After sweeping one two-game series, the A’s turned around and got swept in the next one against Baltimore. Clutch hitting was non-existent in the first game and one terrible inning doomed Oakland in the second. After 23 games, the A’s are seven games behind pace.
sim 9-14, actual 16-7
April 26 — sim L 1-3 — actual L 1-2
April 27 — sim L 4-8 — actual W 9-4
April 26: The A’s got on the board first in the bottom of the third on Dave Parker’s sacrifice fly. But, Mickey Tettleton launched a three-run homer in the fourth inning to put the Orioles ahead. The A’s left runners stranded on third base in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings.
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (3) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1)
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOL AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Brady Anderson 5 0 1 0 Luis Polonia 4 0 2 0
Phil Bradley 4 0 0 0 Dave Parker 3 0 0 1
Steve Finley 4 0 1 0 Dave Henderson 3 0 0 0
Cal Ripken Jr 1 1 0 0 Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0
Larry Sheets 4 1 3 0 Ron Hassey 3 0 0 0
Mickey Tettleton 3 1 1 3 Carney Lansford 4 0 3 0
Jim Traber 3 0 0 0 Stan Javier 4 0 0 0
Craig Worthington 4 0 0 0 Walt Weiss 4 0 1 0
Billy Ripken 3 0 0 0 Mike Gallego 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 31 3 6 3 TOTALS 30 1 7 1
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 000 300 000 -- 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 001 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 7, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7.
2B--Larry Sheets, Luis Polonia (2). HR--Mickey Tettleton.
HBP--Mike Gallego. SACF--Dave Parker. SB--Carney Lansford
(3).
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jose Bautista DZ [W] 7.00 6 1 1 3 2 0
Gregg Olson AXY [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Bob Welch BY [L] 7.00 4 3 3 4 5 1
Greg Cadaret DY 1.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
Gene Nelson BX 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
April 27: The Orioles sent 12 batters to the plate in the third inning, and collected eight runs on seven hits and two walks. There were three two-RBI doubles by Mike Devereaux, Craig Worthington and Steve Finley. The Orioles wouldn’t score again, but they wouldn’t need to. Oakland got a two-RBI double from Dave Parker in the fifth and a two-run homer from Mark McGwire in the eighth.
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (8) AT 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4)
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOL AB R H BI 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI
Steve Finley 5 0 2 2 Luis Polonia 4 1 1 0
Phil Bradley 4 1 1 0 Dave Parker 5 0 3 2
Mike Devereaux 5 1 1 2 Dave Henderson 2 1 1 0
Cal Ripken Jr 5 1 2 1 Mark McGwire 4 1 1 2
Randy Milligan 4 1 1 0 Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 0
Mickey Tettleton 3 1 0 0 Carney Lansford 3 0 1 0
Larry Sheets 4 0 1 1 Stan Javier 3 0 0 0
Craig Worthington 3 1 1 2 Tony Phillips 4 0 0 0
Billy Ripken 4 2 1 0 Walt Weiss 4 1 1 0
TOTALS 37 8 10 8 TOTALS 33 4 9 4
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 008 000 000 -- 8
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 020 020 -- 4
LOB--1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 6, 1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 7.
ERR--Walt Weiss. 2B--Mike Devereaux, Craig Worthington,
Steve Finley, Cal Ripken Jr. 3B--Dave Parker. HR--Mark
McGwire. SB--Steve Finley.
1989 BALTIMORE ORIOLES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Pete Harnisch DYW [W] 7.00 7 2 2 4 2 0
Mark Thurmond CZ 2.00 2 2 2 1 2 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Curt Young D [L] 2.33 7 8 8 2 1 0
Todd Burns AZ 4.67 3 0 0 0 4 0
Eric Plunk BXW 2.00 0 0 0 2 2 0
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