NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP Cardinals show off for McGwire with 8-4 victory over Colorado

The former slugger was on hand to throw out the first pitch.
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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals celebrated Mark McGwire's return with a few home runs.
Scott Rolen homered on consecutive at-bats and had four RBIs, Albert Pujols also connected and the Cardinals rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 Saturday.
McGwire, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch, was given a pregame standing ovation by the crowd of 46,471. It was his first appearance at Busch Stadium since retiring after the 2001 season.
Rolen has never hit more than 31 home runs in a season, but leads the major leagues with 23 RBIs and has seven homers.
Jason Marquis (1-1) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings to help the Cardinals win their second straight after a 1-6 start at home, their worst since 1973. Todd Helton hit a two-run homer off him in the third.
Shawn Estes (2-1) entered with a 1.29 ERA and had been 2-0 for the first time since winning his first four decisions in 1997. He lasted 4 1-3 innings, giving up seven runs and 10 hits.
COLORADOST. LOUIS
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Gnzalez 2b5000Wmack 2b3332
Clayton ss4110RSndrs rf5234
Helton 1b2211Hart ss0000
RReyes cf1000Pujols 1b3210
Castilla 3b3112Edmnd cf4111
Hcking 3b1011Isrnghs p0000
Burnitz cf2000Kline p0000
Wndell p0000Rolen 3b4011
Greene ph1000Luna lf1000
Chacon p0000Rnteria ss1101
CJhson c4020McKay 3b1000
MaSwy rf4000MAndn lf5231
Hlliday lf3000Mtheny c5110
Stark p1000Morris p3121
Fssero p1000Tguchi cf1000
Pellow rf2121
Totals34585Totals36131511
Colorado102000110--5
St. Louis43400200x--13
E--Holliday (1), Stark (1), MAnderson (1). DP--Colorado 1, St. Louis 1. LOB--Colorado 5, St. Louis 8. 2B--Hocking (1), CJohnson (4), Pellow (1), Womack (4), Matheny (3). HR--Helton (1), Castilla (3), Pellow (1), Womack (1), RSanders 2 (4), MAnderson (2). SB--CJohnson (2), Womack (6), Rolen (1). S--Morris. SF--Womack, Edmonds, Renteria.
IPHRERBBSO
Colorado
Stark L,0-22 1-3911822
Fassero2 2-330023
Wendell232212
Chacon100001
St. Louis
Morris W,2-1754434
Isringhausen121003
Kline110000
WP--Fassero. PB--CJohnson. Umpires--Home, Mike DiMuro; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Joe West; Third, Paul Emmel. T--2:36. A--34,541.
Phillies 6, Expos 3
PHILADELPHIA -- David Bell, Pat Burrell, Placido Polanco and Bobby Abreu homered to help hand Montreal its sixth straight loss.
Kevin Millwood (1-2) gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings and struck out seven to win his fifth straight decision against the Expos.
Roberto Hernandez and Billy Wagner finished, with Wagner getting three straight outs for his fourth save. Philadelphia won its third straight following a 1-6 start.
Montreal has scored just 15 runs in 11 games and has not scored more than three runs in any game. The Expos are on their longest losing streak since dropping six in a row from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 last year.
MONTREALPHILA
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Brgron cf4000Byrd cf4000
Sledge lf4000Planco 2b4111
OCbera ss4010BAbreu rf3111
Vidro 2b4000Thome 1b4110
TBtsta 3b4010Burrell lf3222
Cpicky rf3110DaBell 3b3112
Carroll ph1000ToPerz ss3000
Wlkrsn 1b3131Pratt c3010
JRivra ph1000Mllwod p2000
Schndr c2112Ledee ph1000
Lopez ph1000RHrndz p0000
JoPttsn p2000BWgnr p0000
SKim p0000
AFox ph1000
Fikac p0000
Bentz p0000
Ayala p0000
Totals34373Totals30676
Montreal010200000--3
Philadelphia30020001x--6
DP--Montreal 1. LOB--Montreal 5, Philadelphia 2. 2B--Cepicky (1), Wilkerson (2), Thome (5). HR--Schneider (1), Polanco (1), BAbreu (2), Burrell (2), DaBell (2).
IPHRERBBSO
Montreal
JoPatterson L,1-1455512
SKim200011
Fikac110001
Bentz2-311100
Ayala1-300000
Philadelphia
Millwood W,1-2773307
RHernandez100000
BWagner S,4100002
HBP--by Millwood (Schneider). Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Charlie Reliford; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third, Doug Eddings. T--2:22. A--42,931.
