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 World Collection.  On this day 25 years earlier, the Florida Marlins revealed Atlanta that there was a new constable in community in the National League.  Behind two huge offending innings and a full game from Kevin Brown, the Marlins secured their first pennant with a 7-4 had actually taken 2 of 3 back in Miami to take a 3-2 collection lead to Turner Area as the teams arrived for Game 6 of the National League Champion Series on Oct.  14, 1997.  The Marlins wasted little time obtaining the scoring Atlanta's All-Star lefty and former Cy Youthful champion Tom Glavine, the Marlins pushed across 2 runs before the Braves could tape an out.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575004597440 Bobby Bonilla's two-run single provided Florida an early 2-0 lead.  After a sacrifice bunt and a deliberate walk, Charles Johnson was hit by a pitch to push across a third run.  Craig Counsell included an RBI groundout as the Marlins batted around in the a 4-0 lead, Brown additionally battled at an early stage the pile for Florida.  Ryan Klesko's RBI solitary obtained 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 settled in from there.  In the 6th, nevertheless, Florida found its offense once the second time, Bonilla came via with the bases packed.  His RBI solitary increased the lead prior to Moises Alou's groundout prolonged it to 6-3.  With 2 outs, an infield solitary from Counsell pressed across yet another run.  Up 7-3, Brown functioned a 1-2-3 sixth, seventh and 8th before convincing manager Jim Leyland to allow him come out for the 9th.  With their period on the line, the Braves generated 3 songs in all-time low of the nine.  The score was currently 7-4 and the linking run got on deck in the type of Fred McGriff.  Facing Chipper Jones with two out, Brown was to generate a ground sphere to second flipped to Edgar Rentera, that barehanded it for the force-out at second.  The game mored than therefore was Atlanta's season.  For the very first time in franchise background, the Marlins had actually won the teams integrated for 11 runs and 21 hits, yet all were songs.  Lockhart tallied four hits for the Braves.  Devon White, Renteria, Bonilla and Counsell each had two for the Marlins.  White, Renteria and Gary Sheffield each scored took place to win the Globe Series in 7 video games over the Cleveland Indians.  The Braves would certainly get better to win the National Organization in 1998 while Glavine won the Cy Young Honor. 

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