He had hit only two home runs in career at-bats against the Cubs, his fewest against any team. Clark was apparently able to overcome these factors and proceeded to put on an offensive display that set the tone for the Giants during the series with the Cubs. He logged a record-setting performance that included 4-for-4 at the plate, two home runs including a grand slam , and six RBIs. While Clark may have previously had difficulty seeing pitches in Wrigley, this time he said it was the first time he had played at Wrigley with the wind blowing out.
Before an overflow crowd of 39, and a game-time temperature of 55 degrees, the Giants wasted no time in getting to Maddux. Clark smacked a double to left that scored Butler. Ryne Sandberg doubled with one out and Mark Grace hit a two-run home run off right-hander Scott Garrelts.
However, the Cubs failed to take advantage of a leadoff triple by Luis Salazar in the bottom of the second. In the third inning, the Giants and Cubs swapped solo home runs by Clark and Sandberg to put the score at , Giants. Pat Sheridan and Jose Uribe led off with singles.
With Sheridan on third, Uribe stole second base. Maddux retired Garrelts on strikes and then intentionally walked Butler to load the bases, hoping for a double play with Thompson as the next batter.
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Read our Announcement. Prev Game. Prev Game Next Game. Mitchell was intentionally walked, and Williams picked up a run with a groundball out. Another intentional walk, this one to Terry Kennedy followed. The strategy backfired badly on Zimmer, as Candy Maldonado worked a bases-loaded walk to tie the game and an infield hit by Jose Uribe made it Chicago tied it up in the fourth, aided by mistakes from LaCoss.
After singles by Salazar and Dunston, the San Francisco pitcher muffed a sac bunt. Even though he got Sutcliffe to hit into a home-to-first double play, LaCoss then uncorked a wild pitch that brought in the tying run. The game stayed into the seventh. Sutcliffe, having settled down, was allowed to bat for himself and he ripped a double. After a sac bunt moved him to third, Zimmer sent in the younger and faster Maddux as a pinch-runner. It paid off as a sac fly from Sandberg gave the Cubs a lead.
Sutcliffe allowed a one-out single to Butler in the bottom of the inning and was immediately removed—a curiously short leash for a pitcher allowed to bat this late in a game. Thompson hit a two-run blast and San Francisco was up The rally ended and the game ended at On Sunday night, Maddux and Garrelts each came back on three days rest, and for the fourth straight game there was action in the first inning. Sandberg doubled in the top of the frame, moved to third on a Smith single and scored on a Grace sac fly.
In the bottom of the first, Thompson walked, Clark singled him over to third and a Mitchell grounder tied it. Salazar answered right back for the Cubs in the top of the second with a leadoff homer to make it In the bottom of the third, Butler beat out an infield hit and with two outs Clark doubled, setting up second and third.
Mitchell was intentionally walked, but Williams hit a single back through the box to put San Francisco up One inning later, Uribe doubled, took third on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a wild pitch. Chicago bounced back in the top of the fifth with a two-out rally. San Francisco Giants Batting. Chicago Cubs Batting. San Francisco Giants Pitching. Chicago Cubs Pitching. Report an error. More Postseason Pages.
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