 In the top of the first, Bip Roberts drew a leadoff walk, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Manny Ramirez's single.Ramirez moved to second on another single, then to third on a forceout before scoring on wild pitch.After Matt Williams was hit by a pitch, Sandy Alomar, Jr.'s three-run homer, the first of his nineteen RBIs in the 1997 postseason, capped the scoring at 5–0.