the seventh to carry his team to a 4–3 victory in this historic game. After narrowly avoiding a hundred losses, and finishing in last place in the National League West in , the Giants won their division in 1997. They were swept in three games by the Florida Marlins in the 1997 National League Division Series. Javier had five hits in twelve at-bats with one RBI and two runs scored. With Glenallen Hill's departure via free agency after the season, Javier moved to right field for the 1998 season. His season got started on the right foot when he hit a three-run double in the thirteenth inning of the season opener to secure the Giant's 9–4 victory over the Houston Astros. Two days later, he enjoyed the first five RBI game of his career in the rubber game of the series with Houston. The Giants put together a six-game winning streak in September to suddenly become contenders in the National League's wild card race after trailing the Chicago Cubs by five games at the start of the month. Javier provided the heroics in the sixth game of the streak with a two home run game against the Colorado Rockies (he hit just four all season). They ended the season tied with 89 wins apiece to force a one-game playoff at Wrigley Field. With the Giants trailing, 5–0, heading into the ninth inning, Javier drove in the Giants' first run of the game, and scored three batters later. The Giants, however, fell short, and were eliminated. Houston Astros The Houston Astros were decimated by injuries, but still holding on to a slim 1.5 game lead in the National League Central division when they acquired Javier from the Giants for pitching prospect Joe Messman just before the waiver deadline of August 31, 1999. Inserted into the number two slot in manager Larry Dierker's batting order, Javier batted .328, and scored twelve runs in just twenty games to help guide the Astros into the post season. After the season, he signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. Seattle Mariners Javier got off to a hot start with the Mariners, as he ended the month of April with a .343 batting average and sixteen runs scored. It was, however, his glove that provided the highlight of his stay in Seattle. He made a circus catch on June 4, 2000, to rob the