NATIONAL LEAGUE Lopez's late home run helps lift Atlanta past streaking Giants, 6-3
Randy Wolf pitched a five-hit shutout to lead the Phillies past the Astros.
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ATLANTA -- Javy Lopez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat San Francisco 6-3 Saturday night, snapping the Giants' six-game winning streak.
Chipper Jones hit a game-tying homer earlier in the seventh and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta to its 20th win in 24 games.
After Vinny Castilla singled off Joe Nathan (4-1), Lopez hit the next pitch 413 feet over the center field wall to make it 4-2.
Jones also had an RBI single in the first off Kirk Rueter and a run-scoring double in the eighth. Andruw Jones added an RBI single in the eighth.
John Smoltz pitched the ninth as the Braves won for the 68th straight time in a game he pitched in, extending a major league record. Smoltz allowed an RBI double to Rich Aurilia.
Former Brave Andres Galarraga hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Atlanta starter Horacio Ramirez to give the Giants a 2-1 lead.
Galarraga has started only six games, but has made the most of them. The 41-year-old, who went 2-for-4, is batting .478 (11-for-23) with three homers and 10 RBIs in those games.
SAN FRANATLANTA
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Drham 2b3010Furcal ss4110
NPerez 2b1110MGiles 2b3000
Aurilia ss5021Shffield rf4110
Bonds lf2000CJones lf4233
JoCruz rf3110AJones cf4021
BStiago c4000JuFrco 1b4010
Glrrga 1b4122Castilla 3b3110
Alfonzo 3b3000JLopez c3122
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Rueter p3010Bragg ph1000
Answrt pr0000RHrndz p0000
Nathan p0000Smoltz p0000
Eyre p0000
Feliz 3b1000
Totals33383Totals326116
San Francisco000002001--3
Atlanta10000032x--6
E--Furcal (8). DP--San Francisco 1, Atlanta 1. LOB--San Francisco 10, Atlanta 3. 2B--Durham (7), Aurilia (7), JoCruz (9), Sheffield (11), CJones (12). HR--Galarraga (3), CJones (6), JLopez (5). S--NPerez, MGiles.
IPHRERBBSO
San Francisco
Rueter651103
Nathan L,4-1 2-333301
Eyre1-300000
RJensen132200
Atlanta
HRamirez6 2-362263
Gryboski W,2-2 1-300000
RHernandez100000
Smoltz121101
WP--HRamirez. Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Alfonso Marquez. T--2:40. A--39,357.
Phillies 2, Astros 0
PHILADELPHIA -- Randy Wolf pitched a five-hitter and Bobby Abreu and Mike Lieberthal drove in first-inning runs.
Wolf (5-2) struck out six and walked one to notch his fifth career shutout and first this season. He allowed a two-out walk and single in the eighth inning but got Craig Biggio to ground out to third to end the threat.
Wolf gave up a leadoff double to Biggio in the first inning, then retired 12 straight batters before Richard Hidalgo singled down the left field line to start the fifth inning. The ball was nearly touched by a fan and a ball boy before Pat Burrell scooped it up and nailed Hildalgo attempting to stretch it into a double.
The Phillies won their third straight game. Houston has dropped two in a row since winning a season-high seven straight.
Houston starting pitcher Wade Miller (1-4) was left in the first inning when he was hit on the right thigh by a line drive off the bat of Jim Thome.
Thome hit a 95 mph fastball that bounced off Miller's thigh into short left field. Miller had given up a run when leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins walked, advanced to second on a groundout, and scored on Abreu's single.
HOUSTONPHILA
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Biggio cf4010Rollins ss2110
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Bgwell 1b4000BAbreu rf4111
JKent 2b4010Thome 1b3010
Hidalgo rf4010Lbrthal c4021
Brkmn lf3000Burrell lf3010
Asmus c3000DaBell 3b3000
AEvrtt ss2010Ledee cf2000
WMillr p0000Wolf p3000
Puffer p1000
Stone p1000
Lidge p0000
BHnter ph1010
Dotel p0000
Totals31050Totals28262
Houston000000000--0
Philadelphia20000000x--2
DP--Houston 1. LOB--Houston 5, Philadelphia 7. 2B--Biggio (7). SB--AEverett (1), Rollins (4).
