A Giants-Pirates series to open up the second half of the season matched actual results, with Pittsburgh taking the opener and San Francisco claiming the next two. All three replays were decided by a single run. After 84 games, the Giants are still 12 wins ahead of pace.
sim 62-22, actual 50-34
July 4 — sim L 2-1 — actual L 5-3
July 5 — sim W 3-2 — actual W 6-4
July 6 — sim W 4-3 — actual W 2-1
July 4: The Giants scored once in the top of the first on a Terry Kennedy RBI single, but that was it. They would strand runners in scoring position in four other innings and leave nine runners on base. In the third, the Pirates got a double from Barry Bonds, a walk by Jose Lind, an RBI single by Andy Van Slyke and an RBI groundout from Bobby Bonilla. Pittsburgh would only have two more baserunners the rest of the game.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1) AT 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (2) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 1 2 0 Barry Bonds 4 1 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Jose Lind 3 1 1 0 Will Clark 4 0 1 0 Andy Van Slyke 2 0 1 1 Kevin Mitchell 2 0 0 0 Bobby Bonilla 4 0 1 1 Terry Kennedy 4 0 2 1 RJ Reynolds 3 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 2 0 Benny Distefano 3 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Rey Quinones 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Mike LaValliere 3 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 2 0 0 0 Randy Kramer DW 2 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 0 Gary Redus 1 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 1 8 1 TOTALS 28 2 4 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 100 000 000 -- 1 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 002 000 00x -- 2 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9, 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5. ERR--Robby Thompson. 2B--Ken Oberkfell, Barry Bonds, Jose Lind. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Don Robinson BZ [L] 6.00 4 2 2 2 4 0 Randy McCament DW 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES Randy Kramer DW [W] 7.00 8 1 1 3 4 0 Doug Bair AXZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Landrum AYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 WP--Randy Kramer DW. SO--Jose Uribe (2), Candy Maldonado, Brett Butler, Don Robinson BZ, RJ Reynolds, Gary Redus, Mike LaValliere, Randy Kramer DW, Barry Bonds. BB--Jose Uribe, Kevin Mitchell (2), Pat Sheridan, Andy Van Slyke (2), Jose Lind.
July 5: Kevin Mitchell’s 25th home run of the season put the Giants ahead 2-0 in the fourth, but the Pirates tied it on a two-run single by Jose Lind in the sixth. Giant pitchers retired the final 11 Pirate batters after that hit, however. In the top of the seventh, Brett Butler provided a two-out RBI single for what turned out to the game-winning run.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) AT 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (2) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI Brett Butler 4 0 1 1 John Cangelosi 4 1 1 0 Ken Oberkfell 4 0 1 0 Jose Lind 4 0 1 2 Will Clark 4 1 1 0 Gary Redus 4 0 2 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 1 1 2 Bobby Bonilla 4 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 0 0 Glenn Wilson 3 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 2 0 Andy Van Slyke 3 0 1 0 Pat Sheridan 4 1 0 0 Rey Quinones 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Junior Ortiz 3 0 1 0 Atlee Hammaker DZ 2 0 1 0 Bob Walk C 1 0 0 0 Donell Nixon 1 0 1 0 Jeff King 1 1 0 0 Candy Maldonado 1 0 0 0 Barry Bonds 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 3 8 3 TOTALS 31 2 6 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 200 100 -- 3 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 002 000 -- 2 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6, 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 2. 2B--Atlee Hammaker DZ, Gary Redus (2). HR--Kevin Mitchell. SB--Brett Butler, John Cangelosi. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Atlee Hammaker DZ [W] 6.00 6 2 2 0 3 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES Bob Walk C 6.00 4 2 2 1 2 1 Neal Heaton CBZ [L] 2.00 3 1 1 0 1 0 Bob Kipper BY 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Will Clark, Junior Ortiz, Andy Van Slyke, Jose Lind, Bobby Bonilla. BB--Kevin Mitchell.
July 6: The Pirates built a 3-1 lead after five innings with the help of solo homers by Barry Bonds and Glenn Wilson. But, the Giants tied it in the sixth as Jose Uribe tripled, Rick Reuschel had an RBI single, and Will Clark later provided an RBI double. For the second straight game, Brett Butler had the go-ahead hit as his RBI single in the eighth made it 3-2. Goose Gossage got the two-inning save but had to strand the tying run on third base in the ninth inning.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (4) AT 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Brett Butler 4 0 1 1 Barry Bonds 4 2 2 1
Robby Thompson 4 1 0 0 Jose Lind 4 0 0 0
Will Clark 4 0 1 1 Andy Van Slyke 3 0 1 1
Kevin Mitchell 4 1 1 0 Bobby Bonilla 4 0 1 0
Greg Litton 4 0 0 0 Gary Redus 4 0 0 0
Candy Maldonado 4 0 1 1 Glenn Wilson 4 1 1 1
Kirt Manwaring 3 0 0 0 Mike LaValliere 3 0 1 0
Jose Uribe 2 2 1 0 Rafael Belliard 3 0 0 0
Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 1 1 John Smiley BYZ 2 0 0 0
Donell Nixon 0 0 0 0 John Cangelosi 1 0 1 0
Rey Quinones 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 4 6 4 TOTALS 33 3 7 3
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 010 002 010 -- 4
1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 101 100 000 -- 3
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2, 1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7.
ERR--Rafael Belliard. 2B--Kevin Mitchell, Will Clark.
3B--Jose Uribe, Bobby Bonilla. HR--Glenn Wilson, Barry
Bonds. SACB--Donell Nixon, Rafael Belliard. SB--John
Cangelosi, Barry Bonds.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Reuschel BZ [W] 7.00 6 3 3 3 4 2
Goose Gossage BY [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1989 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
John Smiley BYZ 7.00 5 3 2 0 4 0
Doug Bair AXZ [L] 2.00 1 1 1 1 2 0
SO--Candy Maldonado (2), Greg Litton (2), Robby Thompson,
Will Clark, Gary Redus, Rafael Belliard, John Smiley BYZ
(2), Bobby Bonilla. BB--Jose Uribe, Mike LaValliere, Barry
Bonds, Andy Van Slyke.
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