A no-hitter! Mike Moore’s gem in the middle contest and a 7-0 victory was the highlight for the A’s in their trip to Seattle. However, it was the only one as the Mariners pitched shutouts in the other two contests. Through three starts, Moore has only given up two earned runs in 24 innings. After 16 games, the Athletics are four games behind pace.
sim 6-10, actual 10-6
April 17 — sim L 0-5 — actual L 2-7
April 18 — sim W 7-0 — actual W 5-3
April 19 — sim L 0-1 — actual W 7-5
April 17: The A’s couldn’t get anything going against Erik Hanson, as the Mariner scattered five hits and two walks. Only one Oakland player made it as far as second base. During a three-run first, Jeffrey Leonard had an RBI single and Mickey Brantley knocked a two-run double.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0) AT 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS (5)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 SEATTLE MARINER AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 4 0 1 0 Harold Reynolds 3 1 1 0
Tony Phillips 3 0 0 0 Henry Cotto 4 1 0 0
Dave Henderson 4 0 1 0 Alvin Davis 4 1 2 2
Dave Parker 4 0 1 0 Jeffrey Leonard 3 1 1 1
Carney Lansford 4 0 0 0 Mickey Brantley 4 0 1 2
Ron Hassey 4 0 0 0 Darnell Coles 4 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 4 0 2 0 Dave Valle 4 0 0 0
Stan Javier 3 0 0 0 Edgar Martinez 2 1 1 0
Walt Weiss 2 0 0 0 Rey Quinones 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 0 5 0 TOTALS 30 5 7 5
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 300 000 20x -- 5
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 5.
2B--Mickey Brantley. 3B--Darnell Coles.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Young D [L] 6.00 6 5 5 4 2 0
Todd Burns AZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS
Erik Hanson CYZ [W] 9.00 5 0 0 2 6 0
April 18: Only four baserunners reached base against Mike Moore, three via walk and one by error. None advanced past first base. The A’s broke loose in a four-run second inning that featured RBI singles by Stan Javier, Tony Phillips and Dave Henderson.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (7) AT 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS (0)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 SEATTLE MARINER AB R H BI
Tony Phillips 5 0 1 1 Harold Reynolds 4 0 0 0
Billy Beane 4 1 2 1 Henry Cotto 4 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 5 1 3 2 Alvin Davis 2 0 0 0
Terry Steinbach 5 1 1 0 Mickey Brantley 4 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 1 0 1 Darnell Coles 3 0 0 0
Dave Parker 4 1 2 0 Ken Griffey Jr 2 0 0 0
Stan Javier 4 1 2 2 Dave Valle 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 0 1 0 Edgar Martinez 3 0 0 0
Walt Weiss 3 1 0 0 Rey Quinones 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 7 12 7 TOTALS 28 0 0 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 040 000 300 -- 7
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7, 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 4.
ERR--Mike Gallego, Edgar Martinez. 2B--Billy Beane, Stan
Javier. SACF--Billy Beane, Carney Lansford.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Moore AY [W] 9.00 0 0 0 3 4 0
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS
Steve Trout DW [L] 6.00 8 4 1 1 3 0
Michael Jackson BXW 1.00 4 3 3 0 0 0
Jerry Reed B 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
April 19: Dave Stewart and Mark Langston both departed after eight innings in a scoreless game. Stewart went six innings without giving up a hit and only allowed one. Langston was almost as good, allowing four hits and stranding A’s in scoring position in five different innings. In the bottom of the ninth, the Mariners loaded the bases against reliever Eric Plunk. After the first out, Darnell Coles ended it with a walk-off single.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0) AT 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS (1)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 SEATTLE MARINER AB R H BI
Tony Phillips 4 0 1 0 Harold Reynolds 3 0 1 0
Billy Beane 4 0 0 0 Ken Griffey Jr 3 1 0 0
Dave Henderson 4 0 0 0 Alvin Davis 3 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 2 0 Jeffrey Leonard 4 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 3 0 0 0 Darnell Coles 4 0 1 1
Lance Blankenship 4 0 0 0 Greg Briley 3 0 0 0
Stan Javier 4 0 0 0 Jim Presley 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0 Scott Bradley 3 0 0 0
Walt Weiss 3 0 1 0 Omar Vizquel 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 0 4 0 TOTALS 28 1 3 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 000 000 001 -- 1
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 10, 1989 SEATTLE MARINERS 6.
ERR--Mike Gallego, Omar Vizquel (3).
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Stewart BYZ 8.00 1 0 0 3 8 0
Eric Plunk BXW [L] 0.33 2 1 1 1 0 0
1989 SEATTLE MARINERS
Mark Langston BX 8.00 4 0 0 3 8 0
Keith Comstock BXZ [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
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