By The Associated Press
ATLANTA - Andruw Jones hit a 10th-inning homer to give the Braves a victory over the Astros, whose manager, bench coach and starting pitcher were ejected during a wild game.
The Braves rallied in both the eighth and ninth, then won it when Jones, mired in a 1-for-21 slump, hit a two-out, opposite-field homer off Ricky Stone (1-1).
Jesse Garcia was right in the middle of both Atlanta comebacks, which helped the Braves stop a three-game losing streak. First, he convinced umpires he was grazed on the helmet with a pitch, sparking a two-run eighth that tied the game 3-3. The disputed call led to the ejection of Astros manager Jimy Williams - bench coach John Tamargo and pitcher Roy Oswalt also were tossed before the inning was over.
Houston went back ahead on Jose Vizcaino's run-scoring single in the ninth, but Atlanta tied it on Garcia's tying triple.
Antonio Alfonseca (3-0) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.
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).
Dodgers 4, Pirates 3
PITTSBURGH - Alex Cora hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and Los Angeles sent Pittsburgh to its season-high fifth straight loss.
Adrian Beltre led off the ninth with a single off Salomon Torres (1-1) that extended his hitting streak to 12 games. After a one-out walk to Jose Hernandez, Cora doubled down the right-field line.
Guillermo Mota (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth as Los Angeles won for the fourth time in five games. Eric Gagne extended his record for consecutive save chances converted with his 73rd, his 10th this season.
Jack Wilson's solo homer on Hideo Nomo's first pitch of the sixth inning tied it at 3.
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 4 1-3 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.
Tyler Yates (1-4) walked five and was tagged for five runs in five innings.
Expos 2, Cardinals 0
MONTREAL - Tomo Ohka and Rocky Biddle combined on a three-hitter, and Jose Vidro homered and drove in two runs in leading the Expos over the Cardinals for their season-high third straight win.
Ohka (1-5), who lost his first five starts of the season, struck out six and walked one, and Biddle pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save in as many opportunities to complete Montreal's third shutout of the season.
Vidro hit an RBI double off Jason Marquis (1-3) in the third to give Montreal a 1-0 lead. He added his fourth homer in the fifth, a drive just over the wall in the left-field corner on a 3-2 pitch to make it 2-0.
Padres 6, Marlins 3, 10 innings
MIAMI - Sean Burroughs hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning to lead San Diego over Florida.
With the score 3-all, Miguel Ojeda opened the 10th with a broken-bat single to left, and Franklyn Gracesqui (0-1) hit Khalil Greene with a pitch. Kerry Robinson's bunt single loaded the bases, and Burroughs singled for a 4-3 lead. Mark Loretta followed with a two-run single.
Akinori Otsuka (3-1) pitched one scoreless inning, and Trevor Hoffman threw a perfect 10th for his ninth save in 10 chances.
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