 The Braves scored two runs in the sixth on Javy Lopez's double and Vinny Castilla's single, but nothing else as the Giants' 8–3 win forced a Game 5 in Atlanta.Turner Field in Atlanta
In the clinching Game 5, Russ Ortiz returned to the mound to face Kevin Millwood.Reggie Sanders's RBI single in the second scored Barry Bonds and made it 1–0 Giants.