With a two-game sweep at Cincinnati, San Francisco has now matched the 92 wins that the Giants posted in real life (and there’s still 24 games to play). This begins a stretch with several two-game series. The Giants scored eight runs in the two games on just nine hits. After 138 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace.
sim 92-46, actual 79-59
September 4 — sim W 3-0 — actual W 9-8
September 5 — sim W 5-3 (11) — actual L 6-5
September 4 — In the top of the first, the first two Giants walked, and Will Clark followed with a three-run homer. That would turn out to be the only runs of the game. The Giants wouldn’t advance another runner past second base. Kelly Downs pitched a gem, allowing only five hits and one walk in eight innings. Only one Red made it to third base.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (0)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Brett Butler 3 1 1 0 Herm Winningham 4 0 1 0
Robby Thompson 3 1 0 0 Luis Quinones 4 0 2 0
Will Clark 4 1 1 3 Paul ONeill 4 0 0 0
Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 Ken Griffey Sr 4 0 2 0
Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Todd Benzinger 3 0 0 0
Terry Kennedy 4 0 0 0 Chris Sabo 2 0 0 0
Donell Nixon 4 0 0 0 Joe Oliver 3 0 0 0
Jose Uribe 4 0 1 0 Mariano Duncan 3 0 0 0
Kelly Downs DYZ 3 0 1 0 Tim Leary CYZ 2 0 0 0
Ron Oester 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 3 4 3 TOTALS 30 0 5 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 300 000 000 -- 3
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 4.
ERR--Mariano Duncan. HR--Will Clark. SB--Brett Butler.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Kelly Downs DYZ [W] 8.00 5 0 0 1 9 0
Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CINCINNATI REDS
Tim Leary CYZ [L] 8.00 4 3 3 3 9 1
Norm Charlton BXY 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
SO--Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy (2), Matt Williams (2), Brett
Butler, Robby Thompson (2), Pat Sheridan, Donell Nixon (2),
Tim Leary CYZ (2), Herm Winningham (2), Joe Oliver, Ron
Oester, Paul ONeill, Luis Quinones, Todd Benzinger.
BB--Brett Butler, Robby Thompson, Pat Sheridan, Chris Sabo.
September 5 — After falling behind 3-1, Robby Thompson tied it with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning. In the top of the 11th, Matt Williams launched a two-out, two-run homer that turned out to be the game-winner. The Reds scored three runs in the first three innings, but only got a single runner into scoring position the rest of the way.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (5) AT 1989 CINCINNATI REDS (3) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI Brett Butler 3 1 0 1 Herm Winningham 5 1 1 0 Robby Thompson 5 0 1 2 Luis Quinones 4 0 1 0 Will Clark 5 1 1 0 Paul ONeill 5 0 0 0 Matt Williams 5 1 1 2 Ken Griffey Sr 3 1 0 0 Ernest Riles 5 0 0 0 Todd Benzinger 5 0 1 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0 Joe Oliver 5 0 1 0 Donell Nixon 4 2 2 0 Chris Sabo 4 1 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Mariano Duncan 4 0 2 2 Mike LaCoss CB 0 0 0 0 Jose Rijo CX 3 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 Rolando Roomes 1 0 1 0 Greg Litton 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 36 5 5 5 TOTALS 39 3 8 3 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 001 000 020 02 -- 5 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 021 000 000 00 -- 3 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 3, 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 6. 2B--Robby Thompson, Mariano Duncan. HR--Matt Williams. SACF--Brett Butler. SACB--Mike LaCoss CB. SB--Chris Sabo, Herm Winningham. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike LaCoss CB 7.00 6 3 3 3 7 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bob Knepper D [W] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1989 CINCINNATI REDS Jose Rijo CX 8.00 3 3 3 3 9 0 Rick Mahler CZ 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 John Franco BY [L] 1.00 2 2 2 0 1 1 SO--Terry Kennedy, Matt Williams (4), Robby Thompson (3), Pat Sheridan, Ernest Riles, Donell Nixon, Chris Sabo, Herm Winningham, Jose Rijo CX, Mariano Duncan, Joe Oliver, Paul ONeill (2), Ken Griffey Sr, Todd Benzinger. BB--Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler, Mike LaCoss CB, Luis Quinones, Ken Griffey Sr (2).
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