25-year Marliniversary: Brown goes the distance as Marlins beat Braves, clinch pennant

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25-year Marliniversary: Brown goes the distance as Marlins beat Braves, clinch pennant

 From 1991 to 1996, the Atlanta Braves won four of 5 National Organization pennants and one Globe Collection.  On this day 25 years back, the Florida Marlins showed Atlanta that there was a new sheriff in community in the National Organization.  Behind 2 large offending innings and a complete game from Kevin Brown, the Marlins secured their very first pennant with a 7-4 had actually taken two of 3 back in Miami to take a 3-2 series result in Turner Field as the teams got here for Game 6 of the National Organization Championship Series on Oct.  14, 1997.  The Marlins lost little time obtaining the scoring Atlanta's All-Star lefty and former Cy Young champion Tom Glavine, the Marlins pressed across 2 runs prior to the Braves could tape an out.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575004597440 Bobby Bonilla's two-run solitary offered Florida a very early 2-0 lead.  After a sacrifice bunt and a willful stroll, Charles Johnson was hit by a pitch to press throughout a third run.  Craig Counsell added an RBI groundout as the Marlins batted around in the a 4-0 lead, Brown additionally struggled beforehand the mound for Florida.  Ryan Klesko's RBI single got the Braves on the board in the initial.  In the 2nd, Kenny Lofton and Keith Lockhart included RBI songs of their very own to cut the lead to 4-3.  Glavine and Brown each cleared up in from there.  In the sixth, nevertheless, Florida found its infraction when the second time, Bonilla came through with the bases filled.  His RBI solitary increased the lead prior to Moises Alou's groundout prolonged it to 6-3.  With two outs, an infield solitary from Counsell pressed across yet another run.  Up 7-3, Brown worked a 1-2-3 sixth, seventh and 8th prior to encouraging supervisor Jim Leyland to allow him come out for the ninth.  With their period on the line, the Braves developed 3 singles in all-time low of the nine.  The score was now 7-4 and the linking run was on deck in the form of Fred McGriff.  Dealing With Chipper Jones with two out, Brown was to generate a ground sphere to 2nd turned to Edgar Rentera, that barehanded it for the force-out at second.  The game mored than and so was Atlanta's period.  For the very first time in franchise business background, the Marlins had actually won the groups incorporated for 11 runs and 21 hits, yet all were songs.  Lockhart tallied four pinch hit the Braves.  Devon White, Renteria, Bonilla and Counsell each had 2 for the Marlins.  White, Renteria and Gary Sheffield each scored took place to win the World Series in 7 games over the Cleveland Indians.  The Braves would jump back to win the National League in 1998 while Glavine won the Cy Youthful Award. 

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