Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

  • 7/11-13/2025: Los Angeles at San Francisco

    7/11-13/2025: Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The Giants won a series for the first time since June 26, and they did it against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers after winning two of three games. It’s the second time the Giants have gone 2-1 against the eventual World Series champions. At the All-Star break, the Giants are 52-45, the same record they…

  • 6/13-15/2025: San Francisco at LA Dodgers

    6/13-15/2025: San Francisco at LA Dodgers

    The San Francisco Giants turned in two of their best pitching performances of the season to take two of three games on the road against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Logan Webb, as one might expect, had one of them. Sean Hjelle quite unexpectedly had the other. At 41-31, for the first time in the…

  • 9/25-27/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    9/25-27/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    The Giants went 1-2 in the penultimate series of the 1989 season, as a trip to Los Angeles only resulted in a single victory. That was better than real life, where San Francisco was swept. Kevin Mitchell hit his 49th home run and Scott Garrelts picked up his 23rd victory. After 159 games, the Giants…

  • 9/19-21/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    9/19-21/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The Giants rolled on with two more wins against the Dodgers. Los Angeles won the finale to avoid the sweep, something they weren’t able to do in real life. After 153 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace. sim 102-51, actual 89-64September 19 — sim W 3-2 (11) — actual W 3-2September 20…

  • 8/11-13/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    8/11-13/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The results here followed real life, with a series-opening victory for the Giants followed by two Dodger wins. Will Clark hit his 20th home run of the season in the opener. After 118 games, the Giants remain 16 wins ahead of pace. sim 83-35, actual 67-51August 11 — sim W 9-4 — actual W 10-2August…

  • 8/1-3/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    8/1-3/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    The Giants won the opener at Chavez Ravine to improve to 7-0 against the Dodgers this season. But, LA bounced back to win the next two, just as they did in real life. The run differential in each game was almost spot on. The Giants won by three in game one (exact), the Dodgers won…

  • 4/21-23/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    4/21-23/1989 San Francisco at Los Angeles

    The Giants improved to 6-0 against the rival Dodgers this season and are three games ahead of pace after 18 contests. In the third game, both pitchers took a no-hitter to the seventh inning, and Rick Reuschel’s no-hit bid lasted until the ninth inning. sim 13-5, actual 10-8April 21 — sim W 4-1 — actual…

  • 4/10-12/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    4/10-12/1989 Los Angeles at San Francisco

    The Giants opened up their home schedule with a three-game sweep of the rival Dodgers. Game one of the series needed a comeback, but San Francisco cruised to victories in games two and three, including a one-hit shutout from Scott Garrelts in the finale. Garrelts has opened the season with two straight shutouts. The Giants…

  • Oakland Athletics 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

    Oakland Athletics 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

    GAME #41 (losers’ bracket): NO-HITTER! The Athletics’ Steve McCatty pitched to the minimum 27 hitters en route to the near-perfect game. He retired the first 21 batters, then issued a leadoff walk to Steve Garvey in the eighth inning. But an A’s double play ended the inning, and McCatty finished off the no-hitter with his…