NATIONAL LEAGUE Bonds' blasts lifts Giants past Arizona

Richie Sexon had four RBIs as the Brewers topped the Cubs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX -- Barry Bonds homered off Randy Johnson in his return to the San Francisco lineup Saturday, leading Jerome Williams and the Giants past the Diamondbacks, 2-1.
Bonds, who missed six games following his father's death last week, reached on an infield single in the first, then hit a 403-foot homer into the right-field stands leading off the fourth.
Bobby Bonds died Aug. 23 at age 57 after being ill for nearly a year with lung cancer and a brain tumor.
"I didn't even ask him. I just put him in the lineup," manager Felipe Alou said before the game, a few minutes after meeting privately with Bonds. "We were talking about other stuff, not even about the lineup. He told me he watched every game."
After crossing home plate, Bonds looked up toward the closed roof at Bank One Ballpark for a few moments longer than usual. Minutes later, as he left the Giants' first-base dugout to jog to left field, Bonds briefly pulled his cap low on his forehead and wiped his eyes.
Bonds, resting on one knee in the on-deck circle when the top of the eighth ended, came out of the game in the bottom half. He left the Giants' dugout shortly thereafter.
Bonds' home run was his major league-leading 40th of the season and the 653rd of his career. He moved within seven homers of his godfather, Willie Mays, for third place on the all-time list.
SAN FRANARIZONA
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Arizona000000001--1
DP--San Francisco 1, Arizona 1. LOB--San Francisco 7, Arizona 7. 2B--Grissom (30), Mondesi (7). HR--Aurilia (10), Bonds (40).
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San Francisco
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Arizona
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Umpires--Home, Larry Vanover; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Steve Rippley. T--2:41. A--39,383.
Brewers 9, Cubs 5
CHICAGO -- Richie Sexson homered and drove in four runs, Scott Podsednik stole home and Matt Kinney won his third straight start as the Milwaukee Brewers got back to their winning ways.
The Brewers had a 10-game winning streak -- the second-longest in franchise history -- snapped Friday. But they wasted little time starting another one, tagging Cubs starter Shawn Estes (7-11) for five runs in the first two innings.
Every Milwaukee starter except Wes Helms reached base at least once and scored a run. Mark Smith had a solo homer, and Podsednik drove in a pair of runs.
Kinney (10-9) allowed four earned runs and seven hits in 51/3 innings, striking out three and walking four. The Brewers have won 12 of their last 14 games.
Pinch-hitter Troy O'Leary hit a three-run homer in the sixth, but the Cubs couldn't take advantage of their other opportunities as they stranded 10 runners. They left the bases loaded in the seventh, and Kenny Lofton was thrown out at home when he tried to score from first on Sammy Sosa's double in the eighth.
It was the third loss in four games for the Cubs, who began the day a half-game behind St. Louis and Houston in the NL Central.
MILWAUKEECHICAGO
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Milwaukee
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Chicago
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WP--Kinney, Estes. Umpires--Home, Jerry Crawford; First, Brian O'Nora; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Larry Poncino. T--2:58. A--39,805.
Marlins 4, Expos 3
MIAMI -- Carl Pavano pitched eight-plus solid innings, and Juan Encarnacion drove in four runs as the Florida Marlins held on and beat Livan Hernandez and Montreal.
Pavano (11-11) allowed four hits before Vladimir Guerrero led off the ninth with a solo homer to left field, and Wil Cordero's single.
MONTREALFLORIDA
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Montreal
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CCordero100011
Almonte121112
Florida
Pavano W,11-118622110
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Pavano pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. HBP--by Almonte (Lowell), by Pavano (Zeile). WP--CCordero. Umpires--Home, Wally Bell; First, Bill Welke; Second, Matt Hollowell; Third, John Hirschbeck. T--2:42. A--20,724.