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7/20-23/1989 San Francisco at Chicago
The Giants managed a two-game split at Chicago, doing better than the one win they posted there in reality. Other than a shutout to open the series, the pitching wasn’t up to its usual standard. After 98 games, San Francisco is 12 wins ahead of pace. sim 70-28, actual 58-40July 20 — sim W 8-0…
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6/29-7/2/1989 Chicago at San Francisco
Eighty-one games down, eighty-one to go. The season reached the halfway point after the Giants and Cubs split this four-game series. San Francisco’s bullpen couldn’t nail down the opener en route to an extra-innings loss, and then the next three games were all decided by shutouts. At the midway point, the Giants remain 12 wins…
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5/9-10/1989 San Francisco at Chicago
The simulation Giants matched their real-life counterparts by beginning a road trip with a two-game sweep of Chicago. Like clockwork, Kevin Mitchell hit another home run and Scott Garrelts had another quality start. After 33 games, the Giants are six wins ahead of pace. sim 24-9, actual 18-15May 9 — sim W 10-5 — actual…
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5/1-2/1989 Chicago at San Francisco
To start the month of May, a short two-game home series with the Chicago Cubs put out the same results in real life, a loss followed by a win. The Giants remain five games ahead of pace after 26 contests. sim 18-8, actual 13-13May 1 — sim L 4-1, actual L 4-3May 2 — sim…
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Philadelphia Phillies defeat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3
FIRST ROUND: Philadelphia headed to Wrigley Field down 3-2 in the series, but won both games 6 and 7 to eliminate Chicago. Over seven games, the Cubs had a better batting average (.242 to .204), hit more home runs (17 to 8) and had a better ERA (3.77 to 5.08), but the Phillies won the…
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Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago Cubs 5
GAME #33 (losers’ bracket): The Royals plated four runs in the top of the first, which included RBI doubles by George Brett and Hal McRae, and led by multiple runs the entire way. It was 6-3 after four innings when Amos Otis collected his second RBI single of the game. Brett had an RBI single…
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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Yankees 3 (12)
GAME #23 (losers’ bracket): Bobby Bonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to eliminate the Yankees. New York advanced to the World Series in real life in 1981, but went 1-2 in this simulation. The Yankees took an early 3-0 lead as Dave Winfield hit a two-run homer in the…
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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 5
GAME #7 (winners’ bracket first round): The Astros plated 10 runs on 11 hits, six of them doubles, as well as a three-run homer by Jose Cruz that made it 6-0 after three innings. Tony Scott and Phil Garner both went 3-for-4, with Scott scoring four runs and hitting a pair of doubles, while Garner…
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