‘03 Fish take 2 of 3 from ‘95 Braves

9/13-9/14 - Pro Player Stadium
GAME 1 - Braves 6, Marlins 5
Down 5-4 and heading into the top of the 8th the Braves rallied to score 2 runs off of embattled Marlin reliever Braden Looper (1-5, 4.30).  With 2 outs David Justice singled to right and light hitting backup catcher Charlie O'Brien walked to bring up Jeff Blauser, who was pinch hit for by Dwight Smith who delivered a clutch RBI double.  Mark Lemke followed Smith with a go ahead RBI single.  Pedro Borbon Jr. would throw a perfect 9th to get the save.

GAME 2 - Marlins 3, Braves 1
Dontrelle Willis (2-1, 3.30) went six strong innings allowing just 1 run and fanning 7.  Atlanta could muster just 1 run when Marquis Grissom singled home Jeff Blauser in the top of the 5th.  By that point Florida still had a 2-1 lead thanks to Willis helping out his own cause with a 2 run single in the 2nd.  A Chipper Jones throwing error on a grounder by Gonzalez would have been the second out of the inning, but instead it helped advance the runners into scoring position.  Floriad posted a much needed insurance run in the 8th when Pudge Rodriguez singled and stole second and was eventually doubled home by pinch hitter Todd Hollandsworth.  Looper pitched a perfect 8th to atone for his fiasco from yesterday and Urbina closed it out for his 6th save.

9/15- Fulton County Stadium
GAME 3 - Marlins 3, Braves 1
A rain delay of just over an hour and a half in the 2nd inning limited the effectiveness of both team's starters.  Steve Avery of the Braves allowed no runs, but was done after 3 innings.  Chris Redman (3-2, 6.84) of the Marlins allowed 1 run in 5 and 1/3 innings of work.  Long reliever Jason Schmidt of the Braves was victimized for all 3 Marlin runs in the top of the 6th when Mike Lowell went yard with a 3 run shot that accounted for all of the runs the Marlins would get / need on the day.