. As in real life, the Giants could only manage two wins out of the five. After 59 games, San Francisco remains nine wins ahead of pace.
sim 42-17, actual 33-26
June 5 — sim W 7-4 — actual W 11-8
June 6 #1 — sim L 7-6 — actual L 4-3
June 6 #2 — sim L 4-1 — actual W 3-2
June 7 — sim W 6-4 — actual L 12-5
June 8 — sim L 5-2 — actual L 3-2
June 5: The Giants battered Jose Rijo for seven runs in the first two innings, with Kevin Mitchell collecting a two-run triple in the first and a two-run homer in the second. Robby Thompson provided a two-RBI double in the second inning. Scott Garrelts gave up an uncharacteristic two runs in his eight innings, but improved to 11-1 on the season.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (7) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (4)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Brett Butler 4 1 0 0 Chris Sabo 4 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 4 2 1 2 Todd Benzinger 4 0 0 0
Will Clark 4 1 1 0 Barry Larkin 4 1 1 0
Kevin Mitchell 4 2 2 4 Eric Davis 4 1 1 0
Ernest Riles 4 0 1 0 Paul ONeill 4 1 1 0
Tracy Jones 4 0 1 1 Rolando Roomes 4 0 1 1
Terry Kennedy 4 0 1 0 Jeff Reed 3 1 0 1
Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Ron Oester 4 0 1 1
Scott Garrelts AYZ 3 1 0 0 Tim Birtsas DCXZ 1 0 0 0
Ed Jurak 1 0 1 0 Herm Winningham 1 0 1 1
Ken Griffey Sr 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 7 9 7 TOTALS 34 4 6 4
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 340 000 000 -- 7
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 000 020 002 -- 4
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 4.
ERR--Kevin Mitchell, Rolando Roomes, Chris Sabo. 2B--Robby
Thompson, Ernest Riles, Barry Larkin. 3B--Kevin Mitchell.
HR--Kevin Mitchell. SB--Rolando Roomes, Paul ONeill.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Scott Garrelts AYZ [W] 8.00 4 2 2 1 2 0
Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 2 2 0 0 2 0
1989 CINCINNATI REDS
Jose Rijo CX [L] 1.67 6 7 7 2 1 1
Tim Birtsas DCXZ 3.33 1 0 0 0 5 0
Norm Charlton BXY 3.00 1 0 0 0 5 0
Ron Robinson D 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
SO--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler (2), Kevin
Mitchell (2), Scott Garrelts AYZ (2), Robby Thompson, Tracy
Jones, Will Clark (2), Jeff Reed, Tim Birtsas DCXZ, Rolando
Roomes, Eric Davis. BB--Brett Butler, Robby Thompson, Jeff
Reed.
June 6 #1: In the first game of the doubleheader, the Giants battled back to take a couple of one-run leads in the sixth and seventh innings, but Lenny Harris and Todd Benzinger hit back-to-back solo homers in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Reds to the win. Cincinnati hit four homers in all. Terry Kennedy hit a three-run shot for the Giants in the sixth inning.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (6) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (7)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Brett Butler 5 1 2 0 Chris Sabo 2 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 3 2 0 0 Lenny Harris 1 1 1 1
Will Clark 4 0 1 1 Todd Benzinger 4 2 2 1
Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 0 Barry Larkin 4 1 1 1
Ernest Riles 3 1 1 1 Joel Youngblood 4 1 1 0
Candy Maldonado 2 1 0 1 Rolando Roomes 4 1 1 2
Terry Kennedy 4 1 2 3 Paul ONeill 4 1 3 1
Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Bo Diaz 4 0 1 0
Terry Mulholland DYZ 3 0 0 0 Luis Quinones 4 0 0 0
Tracy Jones 1 0 0 0 Scott Scudder DYW 2 0 0 0
Ken Griffey Sr 1 0 0 0
Ron Oester 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 6 6 6 TOTALS 35 7 10 6
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 200 003 100 -- 6
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 000 401 20x -- 7
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 5.
ERR--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler. 2B--Will
Clark. 3B--Barry Larkin. HR--Terry Kennedy, Rolando Roomes,
Paul ONeill, Lenny Harris, Todd Benzinger.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Terry Mulholland DYZ 6.33 7 6 5 1 3 3
Randy McCament DW [L] 1.67 3 1 1 0 1 1
1989 CINCINNATI REDS
Scott Scudder DYW [W] 7.00 5 6 6 7 9 1
Rob Dibble AXY 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
John Franco BY [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
SO--Jose Uribe (2), Candy Maldonado, Brett Butler, Kevin
Mitchell, Robby Thompson, Will Clark (2), Ernest Riles,
Terry Mulholland DYZ (2), Barry Larkin, Scott Scudder DYW,
Ron Oester, Ken Griffey Sr. BB--Candy Maldonado (2), Kevin
Mitchell, Robby Thompson (2), Will Clark, Ernest Riles,
Chris Sabo.
June 6 #2: The Reds swept the doubleheader and handed Rick Reuschel (9-1) his first loss of the season. Reuschel and Tom Browning were locked in a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning, but Eric Davis smacked a three-run home run to give Cincinnati the victory. The Giants’ run came on a Donell Nixon RBI single in the fifth inning.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (4)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Donell Nixon 3 0 1 1 Chris Sabo 3 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 3 0 0 0 Ken Griffey Sr 4 1 1 0
Will Clark 4 0 3 0 Barry Larkin 4 1 2 0
Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0 Eric Davis 4 1 1 3
Tracy Jones 4 0 0 0 Paul ONeill 3 1 2 0
Greg Litton 4 0 0 0 Joel Youngblood 3 0 1 0
Kirt Manwaring 4 0 0 0 Jeff Reed 2 0 0 1
Jose Uribe 4 1 1 0 Ron Oester 3 0 0 0
Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 0 0 Tom Browning BZ 2 0 0 0
Todd Benzinger 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 1 6 1 TOTALS 29 4 7 4
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 010 000 -- 1
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 000 010 03x -- 4
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 5.
