The dice continue to roll the Giants’ way, as they improved their winning streak to 13 games with a three-game sweep at Houston. The pitchers gave up just four runs and 14 hits over the three games. San Francisco is now 12 wins ahead of pace after 77 games.
sim 58-19, actual 46-31
June 26 — sim W 5-2 — actual W 4-3
June 27 — sim W 3-1 — actual L 7-5
June 28 — sim W 2-1 — actual L 7-3
June 26: Jose Uribe and Rick Reuschel provided RBI singles in the top of the second to make it 2-0. Will Clark homered and Terry Kennedy had an RBI single in the sixth to advance the lead to 4-1, and Clark had an RBI single in the ninth to push the lead to 5-1. Reuschel improved to 12-1 with the victory.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (5) AT 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (2) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 0 2 0 Billy Hatcher 4 1 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Gerald Young 4 0 1 1 Will Clark 5 1 2 2 Bill Doran 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 5 0 0 0 Glenn Davis 4 1 1 0 Ernest Riles 3 2 1 0 Terry Puhl 4 0 1 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 2 0 Ken Caminiti 4 0 2 0 Terry Kennedy 3 1 1 1 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 1 1 Craig Biggio 4 0 0 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 3 0 1 1 Bob Forsch D 2 0 0 0 Ed Jurak 1 1 1 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 37 5 11 5 TOTALS 35 2 7 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 020 002 001 -- 5 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 001 000 001 -- 2 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 6. ERR--Jose Uribe, Bill Doran. 2B--Brett Butler, Glenn Davis, Rafael Ramirez, Terry Puhl, Billy Hatcher. HR--Will Clark. HBP--Robby Thompson. SB--Jose Uribe, Gerald Young. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Rick Reuschel BZ [W] 8.00 5 1 1 0 1 0 Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS Bob Forsch D [L] 5.33 7 4 4 2 2 1 Juan Agosto BYZ 1.67 2 0 0 0 3 0 Larry Andersen ACXZ 2.00 2 1 1 0 2 0 WP--Rick Reuschel BZ. SO--Jose Uribe (2), Rick Reuschel BZ, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Pat Sheridan, Ken Caminiti. BB--Terry Kennedy, Ernest Riles.
June 27: Ernest Riles and Pat Sheridan drove in runs with singles in the fourth inning. Robby Thompson added an insurance run in the seventh with an RBI single. Outside the fourth inning, when Rafael Ramirez had an RBI triple, the Astros only advanced a runner to second base in one other frame.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) AT 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (1) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 1 1 0 Gerald Young 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 5 0 2 1 Craig Reynolds 4 0 2 0 Will Clark 5 1 0 0 Terry Puhl 4 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 1 1 1 Glenn Davis 3 1 0 0 Candy Maldonado 4 0 1 0 Ken Caminiti 4 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 4 0 2 1 Rafael Ramirez 3 0 2 1 Terry Kennedy 3 0 1 0 Greg Gross 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Craig Biggio 2 0 0 0 Mike LaCoss CB 2 0 0 0 Jim Clancy DY 2 0 0 0 Kirt Manwaring 1 0 0 0 Bill Doran 1 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 38 3 9 3 TOTALS 30 1 4 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 200 100 -- 3 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 100 000 -- 1 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 4. ERR--Jim Clancy DY, Craig Reynolds. 2B--Brett Butler, Robby Thompson. 3B--Rafael Ramirez. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike LaCoss CB [W] 6.00 3 1 1 2 4 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS Jim Clancy DY [L] 8.00 8 3 1 1 9 0 Juan Agosto BYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 SO--Candy Maldonado (2), Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Mike LaCoss CB, Robby Thompson, Will Clark (4), Pat Sheridan, Greg Gross, Glenn Davis, Terry Puhl, Ken Caminiti (2). BB--Terry Kennedy, Glenn Davis, Craig Biggio.
June 28: Robby Thompson broke open a scoreless game by leading off the sixth inning with a solo home run. Will Clark drove in the Giants’ second run with a single in the eighth inning. Don Robinson was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the ninth despite throwing a one-hit shutout at the time. The decision was almost disastrous, as the Astros scored once and put the tying run on second base before Goose Gossage for the final out.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (1) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI Brett Butler 4 1 1 0 Billy Hatcher 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 3 1 1 1 Gerald Young 2 0 0 0 Will Clark 4 0 2 1 Bill Doran 4 1 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 1 0 Glenn Davis 4 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 3 0 0 0 Terry Puhl 3 0 2 1 Greg Litton 4 0 1 0 Ken Caminiti 3 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Rafael Ramirez 2 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Craig Biggio 3 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 2 0 0 0 Jim Deshaies BY 2 0 0 0 Donell Nixon 1 0 0 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 2 6 2 TOTALS 28 1 3 1 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 001 010 -- 2 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 000 001 -- 1 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 5. 2B--Terry Puhl (2). HR--Robby Thompson. SACB--Terry Kennedy, Robby Thompson. SB--Brett Butler. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Don Robinson BZ [W] 8.00 1 0 0 5 5 0 Goose Gossage BY [S] 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS Jim Deshaies BY [L] 7.00 4 2 2 4 2 1 Larry Andersen ACXZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Danny Darwin AXZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Candy Maldonado (2), Robby Thompson, Glenn Davis (2), Rafael Ramirez, Terry Puhl, Billy Hatcher. BB--Jose Uribe, Candy Maldonado, Kevin Mitchell, Don Robinson BZ, Gerald Young (2), Rafael Ramirez, Terry Puhl, Ken Caminiti.
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