The Rockies had some of the most feared sluggers in the game: Walker, Galarraga, Bichette, and Vinny Castilla.
The Braves had some of the most dominant pitchers in the game: Maddux, Smoltz, and Glavine.
It should come to no one's surprise that the Braves won out, sweeping this series 3 games to none, besting their 3-1 real life series win.
The Braves won game 1 behind a Maddux masterpiece, as he threw a complete game allowing only 5 hits and 1 run off of the bat of Dante Bichette. 6 different Braves scored runs for the Braves and the same 6 had RBIs.
Tom Glavine struggled in game 2, allowing 6 hits and 4 ER in 6 innings. The Braves offense made up for it, though, scoring 6 runs in the top of the 9th to come back from a 5-3 deficit. David Justice led off the 9th with a homerun and Mike Mordecai gave the Bravos the lead with a pinch-hit 2 run single. Mark Wohlers struck out the side to earn the save.
In game 3, the Braves hitters got to Bill Swift early and often, scoring 8 runs before a single out was recorded in the 3rd inning. Fred McGriff and Ryan Klesko went deep. With the big lead, John Smoltz was lights out. He allowed only 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 11 Rockies in 8 and a third innings.
Chipper Jones went 8-for-12 in the series, scoring 3 times and hitting one long ball. The pitching was the story for the Braves, as they allowed only 17 hits in 27 innings, striking out 25, and allowing only 6 earned runs, for a team ERA of 2.00.
Next up for the Braves, an NLCS matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
But first, we need to take care of the ALDSs.
Here are the recaps of the Braves/Rockies games:
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