NATIONAL LEAGUE Cards amp up offense at Busch

Milwaukee, Washington and Atlanta also posted victories.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS -- Sidney Ponson won his home debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, backed by home runs by Albert Pujols, Hector Luna and Scott Spiezio in a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Luna tied his career high with three RBIs for the Cardinals, who are 3-2 at new Busch Stadium. They pounded Dave Williams for six runs and six hits in the first three innings after totaling three runs the previous two games.
Luna had a run-scoring single in the first for his first RBI of the season, a home run in the third and an RBI single in the seventh. Spiezio hit a pinch-hit two-run homer off Mike Burns in the seventh.
Players out
Both teams were without their starting center fielders. Ken Griffey Jr. missed his third straight start with stiffness in his right knee for the Reds, and the Cardinals' Jim Edmonds was out after taking a cortisone shot for inflammation in his right shoulder on Friday night.
Ponson (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings, settling down after surrendering Adam Dunn's sixth homer on a full count in the first. He struck out four and walked one, leaving to a big ovation from a fifth straight sellout crowd of 40,752.
CINCINNATIST. LOUIS
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Freel cf4010Eckstin ss5120
FLopez ss4010Tguchi cf5110
CHmnd p0000Pujols 1b4222
Dunn lf4111Rolen 3b2100
Aurilia 2b3110JEcrcn rf4110
Httberg 1b3000YMlina c3012
EEcrcn 3b3110Luna 2b4233
Kearns rf4022Schmkr lf4000
Vlentin c4000Ponson p2000
DWlms p1000Thmps p0000
Belisle p1000Spiezio ph1112
Burns p0000Looper p0000
BPhilps ss1000RRincn p0000
Hanck p0000
Totals32373Totals349119
Cincinnati100000101--3
St. Louis32100030x--9
E--EEncarnacion (6). DP--St. Louis 2. LOB--Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 7. 2B--FLopez (2), Aurilia (1), EEncarnacion (4), Kearns (6), Taguchi (3), Pujols (1), JEncarnacion (1). HR--Dunn (6), Pujols (5), Luna (1), Spiezio (1). S--YMolina.
IPHRERBBSO
Cincinnati
DWilliams L,0-2366632
Belisle320022
Burns133300
CHammond100001
St. Louis
Ponson W,1-06 1-352214
Thompson2-310000
Looper100000
RRincon2-311112
Hancock1-300001
HBP--by RRincon (EEncarnacion). Umpires--Home, Tim Timmons; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Jeff Nelson. T--2:29. A--40,752.
Brewers 8, Mets 2
NEW YORK -- Tomo Ohka shut down New York's offense and slapped a go-ahead double, helping Milwaukee snap the Mets' seven-game winning streak.
Pitching against a team that began the day with an NL-high .310 batting average, Ohka (1-1) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and five hits in seven innings. He had been 0-5 in seven appearances at Shea Stadium coming in.
MILWAUKEENEW YORK
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BClark cf4010Reyes ss3000
Hardy ss4132Hrnndz 2b4010
Jenkins rf5112Beltran cf4110
CaLee lf4111Brdford p0000
Koskie 3b5010CDlgdo 1b4110
Weeks 2b4210Wright 3b3011
Fildr 1b5131Floyd lf3000
Moeller c4221Nady rf4010
Ohka p3011RCstro c3011
Gross ph1000Trchsel p1000
Wise p0000Vlentin ph1000
Oliver p0000
JuFrco ph1000
Julio p0000
Chavez cf0000
Totals398148Totals31262
Milwaukee010210130--8
New York010001000--2
E--Weeks (4), Ohka (1). DP--Milwaukee 2. LOB--Milwaukee 9, New York 6. 2B--Hardy (2), Koskie (3), Weeks (1), Ohka (1), Beltran (1), RCastro (2). HR--Jenkins (1), CaLee (5). SB--Reyes (4). CS--BClark (2). SF--Hardy, Wright, RCastro.
IPHRERBBSO
Milwaukee
Ohka W,1-1752125
Wise210000
New York
Trachsel L,1-1594414
Oliver221102
Julio123300
Bradford110002
HBP--by Julio (Moeller), by Trachsel (BClark), by Trachsel (Weeks). Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Terry Craft. T--2:52. A--55,831.
Nationals 2, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- John Patterson allowed three hits in eight innings and matched a career high with 13 strikeouts, helping the Nationals break a six-game losing streak.
Washington's Royce Clayton doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. The Nationals, who had been off to the franchise's worst start since 1970, improved to 3-9.
WASHINGTONFLORIDA
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Church rf0000MiCbra 3b3000
ASrano lf4010Amzga pr0000
NJhnsn 1b1100Jacobs 1b3000
Zmrmn 3b3100Wlnhm lf4110
BHarrs 2b3010Aguila rf3011
Clayton ss4011Tranor c3000
Schndr c3000Reed cf2000
JoPttsn p3010Olsen p2000
MrAnd ph1000FGrmn p0000
CCrdro p0000Jhnson p0000
Helms ph1010
Wllmyr p0000
Totals29251Totals29131
Washington000002000--2
Florida000010000--1
E--Olsen (1). LOB--Washington 10, Florida 4. 2B--Jackson (2), Clayton (1), Willingham (4), Aguila (3). CS--Byrd (1), Jackson (1), ASoriano (1).
IPHRERBBSO
Washington
JoPatterson W,1-08311113
CCordero S,1100020
Florida
Olsen L,0-15 1-342166
FGerman2-310010
Johnson200022
Wellemeyer100011
Olsen pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Umpires--Home, Gary Darling; First, Larry Poncino; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Ed Hickox. T--2:54. A--15,668.
Braves 2, Padres 0
ATLANTA -- John Smoltz gave Atlanta's starting staff its first win of the year with his 16th career shutout.
Smoltz (1-1) gave up only four hits and two walks. He recorded his first shutout since June 21, 2005, a 5-0 win over Florida. He pitched his 51st complete game, his first since June 26, 2005, against Baltimore.
SAN DIEGOATLANTA
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DRbrts cf3010MGiles 2b4000
Sledge lf4000Rnteria ss3010
BGiles rf3000Pena ss1000
Piazza c4010Lngrhn lf4000
Bowen pr0000AJones cf3100
AGnzlz 1b3000LaRche 1b3121
KGreen ss3000Frncur rf3011
Castilla 3b3000McCnn c3000
Brfield 2b3010Btemit 3b2000
Peavy p2010Smoltz p2000
Bllhorn ph1000
Cssdy p0000
Totals29040Totals28242
San Diego000000000--0
Atlanta01000010x--2
DP--Atlanta 1. LOB--San Diego 5, Atlanta 5. HR--LaRoche (3). SB--Barfield (3), AJones (2). S--DRoberts.
IPHRERBBSO
San Diego
Peavy L,1-2742228
Cassidy100000
Atlanta
Smoltz W,1-1940024
HBP--by Peavy (AJones). Umpires--Home, Brian O'Nora; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Chuck Meriwether. T--2:09. A--40,151.