Sandberg Uncorks Two Homers In Win
National League
Ryne Sandberg homered twice, including his fifth career grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a seven-game losing streak at Olympic Stadium with an 11-9 victory over the Montreal Expos on Friday night.
Sandberg hit his grand slam in the fifth off Rheal Cormier (7-7) for a 7-5 lead and hit a solo shot in the ninth off Mel Rojas for an 11-8 lead.
Sandberg, who has 19 homers this season, had the 23rd multihomer game of his career. He also hit a grand slam May 24 off Houston’s Greg Swindell.
Padres 4, Pirates 1
Pittsburgh
Fernando Valenzuela limited Pittsburgh to three hits in 7-2/3 innings and Greg Vaughn hit the 100-RBI mark with a solo homer to lead San Diego.
Vaughn’s tiebreaking solo homer started a three-run fourth and made him the first player in major-league history to drive in 100 runs while playing in both leagues in the same season. Vaughn had 95 RBIs with Milwaukee before his July 31 trade to San Diego.
Astros 5, Phillies 1
Philadelphia
Shane Reynolds pitched four-hit ball for eight innings in Houston’s win.
Reynolds (14-6) won for the sixth time in seven decisions. He retired 14 straight batters in the middle innings. An error by shortstop Orlando Miller in the eighth set up an RBI single by Kevin Stocker for the Phillies.
Marlins 2, Mets 1 (10)
Miami
Luis Castillo, who had his first major league hit earlier in the game, won it with an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, lifting Florida over New York.
Castillo, a 20-year-old second baseman, played his second game in the majors.
Rockies 6, Braves 4
Atlanta
Andres Galarraga singled home two runs to cap a three-run seventh as Colorado rallied for a win over Tom Glavine and Atlanta.
Colorado, the second-worst road team in the league at 20-36, has won four in a row on the road and improved to 4-17 all-time at Atlanta.
Reds 9, Dodgers 4
Cincinnati
Hal Morris hit a bases-loaded triple in the four-run second, and Cincinnati scored three more on three doubles in the fifth to beat Los Angeles.
Giants 8, Cardinals 6
St. Louis
Barry Bonds hit three run-scoring singles and Osvaldo Fernandez ended his six-game losing streak in San Francisco’s win.
After losing eight straight on the road, the Giants have won two in a row at Busch Stadium.
Clearing the bases
Kris Benson, the No. 1 overall pick in the June free-agent draft, will meet today with Pirates general manager Cam Bonifay. Benson apparently is unhappy with the progress of contract negotiations. … The Phillies will honor former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda on Aug. 31. Lasorda is a native of Norristown, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia.
John Allen, who has run Cincinnati since Marge Schott stepped aside June 12, was formally nominated by the Reds owner to run the club and was approved by league president Len Coleman. Allen’s title will be managing executive. … Cubs shortstop Shawon Dunston underwent 3 hours of surgery to repair fractures of his left eye orbit. Dunston is out for the season.