The #4 seed Philadelphia Phillies Played the #5 seed Florida Marlins in
a First round best-of-5 playoff series. The first two games were to be
played in Florida, while games 3-5 would be in Philadelphia, if necessary.
The winner would advance to the Semi-final round against Cleveland.
GAME 1
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Philadelphia 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 1
Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
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Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Ismael Valdes
Florida - John Smoltz
WP - Ismael Valdes (1-0) LP - John Smoltz (0-1)
E: Philadelphia - Delino DeShields
Florida - John Smoltz
HR: Philadelphia - Scott Rolen
Florida - None
INJURIES: Philadelphia - None
Florida - None
Highlights: Scott Rolen hit a 2-run HR in the 1st inning, and the
Phillies added 5 more runs in the 4th in leading the
Phillies to a 7-0 victory. Ismael Valdes and Pedro
Astacio combined on the 5-hit shutout.
GAME 2
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 8 8 1
Florida 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 1
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Starting Pitchers: Philadelphia - Garrett Stephenson
Florida - Denny Neagle
WP - Bob Wickman (1-0) LP - Mike Stanton (0-1)
E: Philadelphia - Jim Thome
Florida - Wade Boggs
HR: Philadelphia - Ray Lankford, Jeff Blauser, Joey Cora
Florida - None
INJURIES: Philadelphia - None
Florida - None
Highlights: Florida jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 4 in the 1st
and 3 in the 2nd. But Lankford homered in the 5th,
and the Marlins added 4 more in the 6th, highlighted
by a 2-run Jeff Blauser HR to get to within 7-5.
Florida took that lead into the 9th, and Stanton tried
to close down the game. A Hernandez double, Boggs error,
and Joey Cora 3-run HR gave the Marlins an 8-7 come from
behind win to give Florida a 2 games to 0 lead in the
series.
GAME 3
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Florida 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
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Starting Pitchers: Florida - Bobby Jones
Philadelphia - Kirk Rueter
WP - Bobby Jones (1-0) LP - Kirk Rueter (0-1)
E: Florida - None
Philadelphia - None
HR: Florida - Mark McGwire
Philadelphia - Delino DeShields
INJURIES: Florida - None
Philadelphia - None
Highlights: The Marlins scored twice in the 1st highlighted by
a Shannon Stewart triple. A 3-run 5th propelled
Florida to a 5-1 lead. The bullpen was strong as
Jones, Patterson, and Powell combined on a 5-hitter
to avoid a sweep.
GAME 4
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Florida 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 2 11 12 1
Philadelphia 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 1
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Starting Pitchers: Florida - John Smoltz
Philadelphia - Garrett Stephenson
WP - John Smoltz (1-1) LP - Garrett Stephenson (0-1)
E: Florida - Tim Raines
Philadelphia - Jeff Blauser
HR: Florida - Mark McGwire, Craig Biggio
Philadelphia - Jim Thome
INJURIES: Florida - Wade Boggs - 5 days
Philadelphia - Reggie Jefferson - 1 day
Highlights: Stephenson, pitching on 2 days rest because he was knocked
out early in game 2, looked sharp as he took a 2-0 lead
into the 4th inning. In the top of the 4th, 4 hits, 2
walks, and a Blauser error contributed to a 6-run inning
for the Marlins. The Florida offense continued to hit
well enroute to an 11-4 victory to force a deciding 5th
game.
GAME 5
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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Florida 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 1
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Starting Pitchers: Florida - Denny Neagle
Philadelphia - Ismael Valdes
WP - Randy Myers (1-0) LP - Mike Stanton (0-2)
E: Florida - Mark McGwire
Philadelphia - Scott Rolen
HR: Florida - None
Philadelphia - Jim Thome
INJURIES: Florida - None
Philadelphia - None
Highlights: The Marlins held a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the 8th
when the Phillies rallied. A 2-out double plated Hollins,
and an O'Neill clutch single tied the game at 3. The
score remained tied until the bottom of the 11th. O'Neill
led off the inning with a single (1, out 2-20). Cora sac'ed
him to second, and after a Blauser walk, Scott Rolen singled
in the winning run.