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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1989-10-05 · 1989 League Championship Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39195 · 58°F, night, wet · Wind 22 mph to CF · 3:08

Chicago Cubs defeated San Francisco Giants 9–5. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 1st. Les Lancaster earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	5	10
CHN	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		9	11

W: Les Lancaster L: Rick Reuschel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Charlie Williams · LF: Randy Marsh · RF: Doug Harvey

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Butler	4	0	0	0	1	0
Robby Thompson	4	1	1	1	1	0
Will Clark	4	1	1	0	1	0
Kevin Mitchell	4	2	3	2	0	0
Matt Williams	4	1	2	2	0	0
Terry Kennedy	2	0	1	0	0	1
Pat Sheridan	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Uribe	2	0	1	0	0	1
Kelly Downs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Oberkfell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Riles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Donell Nixon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Litton	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kirt Manwaring	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerome Walton	4	2	3	1	1	0
Ryne Sandberg	3	2	1	1	2	1
Dwight Smith	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mark Grace	4	1	3	4	1	1
Andre Dawson	4	0	0	0	1	3
Luis Salazar	3	1	1	1	0	0
Shawon Dunston	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Girardi	3	1	0	0	1	1
Mike Bielecki	2	0	1	2	0	0
Vance Law	2	0	0	0	0	2
Les Lancaster	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reuschel	0.2	5	0	1
Kelly Downs	4.2	5	5	5
Craig Lefferts	0.2	1	2	1
Jeff Brantley	1.0	0	1	1
Steve Bedrosian	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Bielecki	4.2	4	3	3
Paul Assenmacher	0.1	2	0	0
Les Lancaster	4.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brett Butler: W
Robby Thompson: PO1(13)
Robby Thompson: 3/P3
Will Clark: W
Kevin Mitchell: 43/G4

Bot 1

Jerome Walton: S7/L7
Ryne Sandberg: T9/L9LD.1-H
Dwight Smith: 3/L3
Mark Grace: D9/L89XD.3-H
Andre Dawson: K
Luis Salazar: S7/L56D.2-H
Shawon Dunston: S7/L6D.1-2
Joe Girardi: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Bielecki: S8/L4MD.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jerome Walton: S8/F89S.3-H;1-3
Ryne Sandberg: W.1-2
Dwight Smith: 3/G3

Top 2

Matt Williams: 9/F89D
Terry Kennedy: D7/L7LD
Pat Sheridan: K
Jose Uribe: K

Bot 2

Mark Grace: S4/G4D
Andre Dawson: K
Luis Salazar: 43/G4/DP.1X3(35)

Top 3

Kelly Downs: 3/G3
Brett Butler: 4/L4MD
Robby Thompson: 8/L8XD

Bot 3

Shawon Dunston: W
Joe Girardi: SB2
Joe Girardi: 9/L9D.2-3
Mike Bielecki: 13/BG/BG15/DP.3XH(32)

Top 4

Will Clark: S8/L6MD
Kevin Mitchell: HR/F78XD.1-H
Matt Williams: 53/G5
Terry Kennedy: K
Pat Sheridan: 8/F89D

Bot 4

Jerome Walton: 8/F8D
Ryne Sandberg: K
Dwight Smith: D9/G3
Mark Grace: I
Andre Dawson: K

Top 5

Jose Uribe: S9/L9
Kelly Downs: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
Brett Butler: 7/F7
Robby Thompson: W
Will Clark: 3/G34

Bot 5

Luis Salazar: 9/F9
Shawon Dunston: 9/F89XD
Joe Girardi: K

Top 6

Kevin Mitchell: S8/L8
Matt Williams: S7/L7.1-2
Ken Oberkfell: 8/F8XD.2-3;1-2
Pat Sheridan: K
Ernie Riles: 8/F8D

Bot 6

Vance Law: K
Jerome Walton: S8/G4
Ryne Sandberg: W.1-2
Dwight Smith: W.2-3;1-2
Mark Grace: D9/L9LS.3-H;2-H;1-H
Andre Dawson: I
Les Lancaster: K
Shawon Dunston: 7/F78D

Top 7

Donell Nixon: 7/F7
Brett Butler: 7/L7
Robby Thompson: 63/G56

Bot 7

Joe Girardi: 9/F9
Vance Law: K
Jerome Walton: W
Ryne Sandberg: PB.1-2
Ryne Sandberg: 53/G5

Top 8

Will Clark: 13/G1
Kevin Mitchell: S9/L9
Matt Williams: HR/F8XD.1-H
Ken Oberkfell: 4/P4D
Greg Litton: S7/G56
Kirt Manwaring: 7/L7D

Bot 8

Dwight Smith: 9/F89D
Mark Grace: K
Andre Dawson: 4/P4

Top 9

Donell Nixon: K
Brett Butler: 7/L7
Robby Thompson: HR/L7D
Will Clark: 7/L7

Notes & reviews

Grace was running on pitch and was thrown out trying to go from 1st to 3rd on groundout to complete the double-play
Dunston tried to score from third on a delayed safety squeeze but was thrown out to complete the double-play

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