The results of this three-game home series against Houston lined up somewhat accurately to real life: a one-run win, followed by two shutout victories. The simulation series was a lot closer than real life, however, as all three games were decided by one run. The finale was decided by a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth. After 71 games, the Giants remain nine wins ahead of pace.
sim 52-19, actual 43-28
June 19 — sim W 4-3 — actual W 3-2
June 20 — sim W 1-0 — actual W 4-0
June 21 — sim W 1-0 — actual W 2-0
June 19: Will Clark hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jose Uribe drove in a run with a double in the second inning to stake the Giants to a 3-0 lead. Kirt Manwaring added a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning to make it 4-2. Newly acquired closer Steve Bedrosian (who the Giants got from the Phillies for Dennis Cook, Terry Mulholland and Charlie Hayes) had a rough debut in the ninth inning but managed to strand the tying run on second base for the save.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (3) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (4) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Billy Hatcher 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 4 0 2 0 Gerald Young 3 0 2 1 Robby Thompson 4 1 1 0 Bill Doran 5 0 0 0 Will Clark 3 2 1 2 Glenn Davis 4 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0 Terry Puhl 4 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 3 0 0 0 Ken Caminiti 4 0 1 0 Greg Litton 4 1 1 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 1 0 Kirt Manwaring 3 0 1 1 Craig Biggio 4 1 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 1 1 Bob Knepper D 3 2 2 1 Don Robinson BZ 2 0 0 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 1 1 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 36 3 9 3 TOTALS 31 4 8 4 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 001 010 001 -- 3 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 210 001 00x -- 4 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 9, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5. ERR--Jose Uribe, Robby Thompson. 2B--Bob Knepper D, Jose Uribe. HR--Bob Knepper D, Will Clark. SACF--Gerald Young. SACB--Candy Maldonado. SB--Craig Biggio. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Bob Knepper D [L] 6.00 7 4 4 1 3 1 Danny Darwin AXZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 3 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Don Robinson BZ [W] 7.00 6 2 2 1 1 1 Goose Gossage BY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 3 1 1 1 1 0 WP--Bob Knepper D, Don Robinson BZ. SO--Rafael Ramirez, Billy Hatcher, Brett Butler, Greg Litton, Robby Thompson (3), Ken Oberkfell. BB--Gerald Young, Billy Hatcher, Will Clark.
June 20: Scott Garrelts (14-1, 0.84 ERA) fired his eighth shutout of the season, and gave up just one hit, a single to Craig Biggio in the sixth inning. San Francisco’s only run came in the fifth when Robby Thompson walked with one out and scored on Will Clark’s double. Houston put runners on second base in both the seventh and eight innings but Garrelts pitched out of trouble.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (0) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Billy Hatcher 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 4 0 2 0 Gerald Young 3 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 3 1 0 0 Bill Doran 4 0 0 0 Will Clark 4 0 2 1 Glenn Davis 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 0 Terry Puhl 3 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 3 0 2 0 Ken Caminiti 2 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Rafael Ramirez 2 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 0 0 Craig Biggio 3 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Bob Forsch D 2 0 0 0 Scott Garrelts AYZ 3 0 1 0 Greg Gross 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 28 0 1 0 TOTALS 31 1 8 1 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 000 000 -- 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 010 00x -- 1 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 4, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 10. ERR--Jose Uribe (2). 2B--Brett Butler, Will Clark. 3B--Jose Uribe. SACB--Rafael Ramirez, Pat Sheridan. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Bob Forsch D [L] 6.00 7 1 1 3 4 0 Dan Schatzeder DX 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Juan Agosto BYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Scott Garrelts AYZ [W] 9.00 1 0 0 2 6 0 SO--Glenn Davis, Rafael Ramirez, Bill Doran, Terry Puhl (2), Craig Biggio, Terry Kennedy (2), Kevin Mitchell, Scott Garrelts AYZ, Robby Thompson, Pat Sheridan. BB--Gerald Young, Ken Caminiti, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson, Ernest Riles.
June 21: The Giants and Astros played their second consecutive 1-0 game. This one stayed scoreless until the bottom of the ninth, when recent acquisition Pat Sheridan led off the inning with a walk-off home run. The Giants had stranded runners in scoring position in four previous innings. Rick Reuschel (11-1, 1.50 ERA) tossed his third shutout of the season. The Astros had runners in scoring position in five different innings, including on second and third with no one out in the seventh, but Reuschel pitched out of trouble each time.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (0) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Billy Hatcher 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 4 0 2 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Bill Doran 4 0 1 0 Will Clark 4 0 2 0 Glenn Davis 4 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 0 0 Terry Puhl 4 0 1 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 0 0 Ken Caminiti 3 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 1 2 1 Gerald Young 3 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Craig Biggio 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 1 0 Jim Clancy DY 2 0 1 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 31 0 5 0 TOTALS 31 1 7 1 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 000 000 -- 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 001 -- 1 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 7, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8. ERR--Gerald Young, Robby Thompson. 2B--Gerald Young, Jim Clancy DY. HR--Pat Sheridan. SACB--Rick Reuschel BZ. SB--Bill Doran, Brett Butler, Will Clark. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Jim Clancy DY [L] 8.00 7 1 1 1 8 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Rick Reuschel BZ [W] 9.00 5 0 0 3 4 0 SO--Glenn Davis, Jim Clancy DY, Billy Hatcher, Ken Caminiti, Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler (2), Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson (3), Ernest Riles. BB--Gerald Young, Jim Clancy DY, Ken Caminiti, Pat Sheridan.
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