IPHRERBBSO
Houston
WMiller L,1-4 1-322210
Puffer3 2-340030
Stone200011
Lidge100001
Dotel100002
Philadelphia
Wolf W,5-2950016
Umpires--Home, Randy Marsh; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Angel Hernandez. T--2:21. A--20,726.
Rockies 5, Marlins 4
MIAMI -- Preston Wilson homered against his former team for the second straight night and drove in four runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak.
Jason Jennings (3-3) pitched seven strong innings, giving the Rockies their first win by a starter this month. The staff was 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA in eight starts in May.
Wilson's three-run blast into the upper deck in left highlighted a four-run third inning against Michael Tejera (0-1). Wilson, who also homered Friday, is playing his first series in Florida since being traded to Colorado in November.
COLORADOFLORIDA
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Payton lf3220LCstillo 2b3020
Helton 1b3111Lowell 3b5000
PrWlsn cf3114IRdrgz c2000
LWalkr rf4010RCstro c2000
JHrndz ss4000DeLee 1b4000
CJhson c4000JEcrcn rf3230
Stynes 3b4000Hlndsw lf4240
JJnngs p1110AGnzlz ss3021
SReed p0000Tejera p1000
MaSwy ph1000Brland p0000
JJmnez p0000Rdmnd ph1001
Neal p0000
JAlvrz p0000
AFox ph1000
Spnybr p0000
BBanks ph1001
Totals32575Totals344133
Colorado004010000--5
Florida000020002--4
DP--Colorado 3, Florida 1. LOB--Colorado 5, Florida 8. 2B--LWalker (7), JEncarnacion (8), Hollandsworth 3 (14). HR--PrWilson (9). SF--PrWilson, AGonzalez.
IPHRERBBSO
Colorado
JJennings W,3-3792144
SReed100000
JJimenez S,8142200
Florida
Tejera L,0-1344423
Borland201021
Neal130000
JAlvarez100000
Spooneybarger200003
Neal pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. PB--CJohnson, IRodriguez. Umpires--Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Joe Brinkman. T--2:46. A--16,543.
Brewers 9, Reds 3
CINCINNATI -- Richie Sexson homered and the Milwaukee Brewers took advantage of 13 walks to snap Cincinnati's five-game winning streak.
Sexson, Alex Sanchez and Geoff Jenkins each had two of Milwaukee's 10 hits to help Ben Sheets win for the third time in four decisions.
Sheets (4-3) allowed two runs and 10 hits in six innings, but walked only one. Reggie Taylor had four hits for the Reds.
John Riedling (0-1) allowed six runs -- five earned -- six hits and three walks in four-plus innings in just his second career start after 88 consecutive relief appearances.
MILWAUKEECINCINNATI
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EYong 2b6110JGillen rf4000
Sexson 1b3322Casey 1b5030
Jenkins lf4021Kearns cf5010
Pdsdnk rf3101ABoone 3b3011
Helms 3b5111FLopez 2b4010
Osik c2110Sllivan p0000
Clayton ss2101Merckr p0000
BShets p2000Dunn ph1000
Vn Wal ph1000Taylor lf5241
Kschnk p0000LaRue c4010
JFoster p0000Redling p2000
Lskanic p0000Dmpstr p1000
KGintr ph1110Hredia p0000
LVzcno p0000JCastro 2b1000
Totals359109Totals393133
Milwaukee102210003--9
Cincinnati100100010--3
E--FLopez (11). LOB--Milwaukee 15, Cincinnati 13. 2B--ASanchez (10), Jenkins (8), Osik (2), Casey (5), ABoone (8). HR--Sexson (12), Taylor (2). SB--Taylor 3 (5). S--BSheets. SF--Helms, Clayton.
IPHRERBBSO
Milwaukee
BSheets W,4-36102216
Kieschnick100010
JFoster1-321110
Leskanic2-300002
LVizcaino110002
Cincinnati
Riedling L,0-1466533
Dempster2 1-310052
Heredia1 1-300021
Sullivan2-333320
Mercker2-300012
Riedling pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. HBP--by Kieschnick (JGuillen). Umpires--Home, Jim Wolf; First, Mike Everitt; Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Larry Young. T--3:30. A--32,554.
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