Jocelyn  Hollow

1998 SEMIFINALS

GAME 1: Jacksonville 3, Naxville 0
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Team.................123..456..789......R--H--E
Jacksonville.......001..000..020......3...9...0
Naxville..............000..000..000......0...5...0
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P.Martinez (Jax), and I.Rodriguez; C.Schilling (Nax), and J.Lopez.
WP - P.Martinez. LP - C.Schilling.
DP - Jax 1.
HR - J.Bagwell (Jax), I.Rodriguez (Jax).
Highlight - Pedro Martinez fires a 5-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts, and Ivan Rodriguez goes 2-for-3 with a solo homer. Scott Rolen 3-for-3 for Naxville. 

GAME 2: Jacksonville 7, Naxville 2
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Team.................123..456..789......R--H--E
Jacksonville.......032..101..000.......7...7...0
Naxville.............000..200..000........2...9...0
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G.Maddux (Jax), and T.Greene, I.Rodriguez (2); R.Johnson (Nax), G.McMichael (8), R.Myers (9), and J.Lopez.
WP - G.Maddux. LP - R.Johnson.
2B - B.Bonilla (Jax), J.Blauser (Nax). HR - A.Rodriguez (Jax), T.Salmon (Jax), I.Rodriguez (Jax), A.Ledesma (Jax). SB - J.Bagwell (Jax).
Highlight - Ivan Rodriguez hits his second homer of the series and Greg Maddux throws a complete-game. Bobby Bonilla knocked in 2 runs as Jacksonville crushes 4 home runs. Scott Rolen continues hot hitting (2-for-4). 

GAME 3: Naxville 3, Jacksonville 1
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Team.................123..456..789......R--H--E
Naxville.............000..201..000.......3...5...1
Jacksonville.......010..000..000......1...5...1
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D.Kile (Nax), T.Percival (6), M.Magnante (6), S.Belinda (9), and J.Lopez; J.Thompson (Jax), J.Nelson (4), G.Swindell (6), C.H.Park (6), J.Wetteland (6), J.Shaw (9), and I.Rodriguez.
WP - D.Kile. LP - J.Thompson. SV - S.Belinda.
E - J.Blauser (Nax), B.Spiers (Jax). DP - Jax 2, Nax 1.
Highlight - Naxville and Darryl Kile win a 3-1 affair that included no extra-base hits. Stan Belinda throws a perfect ninth for the save. 

GAME 4: Jacksonville 3, Naxville 2
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Team.................123..456..789......R--H--E
Naxville.............000..110..000......2...6....0
Jacksonville......000..000..21x......3..11...0
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A.Benes (Nax), R.Myers (5), S.Belinda (6), R.Beltran (7), B.Wagner (7), T.Percival (8), and J.Reed; M.Grace (Jax), J.Wetteland (5), J.Shaw (8), and I.Rodriguez.
WP - J.Shaw. LP - B.Wagner.
DP - Jax 1.
2B - L.Stevens (Nax), T.Ward (Jax), B.Spiers (Jax) 3. HR - W.Clark (Nax), B.Bonilla (Jax).
Highlight - John Wetteland and Jeff Shaw combine for 5 scoreless innings of relief and Bobby Bonilla hit a key 2-run pinch home run in the seventh to tie the game. Bill Spiers doubled three times. 

GAME 5: Jacksonville 5, Naxville 1
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Team.................123..456..789......R--H--E
Naxville..............010..000..000......1...5...1
Jacksonville.......101..102..00x......5...9...1
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C.Schilling (Nax), M.Magnante (6), R.Reed (8), and J.Lopez; P.Martinez (Jax), and I.Rodriguez.
WP - P.Martinez. LP - C.Schilling.
E - A.Galarraga (Nax), C.Jones (Jax). DP - Nax 1.
2B - T.Ward (Jax). HR - J.Gonzalez (Nax), J.Bagwell (Jax).
Highlight - Pedro Martinez gets his second complete-game 5-hit win of the series with 14 strikeouts and no walks. Rey Ordonez seals the win with a 2-run single in the 6th. 

SERIES SUMMARY - Behind a staff ERA of 1.59, Jacksonville clinches its second consecutive World Series berth, and third in the previous four years. Series MVP unquestionably Pedro Martinez (18 innings, 10 hits, 26 strikeouts, 1 earned run, 2 wins).