Eighty-one games down, eighty-one to go. The season reached the halfway point after the Giants and Cubs split this four-game series. San Francisco’s bullpen couldn’t nail down the opener en route to an extra-innings loss, and then the next three games were all decided by shutouts. At the midway point, the Giants remain 12 wins ahead of pace.
sim 60-21, actual 48-33
June 29 — sim L 4-2 (11) — actual W 12-2
June 30 — sim W 2-0 — actual L 6-4
July 1 — sim L 1-0 — actual L 3-2
July 2 — sim W 1-0 — actual W 4-3
June 29: The Giants had a 2-1 lead after seven innings thanks to an RBI single by Candy Maldonado in the first and a pinch-hit sacrifice fly by Pat Sheridan in the seventh. But the Giants’ wasted another excellent start by Scott Garrelts when the Cubs evened the score in the top of the eighth. Chicago’s Lloyd McClendon hit a two-run homer in the top of the 11th. The Giants left 17 men on base.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2)
1989 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Jerome Walton 5 1 1 0 Donell Nixon 5 0 2 0
Curtis Wilkerson 5 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 3 1 1 0
Dwight Smith 5 0 1 0 Will Clark 4 0 1 0
Mark Grace 5 1 3 1 Kevin Mitchell 5 0 0 0
Lloyd McClendon 5 2 2 2 Candy Maldonado 6 0 1 1
Mitch Webster 5 0 1 0 Greg Litton 2 1 0 0
Domingo Ramos 4 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 2 0 0 0
Joe Girardi 4 0 1 1 Terry Kennedy 5 0 1 0
Paul Kilgus D 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0
Damon Berryhill 1 0 0 0 Scott Garrelts AYZ 2 0 0 0
Pat Sheridan 0 0 0 1
Brett Butler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 42 4 10 4 TOTALS 39 2 6 2
1989 CHICAGO CUBS 000 010 010 02 -- 4
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 100 000 100 00 -- 2
LOB--1989 CHICAGO CUBS 5, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 17.
ERR--Curtis Wilkerson, Dwight Smith, Mitch Webster (2), Jose
Uribe. 2B--Mark Grace. HR--Lloyd McClendon. HBP--Greg
Litton, Robby Thompson (2), Donell Nixon. SACF--Pat
Sheridan. SACB--Scott Garrelts AYZ. SB--Jerome Walton.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Paul Kilgus D 6.00 5 2 2 6 3 0
Les Lancaster A&CXZ 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Pico DCZ [W] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mitch Williams BXW [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Scott Garrelts AYZ 7.00 5 1 1 0 5 0
Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 0
Goose Gossage BY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Lefferts BYZ [L] 2.00 3 2 2 0 1 1
PB--Joe Girardi. WP--Paul Kilgus D. SO--Paul Kilgus D,
Curtis Wilkerson, Damon Berryhill, Dwight Smith, Jerome
Walton, Domingo Ramos, Joe Girardi, Candy Maldonado, Greg
Litton, Scott Garrelts AYZ, Robby Thompson. BB--Jose Uribe,
Terry Kennedy, Kevin Mitchell, Greg Litton, Robby Thompson,
Will Clark (2).
June 30: Atlee Hammaker and the Cubs’ Scott Sanderson, both rated as ‘D’ pitchers, took shutouts into the seventh inning. Hammaker kept his going, but the Giants finally got a run across in the bottom half of the frame on Will Clark’s RBI single. The Giants plated a second run in the eighth on a pinch-hit RBI single by Ken Oberkfell. Hammaker gave up six hits in eight innings before Steve Bedrosian came in to record his fifth save in five appearances for the combined shutout.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS (0) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2)
1989 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Jerome Walton 4 0 2 0 Brett Butler 4 1 2 0
Mark Grace 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 3 0 2 0
Ryne Sandberg 4 0 0 0 Will Clark 4 0 2 1
Andre Dawson 3 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0
Damon Berryhill 4 0 1 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 1 0
Lloyd McClendon 4 0 1 0 Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0
Vance Law 4 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 1 1 0
Shawon Dunston 3 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0
Scott Sanderson DCYZ 2 0 0 0 Atlee Hammaker DZ 2 0 1 0
Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 32 0 7 0 TOTALS 32 2 11 2
1989 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 11x -- 2
LOB--1989 CHICAGO CUBS 7, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 11.
