With Knoblauch coming up, Joe Morgan is wondering if Knoblauch is going to try and sacrifice. I'm not a fan of the sacrifice bunt, but it does make a lot more sense with first and second occupied, because an exchange of two bases for an out is a far more favorable transaction than giving up an out for just one base. Knoblauch bunts the first pitch foul. On the second pitch Knoblauch puts a good bunt down between the pitchers mound and first base, closer to but just off the mound. Hunter picks the ball up but then drops it.
All hands are safe.
Bases are loaded with nobody out. Hunter is charged with an error. He comments that it's really cold there in Atlanta, and Hunter might've had a tough time gripping the ball because of the cold. Jeter is up. Maddux gets ahead of him 0-2.