For the 2nd straight game, José Canseco hit a 2-run homer in the 1st inning to put pressure on the 1998 Atlanta Braves. In his 1st start in the World Series, Denny Neagle allowed two runs in each of the 1st two innings. But after scoring a run in the 1st, Atlanta loaded the bases with one out in the 4th against Dave Stewart, and plated two runs on a sacrifice fly by Andruw Jones and an RBI single by Michael Tucker to cut the lead to 4-3. Rickey Henderson’s two-out single in the 6th gave the Athletics a 5-3 lead. Back in the lineup after missing two games with an injury, Ryan Klesko led off the Atlanta 6th with a single, and Javy López took Stewart deep to tie the game. A pair of singles by Walt Weiss and Chipper Jones put Atlanta in the lead in the 7th. After a perfect inning by John Rocker, Kerry Ligtenberg came in to close out the Series, striking out Jamie Quirk and getting Henderson to ground out. Willie McGee worked a walk to bring up Canseco. Then the unthinkable happened as Canseco drilled one deep to left for another 2-run shot and a 7-6 Oakland lead. The Atlanta crowd looked on in stunned silence as Dennis Eckersley picked up his 7th save with a perfect 9th, sending the World Series to Game 7!