{"id":3703,"date":"2025-02-07T15:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:21:02","slug":"williams-carries-diamondbacks-to-tie-series-with-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=3703","title":{"rendered":"Williams Carries Diamondbacks to Tie Series with Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WilliamsMattARI-215x300.jpg?resize=215%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WilliamsMattARI.jpg?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WilliamsMattARI.jpg?resize=92%2C128&amp;ssl=1 92w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WilliamsMattARI.jpg?resize=23%2C32&amp;ssl=1 23w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WilliamsMattARI.jpg?w=286&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1998 Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz struck out 10 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks batters in the first 4 innings, but couldn&#8217;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 L\u00f3pez 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 Se\u00e1nez, 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&#8217;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&#8217;s Bracket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/STB90s\/Scoresheets\/09-12-2024_ATL_ARI.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"'98 Braves @ '99 Diamondbacks - 9\/12\/24\">&#8217;98 Braves @ &#8217;99 Diamondbacks &#8211; 9\/12\/24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1998 Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz struck out 10 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks batters in the first 4 innings, but couldn&#8217;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. 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