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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…
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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…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Texas Rangers 0
GAME #36 (losers’ bracket): Fernando Valenzuela pitched a five-hit shutout with zero walks and eight strikeouts to lead the Dodgers. The Rangers only got as far as second base in the fourth inning and third base in the ninth inning. Dusty Baker’s RBI single started the scoring in the fourth. The Dodgers added three more…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (15)
GAME #32 (losers’ bracket): After 14 1/2 innings of scoreless play, Steve Garvey finally ended the marathon contest with a two-out RBI single to left-center. Davey Lopes had led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second before scoring a batter later. Burt Hooton (10 innings, seven strikeouts, four hits) and Bob…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Seattle Mariners 1
GAME #20 (losers’ bracket): Rick Monday hit two home runs, Ken Landreaux went 4-for-4, Dusty Baker drove in five runs and Jerry Reuss threw a two-hitter as the Dodgers advanced with ease. Seattle scored its run in the top of the first on a RBI single by Tom Paciorek, but didn’t have another hit after…
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San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
GAME #16 (winners’ bracket second round): A three-run fourth inning that included a pair of RBI triples by Joe Lefebvre and Gene Richards helped the Padres out to a 4-0 lead. San Diego’s Chris Welsh (6.3 innings, six hits, four strikeouts) kept the Dodgers in check until the seventh inning, when Ron Cey hit a…
