Sunday, July 14, 2002
NL roundup
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — David Dellucci and Rod Barajas hit two-run homers as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 Saturday to reclaim first place in the NL West.
The defending World Series champion Diamondbacks, who last led the division on June 21, moved a half-game ahead of Los Angeles by winning their third in a row over the Dodgers. The four-game series at Dodger Stadium concludes Sunday.
Brian Anderson (5-7) gave up five runs on eight hits in seven innings, and Byung-Hyun Kim pitched the ninth for his third save in as many days. He has 25 saves in 28 chances this season.
With the game tied 2-all in the fourth inning, Dellucci drove a 2-1 pitch from Andy Ashby (7-7) into the right-field pavilion for his third homer of the year. Dellucci also singled home a run in the sixth.
Usually mild-mannered Dodgers manager Jim Tracy was ejected in the sixth inning.
Giants 6, Rockies 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Kent went 4-for-4 and drove in two runs as San Francisco beat Colorado for its fifth straight win.
Jason Schmidt (5-3) scattered three hits over eight innings as the Giants nearly held the Rockies scoreless for the second straight game.
The Rockies have lost four straight, and didn't score in 21 innings until Chad Zerbe gave up an RBI single to Todd Helton in the ninth.
John Thomson (7-8) worked five innings, allowing four runs — three earned — on six hits.
Cubs 9, Marlins 2
CHICAGO — Matt Clement pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning against his former team as Chicago and an angry Sammy Sosa beat Florida.
Clement (7-6) struck out nine and outpitched the player he was traded for in March — Julian Tavarez, who drew the ire of Sosa by plunking him in the back with a pitch in the fourth inning. Benches emptied briefly, but no punches were thrown and order was quickly restored.
Tavarez (7-5), sent to the Marlins along with three other players for Clement and Antonio Alfonseca, went four innings. He allowed nine hits and seven runs — five earned.
Sloppy fielding by the Marlins, who finished with three errors, helped Chicago take a 7-2 lead after four innings. Fred McGriff had two RBIs.
Phillies 7, Mets 6, 12 innings
NEW YORK — Travis Lee hit an RBI single off Scott Strickland (6-6) in the 12th inning as Philadelphia overcame another bullpen meltdown to beat New York.
After closer Jose Mesa couldn't hold a 6-4 lead in the ninth, the Phillies bounced back to win it in the 12th.
Hector Mercado (1-2) pitched out of a jam in the 11th, stranding the winning run at third base. Carlos Silva worked the 12th for his first career save, a rare bright spot for a Phillies bullpen that has a major league-worst 5.09 ERA.
Marlon Anderson went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, and former Met Todd Pratt hit a two-run double for the Phillies, who have won six of eight.
Mike Piazza drove in three runs for the Mets, who matched a season worst by dropping two games below .500.
Cardinals 2, Padres 1, 10 innings
SAN DIEGO — Kerry Robinson hit a run-scoring single in the top of the 10th inning to give St. Louis a victory over San Diego.
The Padres squandered a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth when they had runners on second and third with one out against Mike Crudale (2-0). Bubba Trammell hit a popup to second and Deivi Cruz flew out to right to end the threat.
St. Louis started the 10th against losing pitcher Steve Reed (2-4) with a double by Edgar Renteria. Eli Marrero followed with an infield single that moved Renteria to third. Robinson then hit a bloop single over shortstop Deivi Cruz to score the winning run.
Expos 6, Braves 3
MONTREAL — Brad Wilkerson, Vladimir Guerrero and Cliff Floyd each hit solo homers in the fifth inning, and Bartolo Colon pitched his first complete game in the National League to win his Montreal home debut as the Expos beat Atlanta before a crowd of 17,335.
All three homers came off Tom Glavine (11-5), who gave up three home runs in the same inning for the first time in his major league career.
Without a promotion to bring in a bigger crowd, the game drew Montreal's fourth-largest crowd of the season as the second-place Expos moved within 10 1/2 games of Atlanta in the NL East.
Colon (2-0) allowed eight hits — including Chipper Jones' eighth-
inning homer — and three runs to send the Braves to just their fourth loss in 21 games. Colon had four complete games this season for Cleveland.
Pirates 5, Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE — Brian Giles hit his 25th home run, and Pittsburgh won in Milwaukee again.
Giles has homered in each of the first three games of this series for the Pirates, who are 6-0 this season at Miller Park. They were 24-57 on the road in 2001 and are 21-22 this year.
Kevin Young and Chad Hermanson also hit home runs for the Pirates, who are 15th in the National League with 76. But they've hit 21 homers in 12 games against Milwaukee.
Giles connected off Jamey Wright (2-8) in the third inning.
Kip Wells (10-6) matched his victory total with the White Sox last year, his first full season in the majors. Mike Williams got his 27th save in 29 opportunities.
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