This day in 1998: Padres beat Braves to take 3-0 lead in NLCS

Oct 11 2018 by Gaslamp Ball

 

20 years ago today, San Diego beat Atlanta 4-1

Twenty years ago today, the Padres moved one step closer to the franchise’s second National League championship, taking a 3-0 series lead in their NLCS matchup with the favored Braves. Sterling Hitchcock earned his first win of the series by outperforming four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux just days after getting a victory over Randy Johnson in the NLDS. San Diego’s offense put up four runs but two would have sufficed as...

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