Griffey hits two home runs as Reds overpower Giants

Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou homered in the Cubs' 4-3 loss.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. homered twice, and Barry Larkin added a tiebreaking two-run shot Saturday, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the struggling San Francisco Giants.
Griffey hit two solo homers.
"We're showing people that we can still play," Griffey said.
Larkin broke a fifth-inning tie with a two-run shot for his first homer since Aug. 1.
"I'm not the same player I was three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 15, 20 years ago," said Larkin, who turned 40 last month. "I do things within my ability, which is different than it was 20 years ago. Health is a huge part of it.
"I'm OK with it. I'm not a 30-30 [homers-steals] guy anymore. I'm a realist. I'm not that type of player anymore."
Paul Wilson (4-0) extended the best start of his career by giving up only two runs in seven innings -- solo homers by Jeffrey Hammonds and J.T. Snow.
Danny Graves finished for his 13th save in 16 chances. Graves has 144 career saves, four shy of John Franco's franchise record.
Barry Bonds flied out three times and drew his 49th walk, the most in the majors. Since missing three games with a sinus infection, Bonds is 0-for-8 with five walks in three games.
Cincinnati's decision to walk Bonds intentionally in the series opener backfired Friday, helping the Giants pull away to a 6-1 win, their only victory in the last five games.
The Giants have scored a total of seven runs in their last four losses.
Dustin Hermanson (1-2), who hadn't pitched since April 21 because of a strained lower back, allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.
Hermanson, who grew up in southwest Ohio, fell to 3-10 career against his boyhood team. His hitting figured into this loss -- he stranded two runners in each of his two at-bats, ending the innings with a strikeout and a flyout.
SAN FRANCINCINNATI
abrhbiabrhbi
Tucker cf5020DJmnz 2b4011
Snow 1b4111Larkin ss4122
Hmnds rf3111Casey 1b4010
Bonds lf3000Dunn lf4000
Feliz 3b4000Grf Jr. cf3222
Przyns c4000Freel rf3120
DCruz ss3020JCastro 3b4010
Brower p0000CMiller c2100
Eyre p0000PWilsn p2000
Mohr ph1111JaCruz ph1000
NPerez 2b3010TJones p0000
Hrmns p2000Graves p0000
WFrkln p0000
Dllmre 2b2000
Totals34383Totals31595
San Francisco101000001--3
Cincinnati02002001x--5
E--Brower (2). DP--San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1. LOB--San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 6. 2B--Tucker (7), DCruz (3), DJimenez (6), Casey (13). 3B--Freel (3). HR--Snow (1), Hammonds (2), Mohr (1), Larkin (1), Griffey Jr. 2 (6).
IPHRERBBSO
San Francisco
Hrmns L,1-2564425
WFranklin2-300020
Brower110000
Eyre1 1-321103
Cincinnati
PWilson W,4-0772223
TJones100001
Graves S,13111100
HBP--by PWilson (Hammonds). Umpires--Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, James Hoye; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Darren Spagnardi. T--2:35. A--39,418.
Rockies 4, Cubs 3
CHICAGO -- Jason Jennings hit a game-tying homer off Greg Maddux and Colorado's starting pitcher ended a personal three-game losing streak.
Jennings' two-run homer -- the second of his career -- tied it at 3 in the fifth, and the Rockies took the lead an inning later on an RBI single by Jeromy Burnitz.
Jennings (2-4) gave up homers to Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou and Todd Walker. Shawn Chacon pitched the ninth and held on for his eighth save in nine chances.
Maddux (2-3) allowed seven hits and four runs in seven innings.
Sosa also struck out three times, giving him 2,002 for his career and moving him into second place all-time behind Reggie Jackson (2,597).
COLORADOCHICAGO
abrhbiabrhbi
Miles 2b4000TWalkr 2b3111
Clayton ss4220CPttson cf5010
Helton 1b4000SSosa rf4111
Castilla 3b4011Alou lf4111
Burnitz cf4011ARmrz 3b2000
CJhson c4000DeLee 1b3000
Hlliday lf3010REMtiz ss4000
Hcking lf1000Bako c3010
Hawpe rf3110Hlndsw ph0000
Pellow rf0000Mddux p2000
JJnngs p3112Macias ph1000
Fentes p0000Hwkins p0000
VNunez p0000Merckr p0000
Chacon p0000Frnswr p0000
Godwin ph1000
Totals34474Totals32353
Colorado100021000--4
Chicago201000000--3
E--Chacon (1). LOB--Colorado 3, Chicago 8. 2B--Clayton (6), Bako (2). HR--JJennings (1), TWalker (4), SSosa (8), Alou (8). SB--Clayton (2), Burnitz (2), CPatterson (4).
IPHRERBBSO
Colorado
JJennings W,2-4653335
Fuentes100011
VNunez100010
Chacon S,8100012
Chicago
Maddux L,2-3774405
Hawkins100002
Mercker1-300000
Farnsworth2-300001
Umpires--Home, Bill Miller; First, Brian Gorman; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Ron Kulpa. T--2:32. A--39,546.
Brewers 6, Mets 4
NEW YORK -- Lyle Overbay hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, and four Milwaukee pitchers combined on a two-hitter.
Adrian Hernandez, making his first start in nearly two years, pitched hitless ball into the fifth inning. But he walked seven batters and was lifted after 41/3 innings.
Matt Kinney (1-2) allowed New York's first hit. Luis Vizcaino pitched the eighth and gave up New York's only other hit, and Dan Kolb worked the ninth for his sixth save in six chances.
Milwaukee nicked Tyler Yates (1-4) for a run in the second, but could have had more.
Geoff Jenkins hit a leadoff double into the right-field corner. After Overbay walked, Wes Helms singled, loading the bases with no outs. Jenkins scored on an RBI single by Ben Grieve, but Yates escaped further damage by striking out Gary Bennett and Hernandez, and getting Scott Podsednik to ground out.
MILWAUKEENEW YORK
abrhbiabrhbi
Pdsdnk cf5011Matsui ss5100
Cunsell ss4100DGrcia 2b4100
KGintr 2b5110Piazza 1b2000
Jenkins lf5220KGarca rf4111
Ovrbay 1b4134Valent lf2111
Helms 3b5020Cmeron cf3000
Grieve rf2021Wggntn 3b3001
BClark rf2110VWilsn c3000
GBnntt c3000Yates p1000
AHrndz p3000Gterrez ph0000
Kinney p0000JoFrco p0000
BHall ph1000JPhllps ph1000
LVzcno p0000Stanton p0000
Kolb p0000Bttlco p0000
Zeile ph1000
Moreno p0000
Totals396126Totals29423
Milwaukee011030010--6
New York000120010--4
E--Helms (3). LOB--Milwaukee 10, New York 8. 2B--Jenkins (8), Grieve (4), Valent (2). HR--Overbay (5). SB--Podsednik (17), BClark (2). SF--Wigginton.
IPHRERBBSO
Milwaukee
AHernandez4 1-303274
Kinney W,1-22 2-310014
LVizcaino111110
Kolb S,6100000
New York
Yates L,1-4585545
JoFranco100001
Stanton100001
Bottalico121101
Moreno120003
Umpires--Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Jim Joyce. T--3:18. A--29,212.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.