1998 NLCS: Padres 4, Braves 2
NLCS
San Diego 4, Atlanta 2
Game 1: Padres 3, Braves 2 (10)
Caminiti: HR saves Hoffman
Game 2: Padres 3, Braves 0
Brown: 2-for-4 in 3-hit shutout
Game 3: Padres 4, Braves 1
Sterling: 2-0 vs. two aces
Game 4: Braves 8, Padres 3
Leyritz: 4 HRs this postseason
Game 5: Braves 7, Padres 6
Brown can't save Padres
Game 6: Padres 5, Braves 0
Hitchcock's LCS: 2-0, 0.90 ERA

NLCS MVP:
 Sterling Hitchcock
So much for all that talk about the Padres blowing it.

The surprising Padres reached the World Series for the first time since 1984, shutting down the Atlanta's comeback bid behind Sterling Hitchcock for a 5-0 victory Wednesday in Game 6 of the NLCS.

Hitchcock beat Randy Johnson to get San Diego into the NLCS, then he won against a couple of other former Cy Young winners, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. Hitchcock, at 27 the youngest of the Padres starters, was voted the NLCS MVP.

THE LINEUP
Pos Player
2b Quilvio Veras
rf Tony Gwynn
lf Greg Vaughn
3b Ken Caminiti
1b Wally Joyner
cf Steve Finley
c Carlos Hernandez
ss Chris Gomez

HEAVY ROTATION
throws Starter
right Kevin Brown
right Andy Ashby
right Joey Hamilton
left Sterling Hitchcock

SPELLING RELIEF
throws Reliever
right Trevor Hoffman
left Randy Myers
right Dan Miceli
right Donne Wall
right Brian Boehringer
left Mark Langston

THE SECOND UNIT
Pos Player
c Greg Myers
c-1b-3b Jim Leyritz
3b George Arias
inf Andy Sheets
of Ruben Rivera
of Mark Sweeney
rf-lf-1b John Vander Wal

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