Ledee leads Phillies over Braves

Brett Myers gave up six hits in seven innings.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA -- Good things happen when Brett Myers pitches seven innings.
Ricky Ledee drove in three runs and Myers overcame a rough first inning to win for the first time in three starts, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves 5-3 Saturday.
"Any time a pitcher can get runs early, it's good," Myers said. "After that, I try to go out and relax."
The Braves, losing two straight for the first time in 17 games, fell to 27-28, their worst record this late in the season since having an identical record on June 6, 1992.
After allowing two runs and three hits in the first, Myers (4-3) gave up just three more hits in his seven innings. He walked four and struck out five.
When pitching at least seven innings, Myers has won seven straight starts and is now 10-3 in his career.
"I was throwing sinkers away and curveballs -- anything that will get a groundball," Myers said. "I learned a lot about myself. The last three starts, I've found my rhythm and kept my body under control."
Tim Worrell struck out the side in the ninth for his eighth save.
Ledee started for just the third time since May 16, when he had three RBIs at Colorado. The Phillies took a 4-0 lead in the first on Ledee's two-run single, and RBI singles by Chase Utley and Todd Pratt.
Ledee, playing left field to give Pat Burrell a day off, added an RBI single for a 5-2 lead in the second.
Once Myers settled down, Ledee knew the right-hander would make the most of his run support.
PHILAATLANTA
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Rollins ss5110Furcal ss5110
ToPerz 3b5110DWise lf5000
BAbreu rf3120JDrew rf2110
Thome 1b4100JEstda c4121
Ledee lf4123JuFrco 1b4011
Utley 2b3011AJones cf3011
Pratt c4021NGreen 2b3000
Byrd cf3000CJones ph1000
BMyers p3010JGarca 2b0000
Burrell ph1000DeRosa 3b4010
Crmier p0000RuOrtiz p2010
Worrell p0000Almnza p0000
Mrrero ph0000
Alfnsca p0000
Ntkwsk p0000
EddPrz ph1000
Totals355105Totals34383
Philadelphia410000000--5
Atlanta200000010--3
E--ToPerez (4). DP--Philadelphia 1. LOB--Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 8. 2B--JEstrada (19), JuFranco (5), AJones (14). SB--BAbreu 2 (12), Ledee (2), Furcal (6), JDrew (4). CS--Utley (1). S--Byrd.
IPHRERBBSO
Philadelphia
BMyers W,4-3762245
Cormier121101
Worrell S,8100003
Atlanta
RuOrtiz L,6-5695538
Almanza100011
Alfonseca110000
Nitkowski100002
Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Joe Brinkman. T--2:56. A--29,252.
Reds 6, Expos 3, 10 innings
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 496th homer and Adam Dunn had two of his own, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning that gave the Cincinnati Reds a victory over the Montreal Expos.
Griffey hit his 496th homer in the fourth and Dunn followed with a solo shot, putting right-hander Paul Wilson in position to improve to 8-0. But closer Danny Graves let the Expos tie it in the ninth with their first set of back-to-back homers this season.
Dunn, in an all-or-nothing surge, tossed his bat away triumphantly after connecting for his 17th homer off Chad Cordero (1-1) with two outs in the 10th.
MONTREALCINCINNATI
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EChvez cf3000FLopez ss5000
Vidro 2b4000Casey 1b5120
TBtsta 3b4111Grf Jr. cf4211
NJhnsn 1b3221Dunn lf4234
OCbera ss4000Larson 3b4120
Sledge rf4011WPena rf2000
Schndr c3010Redling p0000
Ohka p2000Graves p0000
Cpicky ph1000Larkin ph1000
Bentz p0000TJones p0000
Tucker p0000LaRue c4000
CCrdro p1000PWilsn p2011
Freel rf2000
Totals31353Totals376106
Montreal0000100020--3
Cincinnati0003000003--6
Two outs when winning run scored.
E--TBatista (5). DP--Montreal 1, Cincinnati 3. LOB--Montreal 3, Cincinnati 6. 2B--Sledge (4), Casey (20). HR--TBatista (5), NJohnson (1), Griffey Jr. (15), Dunn 2 (17). CS--DJimenez (5). S--EnChavez.
IPHRERBBSO
Montreal
Ohka783324
Bentz2-300011
Tucker1-300001
CCordero L,1-11 2-323313
Cincinnati
PWilson611144
Riedling220000
Graves122201
TJones W,4-1100002
Umpires--Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Bill Miller; Second, Brian Gorman; Third, Dale Scott. T--2:49. A--40,545.
Marlins 7, Mets 6
NEW YORK -- Pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Alex Gonzalez had a two-out, RBI single in the eighth to give the Florida Marlins a win over the New York Mets.
The Mets had rallied from a 2-0 deficit, tying the score on Mike Piazza's first of two homers in the fifth, and going ahead with three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
But Florida came right back against reliever Ricky Bottalico in the seventh. With one-out, Gonzalez beat out an infield hit and reached second on a throwing error by third baseman Todd Zeile. Matt Treanor singled Gonzalez to third, and Lenny Harris was sent up to pinch hit. The Mets countered by bringing in left-hander Mike Stanton, and Easley batted for Harris and hit his second homer of the season to tie it at 5.
