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Atlanta blows opportunity to close in on NL West title
Ninth inning rally fails to save Braves
The Associated Press
The Braves blew another chance to move closer to their third straight National League West title, losing to the Houston Astros 10-8 last night when their ninth-inning rally fell short.
"It was just one of those nights where things steamrolled on us and we couldn't stop it," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "We didn't pitch well and couldn't hold them.
ATLANTA — On most nights, eight runs would be enough for the Atlanta Braves to win with John Smoltz pitching. Unfortunately for them, last night was not one of them.
The Braves fell into a first place tie with the San Francisco Giants. The Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 last night.
The Astros took the lead for good at 7-4 with three runs in the fifth. Kevin Bass led off the fifth with a double and Chris Donnels drew a walk from Smoltz, who was then replaced by Steve Bedrosian. After a fly out, Taubensee hit a two-run double and Biggio hit an RBI single.
"The late rally is something we've been doing all year," Cox said. "That was a good sign. The guys never quit." Smoltz, 15-11, labored before leaving in the fifth inning when the Astros
"I was a little too excited," Smoltz said. "Normally I'm not. It was my fault. I had good enough stuff to win. I just couldn't put the ball where I wanted to."
Atlanta scored three runs in the ninth inning off Doug Jones. But with runners on first and third and two outs, Otis Nixon fouled out to third.
"That's why they're where they are."
Houston manager Art Howe said.
"They have a great offensive club and never quit battling."
Taubense singled home a run in the second and Biggio had a sacrifice fly. An error by shortstop Jeff Blauser set up an Astros run in the third, and Biggio hit his 21 stomer leading off the fourth.
Nixon ran the count full before fouling out to third base.
The Braves lost two of three games to Houston. They had won 14 straight series since dropping two of three to Montreal.
Atlanta finishes its season with three games at home against Colorado.
Craig Biggio and Ed Taubensee each drove in three runs for Houston. The loss made Atlanta 4-4 since taking a 3½-game lead over the Giants on Sept. 21.
RBI single with one out and Damon Berrillham followed with an RBI single. Mark Lemke grounded into a force out that scored one run and pinch-hitter Ryan Kiesko singled.
The Braves trailed 10-5 going into the ninth, but Terry Pendleton hit an
In the seventh, Steve Finley hit a two-run triple for the Astros. That came after the Braves failed to take full advantage of a bases-loaded, no-out threat.
Nixon hit a sacrifice fly off Xavier Hernandez, 4-5, and Blauser singled, reloading the bases. But Ron Gant struck out and McGriff, after fouling off several 3-2 pitches, fouled out to third.
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELLES — Billy Swift pitched the San Francisco Giants back into a tie for first place in the NL West, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 last night.
Giants battle back to tie in NL West
The victory, coupled with Atlanta's 10-8 loss to Houston, left the Giants and Braves tied with 101 victories. San Francisco finishes with three games at Dodger Stadium and Atlanta ends with three games at home against Colorado.
Swift, 21-8, tied for the league lead in wins, gave up one run on two hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out four as the resurgent Giants won for the eighth time in nine games.
Rod Beck pitched 1½ innings for his 46th save.
Tom Candiotti, 8-10, gave up three runs, two unearned, on six hits in eight innings. He walked two, struck out six and was victimized by a pair of errors.
Shortstop Jose Offerman made an error with two outs in the fourth, helping the Giants take a 2-0 lead.
Barry Bonds walked with one out and went to second on Willie McGee's groundout. Royce Clayton then grounded straight to Offerman, who bobbled the ball.
Kirt Manwaring hit an RBI single to right field and Cory Snyder, trying to throw out Clayton at third, threw into the Dodgers dugout, allowing Clayton to score.
Matt Williams tripled with one out in the eighth inning and scored on McGee's infield single for a 3-1 lead.
Dave Hansen's RBI single in the
sixth, following walk to Brett Butler and Offerman, gave the Dodgers their only run. Until then, Los Angeles had not had a runner beyond first base.
San Francisco, which led the division alone from May 10 through Sept. 11 and held a 10-game lead over Atlanta on July 22, has come back strongly after an eight-game losing streak left them four games behind the Braves on Sept. 16. The Giants have since won 12 of 14.
The Giants still face a formidable task. They finish against the Dodgers, who hold a 6-4 season edge over them, while Atlanta is 10-0 against Colorado.
Notes: This season will be the first that a team with 100 or more victories did not win its division since 1980 when Baltimore finished second with 100 wins to the New York Yankees.
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