Braves Take Game 1 on Daal’s Tough-luck Loss

Omar Daal dropped his 1st start with a 3-2 loss against Dwight Gooden and the 1990 New York Mets. This time, Daal retired the 1st 17 hitters he faced, taking a perfect game into the 6th before Michael Tucker’s single with 2-outs. The Diamondbacks also struggled at the plate, needing a groundout to score a run in the 3rd after Greg Maddux allowed 2 of his 3 hits. Maddux walked one, but allowed just 3 hits in a complete game for the 1998 Atlanta Braves. Chipper Jones hit a solo home run to tie the game in the 7th. It was only the 2nd hit allowed by Daal, who struck out 8. With the game tied 1-1, Daal allowed another hit to Tucker to lead off the 9th, this time another solo shot – a walk-off home run to give the Braves a 2-1 victory. It was Daal’s 2nd complete game, but he’s 0-2 to show for it. The teams combined for just 6 hits.

’99 Diamondbacks @ ’98 Braves – 9/8/24

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