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San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, October 7, 1998

Playing on the road, the San Diego Padres won 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves on October 7, 1998 in the League Championship Series. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 42,117, a game time of 207 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 74 degrees, overcast skies, and a 6 mph wind. The San Diego Padres' runs came one at a time, in the fifth, eighth, and tenth. The Atlanta Braves' runs came one at a time, in the third and ninth. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. The San Diego Padres had 7 hits and the Atlanta Braves 8, with 0 and 3 errors. The win went to Trevor Hoffman, allowing 1 earned run on 1 hit in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to Kerry Ligtenberg after 2.0 innings and 1 run. Donne Wall earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than John Smoltz, who had 5. The San Diego Padres used Andy Ashby, Trevor Hoffman, Dan Miceli, Randy Myers, and Donne Wall on the mound. The Atlanta Braves used Kerry Ligtenberg, Dennis Martinez, John Rocker, and John Smoltz on the mound. The San Diego Padres' top hitter was Tony Gwynn, 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. The San Diego Padres got another home run from Ken Caminiti. For the Atlanta Braves, Javy Lopez went 2 for 4. Andruw Jones drove in 2 for the Atlanta Braves. Andruw Jones also homered for the Atlanta Braves. Behind the plate was umpire Terry Tata.