Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Walton vs. LaCoss
  
  Walton strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sandberg vs. LaCoss
  
  Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. LaCoss
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Grace vs. LaCoss
  
  Grace hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Dawson vs. LaCoss
  
  There's a wild pitch. Sandberg moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Dawson vs. LaCoss
  
  Dawson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Smith scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Salazar vs. LaCoss
  
  Salazar hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. Butler moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Mitchell vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Mitchell is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Williams vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. Butler scores. Thompson moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Kennedy vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Kennedy is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Maldonado vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Maldonado takes first base on ball four. Thompson scores. Mitchell moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Uribe vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mitchell scores. Kennedy moves to third. Maldonado moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  LaCoss vs. Sutcliffe
  
  LaCoss hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dunston vs. LaCoss
  
  Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Girardi vs. LaCoss
  
  Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Sutcliffe vs. LaCoss
  
  Sutcliffe bunts towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Girardi moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Walton vs. LaCoss
  
  Walton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Butler hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Thompson strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sandberg vs. LaCoss
  
  Sandberg strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. LaCoss
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. LaCoss
  
  Grace hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Dawson vs. LaCoss
  
  Dawson hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kennedy vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Maldonado vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. LaCoss
  
  Salazar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dunston vs. LaCoss
  
  Dunston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Salazar moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Girardi vs. LaCoss
  
  Girardi bunts towards the mound. LaCoss juggles the ball. That's an error on LaCoss. Salazar moves to third. Dunston moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Sutcliffe vs. Brantley
  
  Jeff Brantley now pitching.
  
  Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Dunston moves to third. Girardi moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Walton vs. Brantley
  
  There's a wild pitch. Dunston scores. Girardi moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Walton vs. Brantley
  
  Walton hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Uribe hits a line drive into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Brantley vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Brantley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Butler vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Sutcliffe
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Sutcliffe Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Sandberg vs. Brantley
  
  Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Brantley
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Brantley
  
  Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Dawson vs. Brantley
  
  Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitchell vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Brantley
  
  Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dunston vs. Brantley
  
  Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Girardi vs. Brantley
  
  Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Maldonado vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Sutcliffe
  
  Uribe hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sutcliffe vs. Robinson
  
  Don Robinson now pitching. Donell Nixon now playing right field.
  
  Sutcliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Sutcliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Walton vs. Robinson
  
  Walton bunts towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to second. Uribe drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Uribe. Sutcliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Sandberg vs. Robinson
  
  Greg Maddux pinch runs for Rick Sutcliffe.
  
  Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddux tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Robinson
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Assenmacher
  
  Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
  
  Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Assenmacher
  
  Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Lancaster
  
  Les Lancaster now pitching.
  
  Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Lancaster
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Mitchell vs. Lancaster
  
  Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Lancaster
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sandberg fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Robinson
  
  Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Dawson vs. Robinson
  
  Dawson hits a fly ball towards left. Mitchell catches it and throws to second to double up Grace, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Robinson
  
  Salazar hits a line drive towards right. Nixon chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Nixon. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dunston vs. Robinson
  
  Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Luis Salazar.
  
  Dunston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  McClendon vs. Lefferts
  
  Marvell Wynne pinch hits for Joe Girardi. Craig Lefferts now pitching. Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Marvel
  
  McClendon hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Lancaster
  
  Curt Wilkerson now playing third base. Lloyd McClendon now catching.
  
  Kennedy strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Oberkfell vs. Lancaster
  
  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Craig Lefferts.
  
  Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Lancaster
  
  Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Webster vs. Bedrosian
  
  Steve Bedrosian now pitching. Mitch Webster pinch hits for Les Lancaster.
  
  Webster bunts towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Walton vs. Bedrosian
  
  Walton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sandberg vs. Bedrosian
  
  Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Bedrosian
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 10/7/1989 -- Chicago at San Francisco (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Walton J, cf          5  0  0  0   Butler B, cf          4  2  2  0   
Sandberg R, 2b        3  1  1  1   Thompson R, 2b        4  2  2  2   
Smith D, lf           5  1  1  0   Clark W, 1b           4  0  2  0   
Grace M, 1b           3  0  2  0   Mitchell K, lf        3  1  1  0   
Dawson A, rf          4  0  1  2   Williams M, 3b        4  0  0  1   
Salazar L, 3b         4  0  1  0   Kennedy T, c          3  0  0  0   
Wilkerson C, pr-3b    0  0  0  0   Maldonado C, rf       2  0  0  1   
Dunston S, ss         4  1  2  0   Robinson D, p         0  0  0  0   
Girardi J, c          2  0  1  0   Lefferts C, p         0  0  0  0   
Wynne M, ph           0  0  0  0   Oberkfell K, ph       1  0  0  0   
McClendon L, ph-c     1  0  0  0   Bedrosian S, p        0  0  0  0   
Sutcliffe R, p        2  0  1  0   Uribe J, ss           4  0  1  1   
Maddux G, pr          0  1  0  0   LaCoss M, p           1  0  0  0   
Assenmacher P, p      0  0  0  0   Brantley J, p         0  0  0  0   
Lancaster L, p        0  0  0  0   Nixon D, rf           1  0  0  0   
Webster M, ph         1  0  0  0   Sheridan P, rf        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4 10  3                        31  5  8  5

Chicago          200 100 100 --  4
San Francisco    300 000 20x --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R           6.0  5  3  3  4  2
Assenmacher P         0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Lancaster L (L)       1.2  2  1  1  0  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
LaCoss M*             3.0  7  3  3  0  2
Brantley J            3.0  0  0  0  1  1
Robinson D (W)        1.2  3  1  0  0  0
Lefferts C            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Bedrosian S (S)       1.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- LaCoss M, Uribe J, Nixon D
DP -- Chicago 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, San Francisco 6
2B -- Grace M, Sutcliffe R
HR -- Thompson R
SH -- Sutcliffe R, Girardi J
SF -- Sandberg R
WP -- LaCoss M, Brantley J
Balk -- Sutcliffe R
T -- 2:48
A -- 62065

    

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