NATIONAL LEAGUE Cardinals outslug Mets for 10-9 win

The Reds are 5-1 since firing their general manager and manager.
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NEW YORK -- Rookie Bo Hart hit his first career grand slam, Albert Pujols had his 30th homer and the St. Louis Cardinals withstood New York's five-run rally in the ninth inning to hold off the Mets 10-9 Saturday.
Down 10-4, the Mets began their comeback with the help of three wild pitches by Jason Isringhausen. Pedro Borbon Jr. relieved with two outs and gave up an RBI double to Raul Gonzalez and Roger Cedeno's fourth hit, a two-run single that made it 10-9.
Esteban Yan took over and allowed a single to Jose Reyes that put runners on first and third. But Yan retired Vance Wilson on a liner to left field -- Miguel Cairo struggled to make the catch -- for his first save.
The Mets lost their third in a row despite getting a season-high 17 hits. Mike Matheny drove in four runs for St. Louis, which won with 10 hits.
ST. LOUISNEW YORK
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Hart 2b5124Cedeno rf6042
JDrew cf4121Reyes ss5020
OPlmro cf1000Floyd lf3000
Pujols lf4111Cerda p0000
Rnteria ss5000VWilsn ph2100
Rolen 3b4220JPhllps c3112
TMrtnz 1b1110TPerez cf5000
EduPrz rf1100Wggntn 3b5220
Cairo rf5210TClark 1b5222
Mtheny c3114McEwg 2b5121
Tomko p3000Seo p1110
Kline p1000JBell ph1000
Pearce p0000Flciano p0000
Isrnghs p0000Scutaro ph1010
Borbon p0000Almnte p0000
Yan p0000RGnzlz lf2121
Totals37101010Totals449178
St. Louis110500300--10
New York001002015--9
E--Pujols (3). DP--St. Louis 1. LOB--St. Louis 6, New York 12. 2B--Cairo (13), Matheny (15), Wigginton (24), RGonzalez (9). HR--Hart (2), JDrew (12), Pujols (30), TClark (11). S--Reyes.
IPHRERBBSO
St. Louis
Tomko W,7-75 2-393315
Kline1 1-300010
Pearce131100
Isringhausen2-324101
Borbon021100
Yan S,1 1-310000
New York
Seo L,5-8477722
Feliciano210012
Almonte123320
Cerda200013
Borbon pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. HBP--by Tomko (JPhillips). WP--Isringhausen 3. PB--Matheny. Umpires--Home, Jerry Crawford; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Larry Poncino; Third, Phil Cuzzi. T--3:19. A--30,898.
Reds 5, Giants 4
CINCINNATI -- Newcomer Josh Hall settled down after giving up Barry Bonds' 34th homer, and the Cincinnati Reds stayed on their roll.
Barry Larkin drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh that broke a 4-all tie and sent the NL West-leading Giants to their third straight defeat.
The Reds are 5-1 since Monday, when they fired manager Bob Boone and general manager Jim Bowden and embarked upon a budget-slashing makeover. Four key players were traded for prospects and cash.
The turmoil hasn't spilled over to the field, where the Reds have pulled off five late-inning rallies. The last two came off Felix Rodriguez (6-2), who gave up Juan Castro's tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning Friday night.
D'Angelo Jimenez singled off Rodriguez to start the Reds' rally in the seventh, and Scott Eyre later walked Adam Dunn on four pitches to load the bases. The left-hander then walked Larkin, a pinch-hitter, on four pitches as well.
SAN FRANCINCINNATI
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NPerez 2b5000DJmnz 2b3321
Aurilia ss4000Olmedo ss5031
Feliz 1b4000Casey 1b4012
Bonds lf3121Dunn lf2000
Alfonzo 3b4120WPena cf3010
BStiago c4121Wagner p0000
Hmnds cf3011Larkin ph0001
Worrell p0000Redling p0000
JoCruz rf4000Hredia p0000
Fppert p2000Taylor rf4000
Herges p0000Stinnett c4010
Glrrga ph1111JCastro 3b4100
FRdgez p0000Hall p2100
Eyre p0000RMateo rf1000
Grssom cf1000
Totals35484Totals32585
San Francisco020001100--4
Cincinnati00013010x--5
E--Foppert (1). DP--San Francisco 1. LOB--San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 9. 2B--Hammonds (3). HR--Bonds (34), BSantiago (11), Galarraga (8), DJimenez (1). CS--WPena (1).
