The Giants went 1-2 in the penultimate series of the 1989 season, as a trip to Los Angeles only resulted in a single victory. That was better than real life, where San Francisco was swept. Kevin Mitchell hit his 49th home run and Scott Garrelts picked up his 23rd victory. After 159 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace.
sim 104-55, actual 91-68
September 25 — sim L 2-0 — actual L 5-2
September 26 — sim L 5-2 — actual L 2-1
September 27 — sim W 9-2 — actual L 1-0
September 25 — The Dodgers’ John Wetteland shut down the Giants, as he scattered six hits only let two runners reach second base. Los Angeles got a two-run homer from Eddie Murray in the fourth inning and that was it.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (0) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI Brett Butler 4 0 1 0 Alfredo Griffin 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 4 0 2 0 Willie Randolph 4 0 2 0 Will Clark 4 0 0 0 Mike Davis 4 1 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 2 0 Eddie Murray 4 1 1 2 Ernest Riles 4 0 1 0 Jeff Hamilton 4 0 0 0 Matt Williams 4 0 0 0 Mike Scioscia 2 0 1 0 Terry Kennedy 3 0 0 0 John Shelby 3 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 0 0 Lenny Harris 2 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 2 0 0 0 John Wetteland DXZ 2 0 0 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 0 6 0 TOTALS 29 2 5 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 000 000 -- 0 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 000 200 00x -- 2 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 6. ERR--Don Robinson BZ, Alfredo Griffin. 2B--Mike Davis, Willie Randolph. HR--Eddie Murray. SACB--John Wetteland DXZ. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Don Robinson BZ [L] 7.00 4 2 2 2 4 1 Bob Knepper D 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS John Wetteland DXZ [W] 9.00 6 0 0 1 8 0 SO--Matt Williams (2), Brett Butler (2), Ken Oberkfell, Will Clark (2), Pat Sheridan, Mike Davis, Willie Randolph, Jeff Hamilton, Eddie Murray (2). BB--Terry Kennedy, Mike Scioscia, Lenny Harris.
September 26 — The Dodgers jumped out to a 5-0 lead after four innings. Despite 10 hits, the Giants managed only two runs. Matt Williams led off the fifth with a solo homer, and a few batters later, pinch-hitter Ken Oberkfell provided an RBI single.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (2) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (5) 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI Brett Butler 5 0 2 0 Alfredo Griffin 4 1 2 0 Robby Thompson 3 0 0 0 Willie Randolph 5 0 2 0 Will Clark 4 0 1 0 Lenny Harris 4 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 0 1 0 Eddie Murray 3 1 1 1 Ernest Riles 4 0 0 0 Jeff Hamilton 4 1 1 0 Matt Williams 4 1 2 1 Mike Scioscia 4 0 2 1 Terry Kennedy 4 1 1 0 John Shelby 4 1 3 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 2 0 Jose Gonzalez 4 1 1 0 Kelly Downs DYZ 1 0 0 0 Ramon Martinez CX 3 0 1 2 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 1 Mike Davis 1 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 1 0 0 0 Candy Maldonado 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 36 2 10 2 TOTALS 36 5 14 5 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 000 020 000 -- 2 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 300 200 00x -- 5 LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 8, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 9. 2B--Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell. HR--Matt Williams. HBP--Robby Thompson. SB--Jose Gonzalez. 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR Kelly Downs DYZ [L] 4.00 10 5 5 1 4 0 Atlee Hammaker DZ 2.00 3 0 0 1 1 0 Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS Ramon Martinez CX [W] 7.00 10 2 2 0 5 1 Alejandro Pena AXZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jay Howell A&CYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 WP--Kelly Downs DYZ. SO--Matt Williams, Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell (2), Robby Thompson, Will Clark, Ernest Riles, Mike Scioscia, Jose Gonzalez, John Shelby, Jeff Hamilton (2), Lenny Harris. BB--Alfredo Griffin, Eddie Murray.
September 27 — Although the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead after the first inning after a two-RBI double by Eddie Murray, the Giants avoided the sweep with the help of three solo homers by Ernest Riles, Kevin Mitchell and Will Clark. Scott Garrelts won his final regular-season start to finish with a 23-5 record.
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (9) AT 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS (2)
1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI 1989 LOS ANGELES DOD AB R H BI
Brett Butler 4 1 2 2 Alfredo Griffin 4 0 0 0
Robby Thompson 5 1 1 1 Willie Randolph 4 1 1 0
Will Clark 5 1 2 1 Mike Davis 4 1 1 0
Kevin Mitchell 3 1 2 2 Eddie Murray 3 0 1 2
Ernest Riles 4 2 2 1 Jeff Hamilton 4 0 0 0
Matt Williams 5 0 0 0 Mike Scioscia 3 0 0 0
Terry Kennedy 4 2 1 0 John Shelby 4 0 0 0
Pat Sheridan 3 1 2 1 Lenny Harris 3 0 1 0
Scott Garrelts AYZ 2 0 0 1 Tim Belcher BX 0 0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 1 0 1 0 Jose Gonzalez 1 0 1 0
Mike Marshall 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 9 13 9 TOTALS 31 2 5 2
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 020 400 210 -- 9
1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS 200 000 000 -- 2
LOB--1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 10, 1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
5. 2B--Robby Thompson, Eddie Murray. 3B--Ernest Riles.
HR--Kevin Mitchell, Will Clark, Ernest Riles. HBP--Ernest
Riles. SACF--Scott Garrelts AYZ. SACB--Scott Garrelts AYZ,
Tim Belcher BX. SB--Pat Sheridan (2).
1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Scott Garrelts AYZ [W] 8.00 5 2 2 1 5 0
Jeff Brantley DY 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1989 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Tim Belcher BX [L] 5.00 7 6 6 4 3 1
Tim Crews BXZ 2.00 3 2 2 1 1 1
Mike Morgan BZ 2.00 3 1 1 2 0 1
WP--Jeff Brantley DY. SO--Terry Kennedy (2), Matt Williams,
Robby Thompson, John Shelby (2), Alfredo Griffin (2), Eddie
Murray. BB--Terry Kennedy, Brett Butler (2), Kevin Mitchell
(2), Pat Sheridan (2), Mike Scioscia, Eddie Murray.
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