ERR--Scott Sanderson DCYZ. 2B--Andre Dawson, Shawon Dunston,
Terry Kennedy. SACB--Scott Sanderson DCYZ, Robby Thompson,
Atlee Hammaker DZ.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Scott Sanderson DCYZ [L] 8.00 11 2 2 3 9 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Atlee Hammaker DZ [W] 8.00 6 0 0 1 4 0
Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
SO--Scott Sanderson DCYZ, Ryne Sandberg, Damon Berryhill,
Jerome Walton, Vance Law, Jose Uribe, Kevin Mitchell (2),
Will Clark (2), Pat Sheridan (3), Ernest Riles. BB--Andre
Dawson, Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler.
July 1: The next shutout went the Cubs’ way as Greg Maddux outdueled Rick Reuschel. Chicago got a triple by Dwight Smith in the sixth inning, followed by a RBI single by Ryne Sandberg. The Giants got runners into scoring position in each of the first three innings, but couldn’t advance past first base after that. Reuschel fell to 12-2 on the season.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS (1) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (0)
1989 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Jerome Walton 4 0 1 0 Brett Butler 4 0 1 0
Dwight Smith 4 1 1 0 Robby Thompson 3 0 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 4 0 1 1 Will Clark 4 0 1 0
Andre Dawson 4 0 2 0 Candy Maldonado 4 0 0 0
Mark Grace 3 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 1 0
Damon Berryhill 4 0 1 0 Pat Sheridan 4 0 1 0
Vance Law 3 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 2 0
Shawon Dunston 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0
Greg Maddux BYZ 3 0 0 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 1 7 1 TOTALS 33 0 7 0
1989 CHICAGO CUBS 000 001 000 -- 1
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 CHICAGO CUBS 5, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7.
ERR--Shawon Dunston. 2B--Andre Dawson, Brett Butler.
3B--Dwight Smith. SB--Ryne Sandberg.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Greg Maddux BYZ [W] 9.00 7 0 0 1 8 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Rick Reuschel BZ [L] 7.00 5 1 1 1 3 0
Jeff Brantley DY 2.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
SO--Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Dwight Smith, Vance Law,
Jose Uribe, Rick Reuschel BZ, Candy Maldonado, Brett Butler,
Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Pat Sheridan (2). BB--Mark
Grace, Robby Thompson.
July 2: In the second straight 1-0 shutout, San Francisco’s Mike LaCoss edged Chicago’s Rick Sutcliffe. This one stayed a shutout until the bottom of the ninth. With one out, Terry Kennedy walked. Ken Oberkfell doubled, putting runners on second and third. Pat Sheridan was intentionally walked to load the bases. A strikeout got the second out of the inning, but pinch-hitter Ernest Riles came off the bench to provide the game-winning hit.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS (0) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1)
1989 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Jerome Walton 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 3 0 2 0
Dwight Smith 4 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 3 0 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 4 0 0 0 Will Clark 4 0 0 0
Andre Dawson 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0
Mark Grace 4 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 2 1 0 0
Damon Berryhill 3 0 1 0 Ken Oberkfell 3 0 1 0
Vance Law 3 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 2 0
Shawon Dunston 3 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0
Rick Sutcliffe CYZ 2 0 0 0 Mike LaCoss CB 3 0 1 0
Ernest Riles 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 30 1 8 1
1989 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 001 -- 1
LOB--1989 CHICAGO CUBS 7, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9.
2B--Shawon Dunston, Kevin Mitchell, Mike LaCoss CB, Ken
Oberkfell. HBP--Robby Thompson. SACB--Rick Sutcliffe CYZ,
Brett Butler, Ken Oberkfell.
1989 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Sutcliffe CYZ [L] 8.67 8 1 1 3 6 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Mike LaCoss CB [W] 9.00 4 0 0 2 3 0
SO--Andre Dawson, Dwight Smith, Jerome Walton, Jose Uribe
(2), Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler, Will Clark (2). BB--Damon
Berryhill, Vance Law, Terry Kennedy (2), Pat Sheridan.
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