Ryan Klesko and Michael Tucker hit solo home runs off 1994 Montreal Expos starter Pedro Martínez, and Andrés Galarraga added an RBI double to give the 1998 Atlanta Braves an early 3-0 lead. Tom Glavine couldn’t hold the lead. Sean Berry led off the 5th inning with a triple and scored. Rondell White led off the 6th with a single and moved to 3rd on a Moises Alou double. Larry Walker hit a sac fly, and Wil Cordero singled in Alou to tie the game up. Rudy Seánez shut down the Expos in relief, striking out 4 and retiring 6 straight batters. Meanwhile, Andruw Jones doubled with 2 outs in the 7th off Martínez, and scored on a clutch single by Tucker. Keith Lockhart drove in another run off reliever Mel Rojas to give the Braves a 5-3 lead. Kerry Ligtenberg shut the door with a perfect 9th, earning his 1st save of the tournament as Atlanta took a 1-0 series lead.