Giants Hang On For Win Over Mets

National League

Jay Canizaro’s grand slam capped a seven-run first inning Wednesday as the San Francisco Giants jumped to a nine-run lead and held on to beat the visiting New York Mets 12-11.

San Francisco led 12-9 in the ninth when Lance Johnson hit a two-run homer off Rod Beck before Beck was credited with his 28th save.

Padres 7, Expos 2

San Diego

Ken Caminiti kept up his extraordinary home run pace, connecting from both sides of the plate to drive in four runs as San Diego beat Montreal for a three-game sweep.

Cubs 8, Marlins 3

Chicago

Scott Bullett, filling in for injured Sammy Sosa, homered, drove in three runs and scored three times as Chicago surpassed .500 for the first time in 3-1/2 months.

Braves 4, Reds 3

Atlanta

Pinch-hitter Luis Polonia’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning beat Cincinnati and extended Atlanta’s winning streak to six games.

Pirates 5, Astros 2

Houston

Denny Neagle won for the first time in five starts and Jeff King tied his career high with four hits as Pittsburgh broke a five-game losing streak.

Rockies 10, Cardinals 2

Denver

The Rockies ended Andy Benes’ 10-game winning streak as Eric Young and Ellis Burks combined for seven hits and five RBIs in a 10-2 win over St. Louis.

Phillies 6, Dodgers 0

Los Angeles

Curt Schilling pitched a two-hitter and tied a career high with 12 strikeouts, and Scott Rolen hit his first two major league home runs as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles.

Cubs honor Dawson

Andre’s Army turned out in full force for the last time Wednesday at Wrigley Field, where retiring Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson was honored during a ceremony before an afternoon game against the Cubs.

Dawson ran slowly around the entire perimeter, waving to fans along the way. He stopped in front of the right-field Bleacher Bums and gave them a salaam bow like the ones he received playing for the Cubs from 1987 through 1992.

Clearing the bases

Giants outfielder Barry Bonds left Wednesday’s game with the New York Mets with a mild strain of his left hamstring and is questionable for tonight’s game. Bonds has played in a franchise-record 354 games, the longest current streak in the National League… . Center fielder Brett Butler, who underwent throat cancer surgery in May, will rejoin the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday in Montreal. … The Giants sold catcher Steve Decker to the Rockies, where he will be reunited with former Lewis-Clark State College batterymate Steve Reed.