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Game 1 Carolina at Hana
Leiter vs Maddux

Maddux had a bad second inning, allowing four hits including a double by Mike Bordick, and it was all Al Leiter needed in posting a two hit shutout.  Jeff Cirillo was the offensive star for the Hurricanes with 3 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases. 

           123 456 789 R H E
Hurricanes 030 000 002 5 11 0
Storm      000 000 000 0 2 0
RIO - Leiter (W, 1-0); HAN - Maddux (L, 0-1), Acevedo (9)

Game 2 Carolina at Hana
Andy Benes vs Glavine

Brother Alan lost game two in last year's world series at Dresden, but Andy carried a 1-0 lead into the 6th. After leadoff singles by Hamilton and DeShields to start the 6th Carolina went to Mike Williams. One out later, Mo Vaughn singled in the tying run (Hana's first run in the series), and an inning later Greg Vaughn (not his brother) singled in the go ahead run. Osuna got out of the inning, and avoided trouble an inning later when Hamilton popped up a suicid squeeze.  But Glavine was sailing along, needing 1-2-3 relief help in the 9th from Lightenberg after allowing two leadoff singles.

           123 456 789  R  H  E
Hurricanes 000 010 000  1  6  0
Storm      000 002 00x  2  8  1 
RIO - An. Benes (L, 0-1), Mi. Williams (6)(BS, 1), Osuna (6), Painter (8); HAN - Glavine (W, 1-0), Lightenberg (9) (S,1)
HR - Kent (RIO)

Game 3 Hana at Carolina
Smoltz vs Wood

Wood pitched well early, allowing three hits over 5 innings, but two were extra base hits which led to runs.  Smoltz was pitching in and out of trouble all night, but his luck finally ran out in the sixth when Reggie Jefferson homered to tie it at 2.  Mike Williams had another bad outing in the 7th allowing two runs, with Hana taking a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Smoltz gave out after 137 pitches and walks to Greer and Kent. Acevedo relieved, but Griffey hit a key 3RHR, putting Carolina up 5-4.  The lead didn't last, as Hana's bench produced unlikely homers by Todd Pratt and Bip Roberts for the win. 

           123 456 789  R  H   E
Storm      100 100 211  6  9  0 
Hurricanes 000 002 300  5  7  1
HAN - Smoltz, Acevedo (7)(W,1-0)(BS,1), Lightenberg (9) (S,2) RIO - Wood, J.Franco (6), Mi.Williams (7), Osuna (7), Johnstone (8)(L, 0-1)(BS,1)Brocail (6), Osuna (8);
HR - HAN - Pratt (1), Roberts (1)  RIO - Jefferson (1), Griffey (1)

Game 4 Hana at Carolina
O. Hernandez vs Schilling

Hana was coasting with a 4-0 lead after five and half, on their way to a 3-1 series lead, when the Hurricanes woke up.  Kent homered home two in the sixth and another run scored on Petagine's double when Taubensee dropped the throw to the plate. Down 4-3, Cordero and Cirillo started the 7th off Ricky Bones (first playoff appearance for anybody but the big 6); one out later Radinsky was brought in to face Kent, but Rey Sanchez delivered a key hit to tie it. Acevedo came in to retire the side, but allowed an unearned run in the 8th on Reggie Jefferson's single after a two out error by Caminiti.  Juan Gonzalez went 4-4 for the Storm, with a homer and two doubles.

           123 456 789  R H E
Storm      002 101 000  4 9 2 
Hurricanes 000 003 11x  5 13 0
HAN - O. Hernandez, Bones (7), Radinsky (7)(BS,1), Acevedo (8)(L, 1-1) RIO - Schilling, Burba (6), Mi.Willims (8)(W, 1-1), Howry (9)(S, 1) HR - HAN Gonzalez (1), RIO - Kent (2)

Game 5 Hana at Carolina
Maddux vs Leiter

           123 456 789  R H E
Storm      010 010 000  2 7 0 
Hurricanes 001 010 20x  4 9 0
HAN - Maddux (L, 0-2) RIO - Leiter (W, 2-0), Howry (9)(S,1)  HR - M.Vaughn (1), Alicea (1), Leyritz (1)

Game 6 Carolina at Hana
Wood vs Glavine

           123 456 789  R  H  E
Hurricanes 000 131 000  5  7  1
Storm      200 001 000  3  7  2 
RIO - Wood, Osuna (5)(W,1-0), Mi.Williams (6)(H,1), Franco (8)(H,1), Howry (9)(S,3); HAN - Glavine (L, 1-1), Bones (6), Acevedo (7), Lightenberg (9)  HR- M.Vaughn (2)