The month of July came to an end with a three-game series in Houston. The results matched real life, with the Giants winning the opener but the Astros taking the next two. Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell drove in eight of the Giants’ nine runs in the series. After 105 games, the Giants are 14 wins ahead of pace.
sim 75-30, actual 61-44
July 28 — sim W 5-2 — actual W 3-2
July 29 — sim L 4-2 — actual L 8-1
July 30 — sim L 3-2 — actual L 6-2
July 28: The Giants trailed 2-1 after five innings, but Kevin Mitchell hit his second home run of the contest, a two-run shot, to put San Francisco ahead 3-2 after six. Will Clark contributed a two-run homer in the top of the ninth.
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 1 0 Gerald Young 4 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 5 1 1 0 Craig Biggio 4 0 1 0
Will Clark 5 2 2 2 Bill Doran 4 0 1 0
Kevin Mitchell 4 2 2 3 Glenn Davis 4 1 2 1
Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Terry Puhl 4 0 1 0
Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 Eric Anthony 2 1 1 1
Terry Kennedy 4 0 2 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 1 0
Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 0 0
Don Robinson BZ 3 0 1 0 Ken Caminiti 4 0 1 0
Kirt Manwaring 0 0 0 0 Jim Clancy DY 2 0 0 0
Kevin Bass 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 37 5 10 5 TOTALS 34 2 9 2
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 001 002 002 -- 5
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 010 100 000 -- 2
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 6.
2B--Terry Kennedy, Robby Thompson, Kevin Bass, Glenn Davis,
Bill Doran, Craig Biggio. HR--Kevin Mitchell (2), Will
Clark, Eric Anthony, Glenn Davis. SB--Jose Uribe.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don Robinson BZ [W] 7.00 8 2 2 1 2 2
Goose Gossage BY [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS
Jim Clancy DY [L] 6.00 8 3 3 2 4 2
Danny Darwin AXZ 3.00 2 2 2 1 3 1
SO--Jose Uribe, Matt Williams, Don Robinson BZ, Robby
Thompson, Pat Sheridan (3), Gerald Young, Glenn Davis, Craig
Biggio. BB--Kevin Mitchell, Kirt Manwaring, Pat Sheridan,
Eric Anthony.
July 29: The Astros scored three unearned runs in the second inning, which was enough to hand Rick Reuschel his fourth loss of the season. The Giants got a solo home run from Will Clark in the fourth inning and a sacrifice fly from Kevin Mitchell in the eighth.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (4) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 0 0 0 Craig Biggio 4 1 3 3 Robby Thompson 4 1 2 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 1 0 Will Clark 4 1 1 1 Bill Doran 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 1 1 Glenn Davis 4 1 0 0 Candy Maldonado 3 0 0 0 Terry Puhl 3 1 1 0 Matt Williams 3 0 1 0 Ken Caminiti 4 1 3 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Eric Anthony 3 0 1 1 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Gerald Young 4 0 0 0 Rick Reuschel BZ 2 0 0 0 Mark Portugal CX 2 0 1 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 0 0 Greg Litton 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 32 2 5 2 TOTALS 33 4 10 4 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 100 010 -- 2 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 030 000 10x -- 4 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 7. ERR--Jose Uribe (2), Bill Doran. 2B--Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson. 3B--Robby Thompson. HR--Will Clark, Craig Biggio. SACF--Kevin Mitchell, Eric Anthony. SB--Craig Biggio. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Rick Reuschel BZ [L] 6.00 6 3 0 1 5 0 Kelly Downs DYZ 2.00 4 1 1 0 0 1 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS Mark Portugal CX [W] 7.00 4 1 1 3 9 1 Larry Andersen ACXZ [S] 2.00 1 1 1 1 2 0 SO--Jose Uribe (2), Rick Reuschel BZ, Candy Maldonado, Terry Kennedy (2), Brett Butler, Robby Thompson (2), Will Clark (2), Glenn Davis, Rafael Ramirez (2), Bill Doran, Craig Biggio. BB--Candy Maldonado, Terry Kennedy, Matt Williams, Greg Litton, Terry Puhl.
July 30: The Giants took a 2-0 lead after a sacrifice fly by Kevin Mitchell in the first inning and an RBI triple by Jose Uribe in the fourth, but that would be it. The Astros tied it in the bottom of the fourth on RBI doubles by Rafael Ramirez and Glenn Davis, and went ahead on a solo homer by Craig Biggio in the sixth.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (3) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 1 2 0 Craig Biggio 4 2 1 1 Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Rafael Ramirez 3 1 1 1 Will Clark 4 0 2 0 Terry Puhl 3 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 2 1 Glenn Davis 3 0 1 1 Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Eric Anthony 2 0 0 0 Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 Ken Caminiti 3 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 1 1 0 Craig Reynolds 3 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 1 1 Gerald Young 2 0 1 0 Mike LaCoss CB 2 0 0 0 Mike Scott BYZ 2 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 1 0 0 0 Bill Doran 1 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 35 2 9 2 TOTALS 26 3 4 3 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 100 100 000 -- 2 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 201 00x -- 3 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9, 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 1. ERR--Jose Uribe, Rafael Ramirez. 2B--Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Glenn Davis, Rafael Ramirez. 3B--Jose Uribe. HR--Craig Biggio. SACF--Kevin Mitchell. SB--Will Clark. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike LaCoss CB [L] 6.00 3 3 2 1 3 1 Craig Lefferts BYZ 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS Mike Scott BYZ [W] 7.00 8 2 1 2 6 0 Danny Darwin AXZ [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Matt Williams, Brett Butler, Mike LaCoss CB (2), Robby Thompson, Pat Sheridan, Eric Anthony, Mike Scott BYZ, Craig Biggio. BB--Robby Thompson, Pat Sheridan, Gerald Young, Eric Anthony.
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