Sloppy Inning Sinks Expos, Braves Eye Tournament Advance

1998 Atlanta Braves starter Denny Neagle allowed back-to-back home runs to Sean Berry and Juan Bell in the 2nd inning and faced a 4-0 deficit. When Moisés Alou got thrown out at the plate by Michael Tucker on Wil Cordero’s double in the 3rd inning, the momentum shifted. Montreal only had one base runner the rest of the game. In the bottom of the 3rd, Lenny Webster threw the ball into centerfield on a Walt Weiss stolen base attempt. A few batters later, Cordero threw an easy grounder over Larry Walker’s head, leading to 3 unearned runs for starter Jeff Fassero, and a 5-4 Atlanta lead. Reliever Tim Scott allowed two more runs, as Atlanta win it 7-4. Cordero was ejected in the 9th arguing a 3rd strike call, as Kerry Ligtenberg picked up his 2nd save, striking out all 3 batters he faced. With one more win, the Braves will advance in the Winner’s Bracket, but the next two games will be in Montreal.

’94 Expos @ ’98 Braves – 9/16/24