IPHRERBBSO
San Francisco
Foppert4 1-364325
Herges1 2-300002
FRodriguez L,6-2 1-311100
Eyre1 1-310040
Worrell1-300001
Cincinnati
Hall542222
Wagner W,1-0222201
Riedling120001
Heredia S,1100000
Umpires--Home, Jerry Layne; First, Dana DeMuth; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Greg Gibson. T--2:59. A--36,682.
Braves 6, Dodgers 4
ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones drove in three runs and Mike Hampton won his fifth in a row for Atlanta.
Los Angeles, the worst-hitting team in the National League, lost its fifth in a row. The Dodgers had scored only 11 runs in their previous nine games, including a 2-0 shutout loss to the Braves on Friday.
Atlanta built a 5-0 lead, then had to hold on as Los Angeles mounted a rare offensive charge. After managing only one run and three hits through the first six innings, the Dodgers knocked out Hampton (8-5) in the seventh.
LOS ANGELESATLANTA
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Hndrsn lf4121Furcal ss5221
DRbrts cf3000MGiles 2b3220
Beltre ph1000Shffield rf3112
Rmano cf0000CJones lf4023
ShGren rf3001Fick 1b3000
L Duca 1b4010JuFrco 1b1000
Cora 2b0000JLopez c3000
Vntura 3b4000Castilla 3b4000
JoCbra 2b3110Bragg cf4120
Ross c4010Hmptn p2010
Izturis ss4111Grybsk p0000
Ashby p2000King p0000
Alvarez p0000MFrco ph1000
Knkade ph1111Smoltz p0000
Shuey p0000
Burnitz ph1000
Totals34474Totals336106
Los Angeles000001300--4
Atlanta10103100x--6
E--DRoberts (3), Ross (4), Castilla (14). LOB--Los Angeles 5, Atlanta 7. 2B--Henderson (1), Lo Duca (25), JoCabrera (17), Izturis (11), Kinkade (6), Furcal (25). 3B--CJones (1). SB--MGiles (10). S--Hampton. SF--ShGreen.
IPHRERBBSO
Los Angeles
Ashby L,2-94 1-385511
Alvarez1 2-321110
Shuey200003
Atlanta
Hampton W,8-56 2-364416
Gryboski010000
King1 1-300002
Smoltz S,42100003
Gryboski pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. HBP--by Alvarez (JLopez). Umpires--Home, Joe West; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Jeff Kellogg. T--2:49. A--47,506.
Diamondbacks 4 Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Alex Cintron hit a tying homer and Raul Mondesi delivered an RBI double later in the ninth inning, rallying the Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks snapped a six-game losing streak and ended a team-record 10-game road losing streak.
ARIZONACHICAGO
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Cunsell 3b4000Lofton cf3111
Cintron ss4121Grdzln 2b2010
LGnzlz lf3221REMtiz 2b2021
Hlnbrn 1b4010SSosa rf3001
Mndesi rf4011Alou lf4000
Butista cf4000Karros 1b4010
Spivey 2b3111ARmrz 3b3010
Brajas c3000ASGzlz ss4000
MBtsta p2000Bako c4110
Kata ph1000Frnswr p0000
Vllrreal p0000Estes p2110
Mantei p0000Choi ph1000
Rmlngr p0000
Brwski p0000
DMiller c1000
Totals32474Totals33383
Arizona000110002--4
Chicago010010100--3
E--Cintron (10). DP--Arizona 1. LOB--Arizona 3, Chicago 9. 2B--Hillenbrand (12), Mondesi (1), Lofton (23), REMartinez (12), Estes (1). HR--Cintron (9), LGonzalez (19), Spivey (10). SB--Lofton (21). CS--Cintron (2), Spivey (2). S--Lofton. SF--SSosa.
IPHRERBBSO
Arizona
MBatista753332
Villarreal W,7-4120001
Mantei S,12110000
Chicago
Estes742228
Remlinger100001
Borowski L,1-2 1-332200
Farnsworth2-300001
HBP--by MBatista (Grudzielanek). Umpires--Home, Larry Young; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt. T--2:46. A--40,304.