Tag: San Diego Padres

One hundred sixty-two games are complete! The Giants limped to the finish line just a bit, dropping another three-game series. But, they at least ended the season with a victory, their 105th in all. Kevin Mitchell hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the year against the Padres. San Francisco finished 13 wins better…

100 wins! The Giants hit the century mark in their 149th game. Only a brilliant pitching performance by the Padres prevented San Francisco from earning a three-game home sweep. Kevin Mitchell added his 46th home run, Will Clark drove in his 100th run and Scott Garrelts won his 21st game. After 150 games, the Giants…

In real life, the Giants took two out of three in San Diego, with a loss in the finale that ended a seven-game winning streak. Here, San Francisco won all three to extend its winning streak to 10. After scoring just six runs in the previous three games, the Giants exploded for 18 in this…

The Giants began a homestand with a three-game sweep of the Padres, just like they did in real life. San Francisco won the opener in 14 innings, then got a couple of strong pitching performances in the second and third game, nearly matching reality. After 62 games, the Giants remain nine wins ahead of pace.…

The Giants won two of three in the home series against the Padres, a game better than they did in real life. The dice matched reality in the opener, as either way, it was a 9-0 San Francisco victory. Scott Garrelts threw his third consecutive shutout in that one. The first extra-innings contest of the…

The Giants began the 1989 replay just as they did in real life, winning two of three games at San Diego. San Francisco got strong pitching performances from Rick Reuschel and Don Robinson in games one and three. 2-1 sim, 2-1 actualApril 3 — sim W 8-1 — actual W 5-3April 4 — sim L…