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7/20-23/1989 Baltimore at Oakland
The A’s split a four-game series at home against the Orioles, which wasn’t a great result considering the real-life Oakland squad swept this series. One oddity saw Carney Lansford get knocked out of both games two and three with injuries. Tony LaRussa thankfully gave him the fourth game off, though the A’s could have used…
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6/16-18/1989 Oakland at Baltimore
The A’s salvaged a four-game split in Baltimore, which turned out to be okay, as the real-life Athletics only won one of the four games there. Mike Moore pitched his third solo shutout of the season and improved to 9-2 on the season with a 1.35 ERA. After 68 games, the A’s are now just…
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5/8-11/1989 Oakland at Baltimore
Inclement weather only allowed the Athletics and Orioles to play two games in a four-day span, but Oakland made the most of them with a pair of shutout wins. Led by Mike Moore and Dave Stewart, the A’s pitchers only gave up five hits and one walk in 18 innings. After 33 contests, the A’s…
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4/26-27/1989 Baltimore at Oakland
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 16-7April 26 — sim L 1-3 —…
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
GAME #44 (losers’ bracket): The Reds scored three runs in the first two innings and took a 4-0 lead after five innings. Dave Collins walked to lead off the first and eventually scored on an RBI groundout by George Foster. An error prolonged the second inning, and Ken Griffey capitalized with a single that scored…
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Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 6
GAME #39 (winners’ bracket semifinals): Carl Yastrzemski and Dave Stapleton homered and despite being outhit 14-10, the Red Sox advanced. Yastrzemski’s two-run blast made it 2-0 after the first inning and Stapleton’s three-run shot made it 5-2 after five innings. Baltimore scored two in the seventh to close within one run, but Boston countered with…
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Baltimore Orioles 7, Texas Rangers 3
GAME #28 (winners’ bracket quarterfinals): Ken Singleton blasted two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Orioles to the victory. He had a two-run homer in the top of the first, then had an RBI single in the third. Eddie Murray followed with a RBI double to make it 4-2 in Baltimore’s…
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 2
GAME #13 (winners’ bracket second round): Three of Baltimore’s four hits on the day were home runs and led to all five runs. Eddie Murray and Lenn Sakata hit two-run blasts in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, and Doug DeCinces added a solo shot in the seventh inning. The Orioles’ Dennis Martinez was one…
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