The San Francisco Brewing Company, July 1, 1987 (Pre-Season Final)

In their most dramatic win of the year, The BEAT scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night to beat the Brewing Company 14-13 under the lights of Moscone Field. With two out, bases empty, and trailing 13-10, The BEAT strung five solid hits together, including the game winning single by Kent Gearou, to prove once again that the final out really is the toughest on to get.

The Brewers started the game off with two runs in the top of the first inning but The BEAT answered back with a ten run second that should have put the game away. Eight batters reached base and scored and six knocked in RBIs in an inning capped off by a two RBI triple by "Dano" Ullmann (after hitting a one-bagger and scoring to start off the inning) and "O.B." O'Brien's second double and third RBI of the inning. "Jimbo" Harvey also had a two RBI double.

But the Brewing Company is a fine team, and began to claw its way back into the game. While playing flawless defense, they scored two more runs in the fifth inning, then went on to work on relief pitcher Kordt Biesinger, recently brought up from the minors and in need of some work. He got plenty. The Brewers scored three runs in the sixth, then took advantage of some of Biesinger's big league inexperience (four walks) and scored six more in the seventh. The BEAT, which had been sailing along with a big lead, was now faced with allowing a comeback win for the third time in three days.

Things looked even bleaker in the bottom of the seventh, as Todd Sattler popped out and June Dibble grounded out to begin the inning. But "Cap" Austin hit a clean single to right-center followed by a "Dano" double to right. Denny Harvey hammered a two RBI double through the third-baseman and O.B. followed that up with his third double and fourth "ribbie" of the game. With O.B. on second and a tie score in the books, Kent Gearou capped off a three for four night with a line shot to left field for his second game winning RBI since May 1. It's never over till it's over.

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