The A’s won another series, picked up a game, and were over .500 for a moment, but missed a chance for a sweep by losing the finale of a three-game set against the Brewers. The A’s were 23-22 before the last game, their first time with a winning record since starting 2-1. After 46 games, Oakland is now seven wins behind pace.
sim 23-23, actual 30-16
May 23 — sim W 3-1 — actual L 1-9
May 24 — sim W 6-3 — actual W 6-2
May 25 — sim L 2-4 — actual L 1-4
May 23: Stan Javier launched a three-run homer in the top of the second inning, and that was all the A’s would need, and all they would get. Bob Welch didn’t give up a hit for the first five innings, but Charlie O’Brien doubled and Paul Molitor singled him home to get the Brewers on the board in the sixth. That was it, however, as both teams managed only four hits.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (3) AT 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (1)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 3 0 2 0 Paul Molitor 4 0 1 1
Dave Henderson 4 0 0 0 Robin Yount 4 0 1 0
Dave Parker 4 0 0 0 Gary Sheffield 4 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 4 0 0 0 Rob Deer 4 0 0 0
Ron Hassey 4 1 0 0 Jim Gantner 4 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 4 1 1 0 Glenn Braggs 3 0 0 0
Stan Javier 4 1 1 3 BJ Surhoff 3 0 1 0
Tony Phillips 3 0 0 0 Terry Francona 3 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 3 0 0 0 Charlie OBrien 2 1 1 0
TOTALS 33 3 4 3 TOTALS 31 1 4 1
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 030 000 000 -- 3
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 000 001 000 -- 1
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 4, 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 4.
ERR--Gary Sheffield (2). 2B--Carney Lansford, BJ Surhoff,
Charlie OBrien. HR--Stan Javier. HBP--Charlie OBrien.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Welch BY [W] 7.00 3 1 1 0 6 0
Gene Nelson BX 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Eckersley ACX [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Chris Bosio BYZ [L] 8.00 4 3 2 1 5 1
Bill Krueger CXZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 24: The A’s went up 2-1 in the fourth inning on Stan Javier’s two-RBI single, and then Mike Gallego did the same in the sixth inning to make it 4-1. Tony Phillips and Gallego added RBI singles in the eighth to push the lead to 6-1. Mike Moore gave up one run in seven innings of work to improve to 6-2 on the season.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6) AT 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (3)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 5 0 0 0 Paul Molitor 5 1 3 0
Dave Henderson 5 0 0 0 Robin Yount 3 0 1 1
Dave Parker 5 0 3 0 Gary Sheffield 3 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 3 1 0 0 Rob Deer 4 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 5 1 0 0 Jim Gantner 4 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 4 3 2 0 Glenn Braggs 4 1 1 0
Stan Javier 4 0 2 2 BJ Surhoff 4 0 1 1
Tony Phillips 4 1 2 1 Terry Francona 4 0 0 0
Mike Gallego 3 0 2 3 Charlie OBrien 3 0 1 1
TOTALS 38 6 11 6 TOTALS 34 3 9 3
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 000 202 020 -- 6
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 100 000 002 -- 3
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9, 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 7.
ERR--Mike Gallego, Gary Sheffield, Mike Birkbeck DYW.
2B--Dave Parker, Mike Gallego, Carney Lansford, Robin Yount.
HBP--Carney Lansford. SACF--Charlie OBrien. SB--Stan Javier.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mike Moore AY [W] 7.00 5 1 1 1 6 0
Greg Cadaret DY 1.00 2 0 0 1 0 0
Rick Honeycutt AYZ 1.00 2 2 0 0 0 0
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Mike Birkbeck DYW [L] 5.33 6 4 2 3 5 0
Mark Knudson BZ 2.00 4 2 2 0 0 0
Chuck Crim BZ 1.67 1 0 0 0 1 0
May 25: The A’s got things off to a good start in the top of the first on Dave Parker’s two-run homer. But the Brewers had three extra-base hits in the fourth inning, including a two-run homer by B.J. Surhoff, to go up 4-2. The A’s had runners reach third base in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings without scoring.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2) AT 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS (4)
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETI AB R H BI 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWE AB R H BI
Luis Polonia 5 0 3 0 Paul Molitor 5 0 0 0
Dave Henderson 5 1 1 0 Robin Yount 3 0 2 1
Dave Parker 3 1 1 2 Gary Sheffield 4 0 1 0
Ron Hassey 1 0 1 0 Rob Deer 3 0 0 0
Mark McGwire 3 0 0 0 Jim Gantner 4 0 1 0
Terry Steinbach 4 0 1 0 Glenn Braggs 3 1 1 0
Carney Lansford 4 0 3 0 BJ Surhoff 2 2 1 2
Stan Javier 4 0 0 0 Terry Francona 4 0 0 0
Tony Phillips 4 0 1 0 Bill Spiers 4 1 2 1
Mike Gallego 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 2 11 2 TOTALS 32 4 8 4
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 200 000 000 -- 2
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 010 300 00x -- 4
LOB--1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 9, 1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS 9.
2B--Luis Polonia, Bill Spiers. 3B--Glenn Braggs, Robin
Yount. HR--Dave Parker, BJ Surhoff. SB--Jim Gantner.
1989 OAKLAND ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Stewart BYZ [L] 6.00 8 4 4 3 6 1
Eric Plunk BXW 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
Gene Nelson BX 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1989 MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Bryan Clutterbuck CZ [W] 6.00 8 2 2 1 3 1
Tony Fossas CYZ 2.00 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Plesac AXZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
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