FLORIDANEW YORK
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LCstillo 2b5220Zeile 3b5031
Lowell 3b5021Floyd lf5000
Cbrera rf5110Piazza 1b5222
Choi 1b3120Spncer rf4110
Conine lf3012Wggntn 2b4130
AGnzlz ss4121Cmeron cf3010
Tranor c4110VWilsn c3112
Phelps p1000MGintr p1000
Willis ph1010Valent ph1000
BHwrd p0000Bttlco p0000
LHarrs ph0000Stanton p0000
Easley ph1113KGarca ph0000
Brland p0000JPhllps ph1000
Perisho p0000Wthers p0000
Mrdcai ph1000JoFrco p0000
Benitez p0000Wheelr p0000
Totals387147Totals376126
Florida200000311--7
New York010013001--6
E--Treanor (1), Zeile (6). DP--New York 2. LOB--Florida 6, New York 10. 2B--Lowell (19), Zeile (9), VWilson (4). 3B--LCastillo (2). HR--Easley (2), Piazza 2 (12). SB--Conine (1), Matsui (9). CS--Pierre (9). S--MGinter. SF--VWilson.
IPHRERBBSO
Florida
Phelps451125
BHoward254404
Borland2-310020
Perisho W,4-21 1-300002
Benitez S,22111101
New York
MGinter662213
Bottalico1-322200
Stanton2-311101
Weathers L,5-21 1-331110
JoFranco1-311100
Wheeler1-310000
Umpires--Home, Ed Rapuano; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Rick Reed. T--3:15. A--24,803.
Cardinals 10, Astros 4
ST. LOUIS -- Jim Edmonds overcame a sore right ribcage and drove in four runs and threw out a runner at the plate, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to victory over the Houston Astros.
Edmonds almost didn't start after straining his ribcage muscle during batting practice the previous night, but chose to play -- helping the Cardinals win their sixth in a row.
Albert Pujols went 4-for-5, and the Cardinals had a season-high 19 hits to move nine games over .500. and remain a game behind NL Central-leading Cincinnati.
Lance Berkman drove in four runs on two hits for the Astros, who have lost seven of their last eight against St. Louis.
HOUSTONST. LOUIS
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Biggio cf5110Wmack 2b6131
AEvrtt ss4120Rnteria ss4210
Stone p0000Pujols 1b5240
Bgwell 1b4120Rolen 3b4320
JKent 2b3120Edmnd cf5124
Brkmn lf4024RSndrs rf4010
Lamb 3b3000Tguchi rf1000
Hrvlle p0000Mabry lf5122
JVzcno ss1000YMlina c4011
Hidalgo rf4010Mrquis p2011
Asmus c4010Cedeno ph1011
Rdding p2000Calero p1000
Gallo p0000Lnkfrd ph1010
Ensbrg 3b2000Kline p0000
Totals364114Totals43101910
Houston002020000--4
St. Louis02104210x--10
DP--Houston 1. LOB--Houston 6, St. Louis 12. 2B--Bagwell (11), Berkman (14), Hidalgo (15), Pujols (18), Edmonds (19), RSanders (10). HR--Womack (3).
IPHRERBBSO
Houston
Redding L,3-4496620
Gallo2-331110
Harville1 1-342203
Stone231103
St. Louis
Marquis W,5-45104417
Calero300001
Kline110001
Redding pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. WP--Stone.
Umpires--Home, C.B. Bucknor; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Mike Reilly; Third, Chris Guccione. T--3:06. A--46,003.
Rockies 11, Giants 2
DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies kept Barry Bonds from hurting them this time -- by giving the slugger only two hittable pitches.
Todd Greene and Royce Clayton each hit two-run homers, and Jason Jennings pitched five-plus strong innings in the Rockies' victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Bonds walked three times, twice intentionally, but doubled off the wall in right-center in the seventh against Tim Harikkala. He still finished 1-for-1 to raise his average at Coors Field to .328.
On Friday, Bonds hit his 15th homer and No. 673 of his career when Jeff Fassero pitched to him after manager Clint Hurdle instructed him not to do so. Hurdle said before Saturday's game Fassero's ego probably got involved in the decision.
SAN FRANCOLORADO
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Tucker rf4132Miles 2b5332
Alfonzo 3b5000Clayton ss3222
Grssom cf2000Pellow rf0000
Brower p0000Helton 1b5030
Rnsom ph1000Castilla 3b3000
WFrkln p0000LuGnzl 3b1000
Eyre p0000Burnitz rf4221
Minor ph1000Chacon p0000
Bonds lf1010Hlliday lf3122
Mohr ph1010Greene c5124
Feliz 1b5000Frman cf5220
Przyns c3000JJnngs p2000
NPerez 2b4010JrLopz p0000
DCruz ss3010Hrkala p1000
Rueter p2000Hcking ss0000
Linden rf2110
Totals34282Totals37111611
San Francisco000010001--2
Colorado10031303x--11
E--Rueter (1). DP--San Francisco 2, Colorado 1. LOB--San Francisco 12, Colorado 9. 2B--Tucker (11), Bonds (8), Mohr (2), Linden (1), Burnitz (13), Holliday 2 (10). HR--Tucker (5), Clayton (6), Greene (2). S--Clayton, JrLopez.
IPHRERBBSO
San Francisco
Rueter L,2-54 2-395421
Brower1 1-343300
WFranklin1 2-333332
Eyre1-300000
Colorado
JJennings W,5-55 2-341170
JrLopez1-300000
Harikkala210000
Chacon131100
WP--Brower 2. Umpires--Home, Larry Poncino; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Mike Fichter; Third, Greg Gibson. T--2:55. A--30,149.