By The Associated Press

ATLANTA - Five-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones dropped a routine flyball to lead to Montreal's first run and Brad Wilkerson hit a two-run homer off Atlanta newcomer Russ Ortiz (0-1) as the Expos sent the Braves to their worst start in 15 years.

The Braves are 0-3 for the first time since 1988 when they began 0-10. That was three years before they began their record run of division titles. Atlanta, outscored 17-2 in the three-game sweep to Montreal, was shut out for the second consecutive night and is scoreless in 19 straight innings.

Montreal starter Javier Vazquez (1-0) pitched 5 2-3 innings and allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out five to help the Expos get off to their best start since going 3-0 in 1997.

Padres 6, Dodgers 1

SAN DIEGO - Jake Peavy struck out a career-high 11 and combined with two other pitchers on a two-hitter as San Diego beat the Los Angeles to snap a three-game losing streak.

Mark Loretta hit a three-run triple off Kazuhisa Ishii (0-1) to highlight the five-run fourth, when the Padres took their first lead of the season.

Peavy, a 21-year-old making his 18th career start, humbled the Dodgers' 3-4 hitters, striking out Shawn Green and Fred McGriff three times each. Peavy (1-0) allowed one run and one hit - Brian Jordan's second-inning homer - in five innings.

Cubs 6, Mets 3

NEW YORK - Sammy Sosa drove in three runs with a pair of singles and left Shea Stadium still looking for his 500th career homer as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 6-3 Thursday.

Mark Prior (1-0) pitched six sharp innings, Moises Alou drove in three runs and Mark Grudzielanek scored three times. New manager Dusty Baker's team took two of three, and the Cubs won an opening series for the first time since 1999.

Sosa finished 3-for-7 with six walks overall against the Mets. He lined a sharp, two-run single in the first and had an RBI infield hit in the third against former teammate Steve Trachsel (0-1).

Marlins 8, Phillies 3

MIAMI - Mark Redman had a career-high 10 strikeouts in his debut for Florida, and the Marlins hit three home runs to avoid being swept by Philadelphia.

Juan Encarnacion, Alex Gonzalez and Mike Lowell homered for the Marlins. Ivan Rodriguez added a two-run triple to hike his average to .455 with five RBIs.

Florida had been outscored 16-7 in the first two games against the Phillies, but Redman cooled them off. The left-hander allowed seven hits and two runs - one earned - in 6 2-3 innings.

Vicente Padilla (0-1) gave up six hits and three runs.

Cardinals 6, Brewers 4

ST. LOUIS - Garrett Stephenson (1-0) allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings and Albert Pujols had three RBIs as St. Louis beat Milwaukee to complete a three-game sweep.

The NL Central champion Cardinals swept their opening series for the second time in four season. St. Louis has swept the Brewers, a franchise-worst 56-106 last year, three times since the start of 2002.

Scott Rolen had a two-run single, and Pujols and Edgar Renteria homered for the Cardinals, who outscored Milwaukee 24-13 in the series.

Matt Kinney (0-1) took the loss.

Rockies 10, Astros 5

HOUSTON - Bobby Estalella homered twice and Nelson Cruz (1-0) pitched five innings to beat his former team as Colorado avoided a three-game sweep.

Estalella hit a solo homer in the second inning against Jeriome Robertson (0-1) and a two-run shot in a seven-run fifth. It was his sixth career multihomer game.

Todd Helton drove in three runs, Ronnie Belliard had two RBIs and Jay Payton had three hits for the Rockies, who avoided being swept in a season-opening series for the first time since their expansion season in 1993.