Another two-game series that resulted in a split, this time with the Reds at Candlestick Park. The Giants swept this one in real life. Don Robinson became the Giants’ second 20-game winner in the opener. After 147 games, San Francisco is now 13 wins ahead of pace.
sim 98-49, actual 85-62
September 13 — sim W 3-2 — actual W 8-7
September 14 — sim L 6-1 — actual W 4-3
September 13 — Matt Williams hit a solo homer in the second inning, but the Reds went ahead 2-1 on Eric Davis’ RBI double in the top of the sixth. Kevin Mitchell slugged his 45th home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the bottom of the sixth. An inning-ending double play with runners on first and second ended the Reds’ last threat in the eighth.
1989 CINCINNATI REDS (2) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (3) 1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Herm Winningham 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 4 0 0 0 Luis Quinones 4 1 2 0 Robby Thompson 4 1 1 0 Eric Davis 4 0 3 1 Will Clark 4 0 1 0 Paul ONeill 3 1 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 1 1 2 Todd Benzinger 4 0 1 0 Matt Williams 3 1 1 1 Joe Oliver 4 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 Mariano Duncan 4 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Ron Oester 2 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 1 0 Scott Scudder DYW 2 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 1 0 0 0 Chris Sabo 1 0 0 0 Greg Litton 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 32 2 7 1 TOTALS 29 3 5 3 1989 CINCINNATI REDS 000 101 000 -- 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 010 002 00x -- 3 LOB--1989 CINCINNATI REDS 5, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 4. 2B--Eric Davis, Joe Oliver, Robby Thompson. HR--Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell. 1989 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR Scott Scudder DYW [L] 6.00 4 3 3 2 7 2 Rick Mahler CZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Don Robinson BZ [W] 7.00 5 2 2 2 5 0 Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Bedrosian BY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Herm Winningham, Mariano Duncan (3), Joe Oliver, Todd Benzinger, Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler (3), Don Robinson BZ, Will Clark (2). BB--Ron Oester, Paul ONeill, Kevin Mitchell, Don Robinson BZ.
September 14 — The Giants scored first on a Matt Williams RBI single in the first inning, but Cincinnati’s Tim Leary shut San Francisco down for the next seven innings. Paul O’Neill hit two of the Reds’ three homers, including a two-run shot during a four-run fifth inning that put Cincinnati ahead to stay.
1989 CINCINNATI REDS (6) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1)
1989 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI
Herm Winningham 5 1 1 0 Brett Butler 4 1 1 0
Luis Quinones 5 0 1 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 1 0
Eric Davis 5 1 1 2 Will Clark 3 0 2 0
Paul ONeill 3 2 3 3 Kevin Mitchell 3 0 0 0
Todd Benzinger 4 0 0 0 Matt Williams 3 0 1 1
Mariano Duncan 4 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0
Jeff Reed 3 1 1 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 0 0
Ron Oester 4 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0
Tim Leary CYZ 3 1 2 0 Mike LaCoss CB 1 0 0 0
Ken Griffey Sr 0 0 0 0 Ernest Riles 1 0 0 0
Greg Litton 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 6 11 6 TOTALS 31 1 5 1
1989 CINCINNATI REDS 010 041 000 -- 6
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 100 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 CINCINNATI REDS 6, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7.
HR--Jeff Reed, Paul ONeill (2).
1989 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tim Leary CYZ [W] 8.00 5 1 1 3 6 0
Norm Charlton BXY 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Mike LaCoss CB [L] 5.00 6 5 5 2 5 2
Kelly Downs DYZ 2.00 4 1 1 0 2 1
Randy McCament DW 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
SO--Jeff Reed, Eric Davis, Tim Leary CYZ, Mariano Duncan,
Ron Oester, Luis Quinones (2), Jose Uribe, Terry Kennedy,
Matt Williams, Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson,
Pat Sheridan. BB--Jeff Reed, Paul ONeill, Ken Griffey Sr,
Terry Kennedy, Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell, Will Clark.
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 