{"id":3808,"date":"2025-04-02T18:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:32:23","slug":"montreal-comeback-comes-up-short-braves-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=3808","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Comeback Comes Up Short, Braves Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Smoltz allowed just 1 run on 6 hits in 8 innings while striking out 7 to lead the 1998 Atlanta Braves in a sweep over the 1994 Montreal Expos. Expos starter Butch Henry walked in a run in the 2nd inning, but Montreal tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Chipper Jones broke the tie in the 5th with an RBI single. The Braves scored again in the 6th on a Danny Bautista sacrifice fly. Javy L\u00f3pez’ 2-out 2-run home run in the 7th off reliever Mel Rojas gave Atlanta a 5-1 lead. Mike Cather struggled in the 9th, walking Rondell White to start the inning, and allowing a single to Wil Cordero. Darrin Fletcher gave Montreal some hope when he took Cather deep for a 3-run homer to cut the lead to 5-4. Sean Berry drew a walk against Kerry Ligtenberg and stole 2nd with one out. But Ligtenberg got Lou Frazier to fly out and struck out Cliff Floyd to end the game and pick up his 3rd save. With the sweep, the Atlanta Braves advance to the NL Championship series. Montreal drops to the Loser’s Bracket to await the winner of the 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks and 1998 Houston Astros series. Andr\u00e9s Galarraga exited in the 8th inning after colliding with the wall chasing a foul ball. He’s not expected to miss any playing time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

’98 Braves @ ’94 Expos – 9\/18\/24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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