The 1998 Atlanta Braves let their home-field advantage get away in the series with the 1994 Montreal Expos. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead early against Jeff Fassero helped by solo home runs from Javy López and Michael Tucker, Tom Glavine let the Expos chip away at the lead. Montreal scored on a sacrifice fly in the 4th and a ground out in the 5th. Glavine seemed to tire in the 6th, allowing 3 hits and walking two, including walking in the go-ahead run. The Atlanta defense let them down for three unearned runs. After Walt Weiss committed his 1st error of the Tournament to lead off the 7th, Larry Walker hit a 2-run single after what would have been an inning-ending double-play against Dennis Martínez. In the 9th, Moisés Alou tripled with 2 outs off John Rocker. Then, Danny Bautista dropped a flyball to let another unearned run score. The Braves made it interesting in the 9th against Jeff Shaw. Bautista and pinch-hitter Ryan Klesko hit back-to-back solo homers to lead off the inning, cutting the lead to 8-5. Tucker struck out, but Weiss and Gerald Williams followed with singles. John Wetteland came in to save the day. But after Chipper Jones grounded to 1st, Andrés Galarraga walked to load the bases. But Lopez grounded out to end the game. The Expos take a 2-0 series lead back to Montreal. If they can take this series, they’ll force a 7-game series to decide the National League. After the shaky start, Fassero finished with just 3 runs on 6 hits in 8 innings to earn his 1st win of the Tournament. Alou continued his hot hitting, going 3 for 5 to bring his average up to .452.