Milwaukee Manages Only 1 Against First Place Tribe. Dismal Start at 3-7

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Greg Swindell

Ejection:Birkbeck

County Stadium    (08-24-2024 07:36:26)       Time 3:15, 48ø, Wind: 4 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Apr 14, 1989           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1989 Cleveland         0 0 1   2 0 0   0 1 1      5  6  0
1989 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  7  0

Recap

Cle  3rd: Scored 1 run.

Cle      Felix Fermin scored on a WP by Birkbeck to take the lead.  Cle  1 Mil 0.

Cle  4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks.

Cle      Andy Allanson hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cle  2 Mil 0.

Cle      Oddibe McDowell singled scoring Clark.  Cle  3 Mil 0.

Mil :    Mike Birkbeck is ejected.

Cle  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Cle      Luis Medina hit a solo HR(2).  Cle  4 Mil 0.

Cle  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Jerry Browne singled scoring Allanson.  Cle  5 Mil 0.

Cle  Luis Medina: 1 for 1, HR.

Cle  Greg Swindell threw a shutout: 7 hits, 2 BB, 8 K. He moves to 2-0 on the year.

Mil  Mike Birkbeck pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 3 hits, 4 BB, 1 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Keedy

Game MVP:Tom Candiotti

County Stadium    (08-24-2024 07:44:45)       Time 3:04, 50ø, Wind: 1 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Apr 15, 1989           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1989 Cleveland         0 3 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  9  0
1989 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 1      2  9  2

Recap

Cle  2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits, on one walk and an error.

Cle      Pat Keedy doubled scoring O'Brien to take the lead.  Cle  1 Mil 0.

Cle      Joel Skinner hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  2 Mil 0.

Cle      Oddibe McDowell singled scoring Keedy.  Cle  3 Mil 0.

Mil  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Robin Yount doubled  scoring 1.  Cle  3 Mil 1.

Cle  8th: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Mil  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Mil      Rob Deer singled scoring 1.  Cle  3 Mil 2.

Cle  Luis Aguayo: , 4 K, 2 great plays.

Cle  Oddibe McDowell: 3 for 5.

Mil  Robin Yount: 3 for 4, double.

Cle  Tom Candiotti pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

Cle  Doug Jones pitched the final 2 innings to record his 3rd save of the year.

Mil  Chris Bosio pitched 8.1 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 8 K. He's now 2-1 on the year.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Yount

Game MVP:Rob Deer

County Stadium    (08-24-2024 07:51:44)       Time 2:32, 50ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 9 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Apr 16, 1989           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1989 Cleveland         0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      2  6  2
1989 Milwaukee         0 0 0   1 0 2   0 0 -      3  7  0

Recap

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Dave Clark hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Mil 0.

Mil  4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Rob Deer hit a solo HR(2) to tie the score.  Cle  1 Mil 1.

Mil  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cle  1 Mil 2.

Mil      Glenn Braggs singled scoring Yount.  Cle  1 Mil 3.

Cle  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Cle      Joe Carter singled scoring Fermin.  Cle  2 Mil 3.

Cle  Dave Clark: 2 for 4, HR.

Mil  Rob Deer: 2 for 4, HR.

Mil  Bryan Clutterbuck pitched a solid 7.1 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Mil  Chuck Crim pitched a shutout the final 1.2 innings to record his 1st save of the year.

Cle  John Farrell went the distance and took the loss: 1 earned run, 7 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.