2B--Will Clark. HR--Eric Davis. HBP--Joel Youngblood.
SACF--Jeff Reed. SACB--Rick Reuschel BZ. SB--Paul ONeill.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Reuschel BZ [L] 7.67 6 4 4 2 6 1
Craig Lefferts BYZ 0.33 1 0 0 0 1 0
1989 CINCINNATI REDS
Tom Browning BZ [W] 8.00 6 1 1 2 7 0
Rob Dibble AXY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
SO--Jose Uribe, Rick Reuschel BZ, Kevin Mitchell, Greg
Litton, Robby Thompson, Tracy Jones, Will Clark, Jeff Reed,
Eric Davis, Tom Browning BZ, Ron Oester (2), Ken Griffey Sr,
Joel Youngblood. BB--Robby Thompson, Donell Nixon, Chris
Sabo, Paul ONeill.
June 7: Ernest Riles hit three home runs, solo shots in the second and seventh, and a two-run blast in the fifth. The two-run shot tied the game at four. In the seventh inning, Will Clark tripled and scored on a Kevin Mitchell sacrifice fly to put the Giants ahead, and Riles followed with his third home run to make it a two-run game. Cincinnati committed five errors, though only one led to a run.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (6) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (4) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI Tracy Jones 4 0 0 0 Chris Sabo 5 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 Todd Benzinger 5 1 1 0 Robby Thompson 5 0 0 0 Barry Larkin 5 1 2 1 Will Clark 4 3 1 0 Eric Davis 3 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 1 Rolando Roomes 3 1 1 1 Ernest Riles 3 3 3 4 Paul ONeill 3 1 3 0 Candy Maldonado 4 0 0 0 Bo Diaz 3 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 1 0 Lenny Harris 4 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Rick Mahler CZ 2 0 1 2 Atlee Hammaker DZ 1 0 0 0 Joel Youngblood 1 0 0 0 Donell Nixon 2 0 0 0 Luis Quinones 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 6 5 5 TOTALS 35 4 9 4 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 011 020 200 -- 6 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 022 000 000 -- 4 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 8. ERR--Ernest Riles, Barry Larkin, Rolando Roomes, Chris Sabo, Lenny Harris, Bo Diaz. 2B--Paul ONeill. 3B--Will Clark, Todd Benzinger. HR--Ernest Riles (3). SACF--Kevin Mitchell. SACB--Atlee Hammaker DZ. SB--Barry Larkin, Lenny Harris. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Atlee Hammaker DZ 5.00 7 4 4 2 2 0 Jeff Brantley DY [W] 3.00 2 0 0 2 1 0 Goose Gossage BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1989 CINCINNATI REDS Rick Mahler CZ 6.00 3 4 3 2 2 2 Tim Birtsas DCXZ [L] 3.00 2 2 2 0 1 1 PB--Terry Kennedy. WP--Rick Mahler CZ. BALK--Rick Mahler CZ. SO--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Donell Nixon, Rolando Roomes, Eric Davis (2), Chris Sabo. BB--Will Clark, Ernest Riles, Rolando Roomes, Eric Davis, Paul ONeill, Bo Diaz.
June 8: The Giants got off to a good start, scoring twice in the first inning off an RBI double by Robby Thompson and an RBI single by Candy Maldonado. That would be it for the Giants, however. They would have a runner thrown out at the plate in the third inning and strand runners on third base on two other occasions. Cincinnati tied it in the third inning and scored three times in the seventh for the win.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (5)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Tracy Jones 3 1 1 0 Chris Sabo 4 1 3 3
Robby Thompson 4 1 1 1 Todd Benzinger 4 0 1 1
Will Clark 3 0 1 0 Barry Larkin 4 0 1 0
Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 0 Eric Davis 4 0 0 0
Candy Maldonado 4 0 1 1 Rolando Roomes 4 1 1 0
Greg Litton 4 0 0 0 Paul ONeill 3 0 0 0
Kirt Manwaring 4 0 1 0 Bo Diaz 3 0 0 0
Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Luis Quinones 3 2 2 0
Dennis Cook DYZ 2 0 0 0 Danny Jackson DY 1 0 0 0
Ken Griffey Sr 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 31 2 6 2 TOTALS 31 5 9 5
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 200 000 000 -- 2
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 002 000 30x -- 5
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 3.
2B--Robby Thompson, Chris Sabo (2). 3B--Will Clark.
SACB--Dennis Cook DYZ, Danny Jackson DY. SB--Kirt Manwaring.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dennis Cook DYZ [L] 6.67 8 5 5 0 10 0
Goose Gossage BY 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mike LaCoss CB 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 CINCINNATI REDS
Danny Jackson DY [W] 7.00 6 2 2 3 7 0
Rob Dibble AXY [S] 2.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
SO--Jose Uribe (2), Dennis Cook DYZ, Kevin Mitchell (2),
Greg Litton (2), Robby Thompson, Tracy Jones, Barry Larkin,
Rolando Roomes, Eric Davis (2), Chris Sabo, Danny Jackson
DY, Paul ONeill (2), Luis Quinones, Bo Diaz, Todd Benzinger.
BB--Kevin Mitchell, Tracy Jones, Will Clark.
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