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Braves central time zone schedule2/9/2024 ![]() ![]() This was the only home run the Marlins hit in the series. Gary Sheffield responded with a home run in the bottom of the fourth off of John Smoltz. In the top of the fourth inning the Braves loaded the bases with nobody out on a single, walk and error off of Tony Saunders, but could only score one run on Fred McGriff's sacrifice fly that scored Kenny Lofton. With the series shifting south to Miami, Game 3 began as a close game. WP: Liván Hernández (1–0) LP: John Smoltz (0–1) Sv: Robb Nen (2) It was learned after the game that Fernandez had been unknowingly pitching with a rotator cuff injury, and would be done for the series, which was tied 1–1 heading to Florida.įriday, October 10, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida Team Starter Tom Glavine was excellent, giving up just one run (in the eighth when Charles Johnson walked with one out and scored on Devon White's double) in 7 + 2⁄ 3 innings. Two walks loaded the bases before Javy Lopez's sacrifice fly made it 7–0 Braves. In the bottom of the seventh, Tony Graffanino hit a leadoff double, then scored on Jones' single. A third inning two-run homer by Chipper Jones helped Atlanta build a 5–0 lead. After two strikeouts, Ryan Klesko's home run made it 3–0. ![]() In the first, Kenny Lofton hit a leadoff single, then scored on Keith Lockhart's triple. The Braves rallied from their sloppy Game 1 and routed pitcher Alex Fernandez, chasing him after 2 + 2⁄ 3 innings. WP: Tom Glavine (1–0) LP: Alex Fernandez (0–1) ![]() Wednesday, October 8, 1997, at Turner Field in Atlanta Team Brown, who went six innings, got the win. Home runs by Chipper Jones in the third and Ryan Klesko in the sixth drew Atlanta to 5–3, but the Florida bullpen held the Braves hitless over the final three innings. All five runs they scored in this game were unearned. Atlanta got a run back in the bottom of the inning off Florida starter Kevin Brown with Keith Lockhart doubled with one out and scored on McGriff's single, but in the third, an error by center fielder Kenny Lofton on Gary Sheffield's fly ball allowed him to reach third, then after a walk, Alou's groundout and Charles Johnson's doubled scored a run each to put the Marlins ahead 5–1. The Marlins scored three unearned runs in the first inning off Greg Maddux when Fred McGriff's error on Jeff Conine's ground ball loaded the bases with two outs, then Moisés Alou hit a bases-clearing groundball double past Chipper Jones's glove (who made a weak attempt backhanding the ball). WP: Kevin Brown (1–0) LP: Greg Maddux (0–1) Sv: Robb Nen (1) Tuesday, October 7, 1997, at Turner Field in Atlanta Team However, both franchises would eventually meet in the postseason again in the 2020 National League Division Series. This series marked the high point for the Braves-Marlins rivalry, as the Marlins made the playoffs only once from 1998 to 2019 (2003, which also ended with a World Series title). However, it was the first all-Southern postseason series to take place entirely in one time zone. ![]() This was the second all- Southern postseason series, the first being in the previous round when Atlanta beat the Houston Astros. Both the Braves and Marlins swept their opponents during the Division Series. The Marlins won the series, 4–2, and went on to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series.īoth teams hailed from the NL East division, the 101-win Braves being the division champions while the Marlins made the playoffs courtesy of the wild card. The 1997 National League Championship Series ( NLCS) pitted the Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. Florida Marlins over San Francisco Giants (3–0).Atlanta Braves over Houston Astros (3–0). ![]()
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