» June 3, 1993: Seattle selects SS Alex Rodriguez of Westminster Christian HS in Miami with the 1st pick in the amateur draft. Rodriguez hit .417 with 17 homers and 90 stolen bases. The Brewers get pitchers Jeff D'Amico and Kelly Wunsch with two 1st round picks. Both will prove injury prone, but they do take SS Mark Loretta on the 7th round. The Phils take Scott Rolen on the 2nd round; the Braves select Kevin Millwood (11th) and John Rocker (18th), while the Indians take Richie Sexson (24th). » April 14, 1998: Atlanta rookie pitcher Kevin Millwood pitches a 1–hitter against Pittsburgh, shutting out the Pirates, 6–0. He fans 13 in the contest, without walking a single batter.
» October 6, 1999: The Braves defeat the Astros, 5-1, to even their series at one game apiece. Kevin Millwood hurls a 1-hitter for the victory, the only Houston safety being a 2nd-inning home run by 3B Ken Caminiti. It is the 1st complete game 1-hitter hurled in postseason play in 32 years.
» October 13, 1999: Atlanta takes a 2-game lead over NY in the NLCS with a 4-3 victory. The Braves score all four of their runs in the 6th inning on a pair of home runs by Brian Jordan and Eddie Perez off Mets starter Kenny Rogers. Kevin Millwood gets the win for Atlanta, with John Smoltz making his 1st relief appearance ever to get the save.
» October 24, 1999: The Yankees defeat Braves, 7-2, to take a 2-games-to-0 lead in the Series. David Cone holds Atlanta to one hit and no runs in seven innings. Bernie Williams gets three hits for NY, while five of his teammates get two apiece. Braves' starter Kevin Millwood gets battered for eight hits and five runs (4 earned) in two innings of work.
» October 5, 2001:
The Braves clinch their 10th straight division championship with a 20-3 rout of the Marlins. Kevin Millwood gives up a field goal in the 1st inning, but the Braves score 10 runs in the bottom of the frame. Ryan Dempster allows just one hit but walks six before leaving in the 1st. Reliever Benito Baez gives up eight runs in one 2/3 IP, and OF John Mabry tries his hand in the 9th, but gives up five runs while recording just one out. Chipper Jones has a triple and grand slam and reaches the 100 RBI mark for the 6th straight year.
» April 17, 2002:
In the Braves' 2–1 win over the Mets, B.J. Surhoff makes a 9–3 fielding play; throwing out Jeff D'Amico at 1B on an apparent RBI single. Greg Maddux leaves in the 1st with lower back pain, but Kevin Millwood throws four innings of 2–hit ball.
» October 3, 2002:
The Braves defeat the Giants, 7–3, to even their series at one game apiece. Kevin Millwood hurls six strong innings for the victory while Javy Lopez and Vinny Castilla support his pitching with home runs. Rich Aurilia, Barry Bonds, and JD Snow all homer in a losing cause for SF.
» December 20, 2002:
The Braves trade P Kevin Millwood to the Phillies for C Johnny Estrada. Meanwhile, according to Braves GM John Schuerholz, "The economics in baseball stink. The economics stink, and if this isn't a clear enough signal to the doubters and naysayers, to be forced to trade an 18–game winner to your arch enemy ... The economics stink."
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