The Giants managed to get one win in Montreal with their 23rd (!) shutout of the season. It came in the finale to avoid a three-game sweep. It also ended a season-high four-game losing streak. After 121 games, San Francisco is 15 wins ahead of pace.
sim 84-37, actual 69-52
August 15 — sim L 4-3 — actual W 3-2
August 16 — sim L 6-1 — actual L 4-2
August 17 — sim W 2-0 — actual W 10-5
August 15 — Kevin Mitchell hit a three-run homer in the top of the first, his 39th of the season, but that was it for the Giants. The Expos tied it in the third and went ahead in the fourth at 4-3. The Giants couldn’t get a runner past second base after the third inning.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) AT 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (4) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI Brett Butler 4 1 2 0 Otis Nixon 4 1 2 0 Robby Thompson 3 0 0 0 Damaso Garcia 4 0 3 1 Will Clark 4 1 1 0 Andres Galarraga 4 0 2 1 Kevin Mitchell 4 1 1 3 Tim Raines 4 0 1 0 Matt Williams 3 0 1 0 Hubie Brooks 4 2 2 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0 Tim Wallach 4 0 2 1 Terry Kennedy 4 0 1 0 Mike Fitzgerald 4 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Spike Owen 3 0 0 0 Atlee Hammaker DZ 2 0 1 0 Bryn Smith BYZ 3 1 0 0 Donell Nixon 1 0 0 0 Wallace Johnson 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 32 3 7 3 TOTALS 35 4 12 4 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 300 000 000 -- 3 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 021 010 00x -- 4 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4, 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 8. 2B--Matt Williams, Hubie Brooks. HR--Kevin Mitchell, Hubie Brooks. HBP--Robby Thompson. SB--Damaso Garcia. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Atlee Hammaker DZ [L] 6.00 10 4 4 1 2 1 Jeff Brantley DY 2.00 2 0 0 0 4 0 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS Bryn Smith BYZ [W] 8.00 7 3 3 0 5 1 Tim Burke BYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 SO--Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Pat Sheridan (2), Donell Nixon, Mike Fitzgerald, Spike Owen, Hubie Brooks (2), Andres Galarraga (2). BB--Matt Williams, Spike Owen.
August 16 — The Expos jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings. San Francisco’s only run came in the fourth after back-to-back doubles by Candy Maldonado and Kirt Manwaring.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1) AT 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (6) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 0 2 0 Dave Martinez 5 1 2 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 0 0 Tom Foley 4 1 3 2 Will Clark 2 0 0 0 Andres Galarraga 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0 Tim Raines 4 0 1 0 Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 Tim Wallach 3 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 4 1 2 0 Hubie Brooks 4 1 1 0 Kirt Manwaring 4 0 1 1 Nelson Santovenia 4 1 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Spike Owen 4 2 2 2 Mike LaCoss CB 2 0 1 0 Mark Langston BX 3 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 0 Zane Smith DCY 1 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 1 8 1 TOTALS 36 6 10 4 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 100 000 -- 1 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 130 101 00x -- 6 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 12, 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 7. ERR--Jose Uribe, Matt Williams. 2B--Candy Maldonado, Kirt Manwaring, Tim Raines. HR--Spike Owen, Tom Foley. SB--Dave Martinez. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike LaCoss CB [L] 6.00 10 6 4 1 3 2 Bob Knepper D 2.00 0 0 0 0 3 0 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS Mark Langston BX [W] 7.00 6 1 1 5 5 0 Zane Smith DCY 2.00 2 0 0 1 1 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Candy Maldonado, Kevin Mitchell, Mike LaCoss CB, Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Spike Owen, Hubie Brooks (2), Andres Galarraga, Dave Martinez (2). BB--Jose Uribe, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson, Will Clark (3), Tim Wallach.
August 17 — Don Robinson and Steve Bedrosian combined on a three-hit shutout to avoid the sweep. Robinson stranded a runner on third base twice. The Giants got an RBI single from Ernest Riles in the first inning for an early lead. Brett Butler had one of his four hits in the seventh inning to drive home the second run.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS (0) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 1 4 1 Dave Martinez 4 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 5 0 0 0 Tom Foley 4 0 0 0 Will Clark 3 0 0 0 Andres Galarraga 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0 Tim Raines 4 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 4 0 1 1 Tim Wallach 3 0 1 0 Pat Sheridan 4 1 1 0 Hubie Brooks 4 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 1 0 Nelson Santovenia 2 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Spike Owen 1 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 2 0 0 0 Kevin Gross DX 1 0 0 0 Donell Nixon 0 0 0 0 Otis Nixon 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 2 8 2 TOTALS 28 0 3 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 100 000 100 -- 2 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 000 000 000 -- 0 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 9, 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS 6. ERR--Andres Galarraga. 2B--Nelson Santovenia, Tim Wallach. HBP--Spike Owen. SACB--Don Robinson BZ, Kevin Gross DX. SB--Brett Butler. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Don Robinson BZ [W] 8.00 3 0 0 3 5 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1989 MONTREAL EXPOS Kevin Gross DX [L] 7.00 7 2 2 1 10 0 Joe Hesketh DX 2.00 1 0 0 1 3 0 SO--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy (2), Kevin Mitchell (3), Don Robinson BZ, Ken Oberkfell (3), Will Clark (2), Ernest Riles, Kevin Gross DX, Andres Galarraga (3), Tim Raines. BB--Will Clark, Donell Nixon, Nelson Santovenia, Spike Owen, Tim Wallach.
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