Reds 3, Cubs 2
CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood blew a one-run lead in the ninth and Cincinnati took advantage, in another emotional game at Wrigley Field.
Wood (2-1), who heaved a batting helmet and gloves onto the field, was ejected in a heated exchange with plate umpire Eric Cooper. Wily Mo Pena then doubled in Adam Dunn with the go-ahead run and two outs.
Wood allowed three runs and six hits in 82/3 innings. He struck out six and walked three.
CINCINNATICHICAGO
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Larkin ss4000CPttson cf4000
RWgnr p0000SSosa rf4120
Vlentin 1b0000Alou lf3110
Grf Jr. cf4000ARmrz 3b4021
Casey 1b3010DeLee 1b4021
JCastro 3b0100Barrett c4000
Dunn lf2221ASGzlz ss3000
Freel 3b3000Hlndsw ph1000
LaRue c3001Wood p3000
WPena rf4021Merckr p0000
Graves p0000
Lidle p2010
Kearns ph1000
Olmedo ss1000
Totals30363Totals34282
Cincinnati000000102--3
Chicago000002000--2
DP--Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1. LOB--Cincinnati 6, Chicago 6. 2B--WPena (1), Lidle (1), SSosa (8). HR--Dunn (5). S--Freel. SF--LaRue.
IPHRERBBSO
Cincinnati
Lidle772211
RWagner W,1-1100000
Graves S,5110000
Chicago
Wood L,2-18 2-363336
Mercker1-300000
HBP--by Wood (Casey). WP--Wood 2. Umpires--Home, Eric Cooper; First, Mike Reilly; Second, Chuck Meriwether; Third, C.B. Bucknor. T--2:29. A--40,607.
Dodgers 5, Giants 4
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds hit another late home run that didn't make a difference against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bonds hit his 663rd career homer, a solo shot off Darren Dreifort, in the eighth inning of the Giants' loss.
Milton Bradley who homered and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who won their fourth straight despite a shaky ninth inning from Eric Gagne, who allowed a home run for the second straight day.
Paul Lo Duca and Jose Hernandez each had four hits, and Jose Lima made a successful first start for Los Angeles.
Bonds' homer pulled San Francisco to 4-3. Dreifort walked Edgardo Alfonzo, and A.J. Pierzynski reached on Cesar Izturis' fielding error before Guillermo Mota came on to strike out pinch-hitter Ray Durham.
Adrian Beltre restored the lead to two runs with an RBI single in the ninth off Matt Herges.
That was important, because Gagne allowed a leadoff homer to Pedro Feliz in the bottom half.
LOS ANGELSSAN FRAN
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DRbrts lf4000NPerez 2b4000
L Duca c5140Snow 1b4110
Brdley cf5222Grssom cf5021
ShGren 1b5000Bonds lf2111
Beltre 3b5021Alfonzo 3b2000
JEcrcn rf3100Przyns c4120
JHrndz ss4140Tucker rf2010
Cora 2b2000Ardsm p0000
Izturis ss2011FRdgez p0000
Lima p1000Drham ph1000
Grbwsk ph1000Herges p0000
WAlvrz p0000Rnsom ss2000
Vntura ph1011Feliz ss2111
Drifort p0000Rueter p2000
TMartn p0000Brower p0000
Mota p0000WFrkln p0000
Gagne p0000Hmnds rf1000
Totals385145Totals31483
Los Angeles000003011--5
San Francisco001100011--4
E--Izturis (2). DP--Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 1. LOB--Los Angeles 9, San Francisco 8. 2B--Bradley (4), JHernandez (1), Snow (3), Grissom (3), Pierzynski (1). HR--Bradley (2), Bonds (5), Feliz (1). SB--DRoberts (9). S--Lima, NPerez.
IPHRERBBSO
Los Angeles
Lima W,2-0562232
WAlvarez200012
Dreifort2-311110
TMartin000000
Mota1-300001
Gagne S,4111120
San Francisco
Rueter L,0-15 2-383312
Brower1-310000
WFranklin2-310011
Aardsma1-300000
FRodriguez121100
Herges121101
TMartin pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires--Home, Jerry Meals; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Ed Montague; Third, Jerry Layne. T--3:01. A--42,663.
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