World Series Game 4: Big 8th Inning Propels Athletics To Victory. Now One Win Away From Title

 World Series Game 4:

Sid launched a two-run homer in the first, and Mark McGuire matched that in the 4th to make it 2-2. Jeff King homered in the 5th to break the tie. That's the way things stayed until the bottom of the 8th, when the wheels fell off completely for Pittsburgh. The A's loaded the bases with nobody out, and Rickey Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Dave Henderson walked to re-load the bases, and Bob Kipper walked Jose Canseco to break the tie. Harold Baines and Terry Steinbach singled in runs to cap the 5-run rally. Stewart was trying to go all the way, but after getting the first 2 outs, he ended up giving up 2 singles with 2 out. Dennis Eckersley calmly came on and struck out the last batter for the save.

Game MVP:Dave Stewart

Oakland Coliseum I    (03-15-2026 03:01:51)       Time 3:16, 64ø, Wind: 12 MPH Out to LF  Night Game

Oct 20, 1990                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Pittsburgh 1-3           2 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      3  7  2
1990 Oakland 3-1              0 0 0   2 0 0   0 5 -      7  6  0


Recap

Pit  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and on one walk.
Pit      Sid Bream hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  Pit  2 Oak 0.
Oak  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Oak      Mark McGwire hit a 410 foot 2 run HR(2) to tie the score.  Pit  2 Oak 2.
Pit  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Pit      Jeff King hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Pit  3 Oak 2.
Oak  8th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits, 2 walks and 2 errors.
Oak      Rickey Henderson hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Pit  3 Oak 3.
Oak      Jose Canseco walked scoring Weiss to take the lead.  Pit  3 Oak 4.
Oak      Harold Baines singled scoring Randolph.  Pit  3 Oak 5.
Oak      Terry Steinbach singled scoring 2.  Pit  3 Oak 7.

Pit  Andy Van Slyke: 3 for 4.

Oak  Dave Stewart pitched 8.2 innings and picked up the win: 8.2 IP, 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-1 on the year.
Oak  Dennis Eckersley got the save, his 1st of the year.
Pit  Bob Kipper pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 0-1 on the season.
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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Walk                          6.0  2  2  2  1  2  4   94  65  29   3.00  21 105(116)       62
 Kipper L(0-1) BS(1)          2.0  4  5  2  0  2  2   59  32  27  15.75  14   70(75)
                              8.0  6  7  4  1  4  6  153  97  56   6.35  35

Oakland                        IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Stewart W(1-1)                8.2  7  3  3  2  1  9  125  98  27   3.63  34 120(120)       66
 Eckersley S(1)               0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1    8   6   2   0.00   1   25(34)   -
                              9.0  7  3  3  2  1 10  133 104  29   2.78  35
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  E-LaValliere(1), Lind(1)
 2B-Bonilla 2(3)
 HR-Pit Bream(2) off Stewart(3) in the 1st with 1 on base, 345 feet
    Pit King(1) off Stewart(4) in the 5th with bases empty, 395 feet
    Oak McGwire(2) off Walk(1) in the 4th with 1 on base, 410 feet
 SB-Pit Lind(1) off Stewart(5) + Steinbach(5), 2nd
    Oak McGee(1) off Walk(1) + LaValliere(3), 4th
 CS-Oak Canseco(1) by Walk(1) and LaValliere(2), 6th
RBI-Pit  - Bream 2(3), King(2)
    Oak  - Baines(1), Canseco,J(6), Henderson, R(6), McGwire 2(4), Steinbach 2(5)
 SF-Henderson, R(1)
Great-McGee(1), Weiss(2)
Poor-Lansford(1)
LOB-Pittsburgh 5 Oakland 3

GWRBI-Canseco,J