1998 Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz struck out 10 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks batters in the first 4 innings, but couldn’t overcome another monster game by Matt Williams. Atlanta jumped out to an early lead against Armando Reynoso, scoring 2 in the 2nd inning and another in the 3rd on a Chipper Jones solo home run. Williams had the first of his RBI in the bottom of the inning, singling in the 1st Arizona run of the game. Steve Finley hit a triple to cut the lead to 3-2. Javy López homered in the 6th to give Atlanta a little more breathing room, but Luis Gonzalez and Williams hit back-to-back homers to chase Smoltz and take a 5-4 lead. Ryan Klesko responded with a 2-run homer of his own to get Atlanta back on top in the 8th. But Williams hit an RBI single with 2 outs and 2 runners on off Atlanta closer Kerry Ligtenberg to keep Arizona hopes alive. In the 11th, Erubiel Durazo led off with a double off Rudy Seánez, who walked Tony Womack. But Jay Bell struck out, and Gonzalez popped out. That brought up Williams, who smashed a walk-off single to win it 7-6. Williams finished 4 for 6 with a homer and 4 RBI. He’s hitting .447 in the Tournament. More importantly, the Diamondbacks head back to Atlanta with a chance to beat the top seed and advance in the Winner’s Bracket.