Barry Bonds made a diving catch on a fly ball hit in the third inning, then threw out Kevin Jarvis at the plate. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds had a spectacular sliding catch with the bases loaded and scored the go-ahead run on J.T. Snow's sixth-inning single as the San Francisco Giants won their fifth straight game, beating the San Diego Padres 4-1 Saturday.

        Bonds, who hit a record 73 home runs last season, went 0-for-2 with two walks after hitting five homers in the first four games to tie Lou Brock's pace in 1967.

        Aaron Fultz (1-0) earned the win in relief for the Giants, who remain the only undefeated team in the majors. Robb Nen earned his second save.

        With the bases loaded and no outs in the third inning, Ryan Klesko popped up to shallow left, where Bonds sprinted before making a dazzling sliding catch. Without missing a beat, Bonds jumped up and hurled the ball to catcher Benito Santiago in time to catch Padres starter Kevin Jarvis coming in from third.

        After Phil Nevin grounded out to end the inning, the fans gave Bonds a standing ovation as he headed to the dugout.

        Pirates 6, Cubs 1

        CHICAGO — Josh Fogg pitched seven shutout innings in his first major league start and Pittsburgh rolled to its fourth win in five games.

        Fogg, acquired along with Sean Lowe and Kip Wells from the White Sox for Todd Ritchie in an offseason trade, allowed just five hits to get his first big league win.

        The Pirates got a run in the second off Matt Clement (0-1), who was making his Cubs debut after a spring training trade from Florida. Pittsburgh knocked Clement out in a four-run sixth with three runs.

        Marlins 7, Phillies 3

        PHILADELPHIA — Eric Owens hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning and Alex Gonzalez added a three-run homer in the ninth for Florida.

        The Marlins, who squandered a 3-0 lead in the seventh, went back ahead in the eighth with Owens' hit off Jose Santiago (0-1).

        Vladimir Nunez (1-0) pitched 2 1-3 scoreless innings in relief of rookie Josh Beckett to get the win.

        Mets 11, Braves 2

        ATLANTA — New York scored nine runs in the ninth inning — eight off Atlanta closer John Smoltz (0-1) — to beat the Braves.

        The Mets won at Turner Field for the second night in a row despite losing All-Star catcher Mike Piazza to a bruised knee in the sixth inning. Piazza's replacement, Vance Wilson, hit a two-run double off Smoltz in the ninth.

        Roger Cedeno drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth and Rey Ordonez's had a three-run double in the inning — the Mets' biggest since a 10-run outburst in an 11-8 win over the Braves on June 30, 2000.

        David Weathers (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the victory.

        Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3

        MILWAUKEE — Randy Johnson beat Milwaukee for the 13th straight time, striking out 12 in seven innings for Arizona.

        Johnson (2-0), who is undefeated in his last 16 starts against Milwaukee, allowed one run, five hits and three walks. He improved to 16-4 against the Brewers, who last beat him on Aug. 5, 1992, at old County Stadium.

        Brewers right-hander Nick Neugebauer (0-1) gave up three runs and three hits in five innings in his third major league start and first since offseason shoulder surgery.

        Steve Finley and Tony Womack homered for Arizona.

        Cardinals 8, Astros 4

        HOUSTON — Albert Pujols hit his first homer of the season and drove in three runs to lead St. Louis over Houston.

        Matt Morris (2-0) gave up two unearned runs in six innings as he ended a two-game losing streak to the Astros. He gave up six hits and two walks and struck out seven.

        Eli Marrero and Mike DiFelice also homered for the Cardinals, who have won the first two games of the series between the teams that finished with 93-69 records in the NL Central last year.

        Houston won the division by beating St. Louis on the final day of the regular season, finishing 9-7 in head-to-head games.

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