Schilling Shoulders Philadelphia Victory
National League
Curt Schilling, in his first major league start since last July, allowed five hits and struck out 10 over seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-0 Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Schilling (1-0), who had shoulder surgery in August, was taken out after throwing 101 pitches.
Astros 6, Cubs 3
Chicago
Derek Bell hit a two-run homer and Darryl Kile won his fifth straight decision as Houston beat Chicago and stopped a four-game losing streak.
Marlins 11, Cardinals 5
Miami
Pinch-hitter Joe Orsulak’s two-run single in the eighth broke a tie to help Florida beat St. Louis for its franchise-record ninth consecutive victory.
The winning streak is the longest in the majors this season. Braves 7, Pirates 3 Atlanta John Smoltz, already the only seven-game winner in the majors, made it eight in a row as Atlanta routed Pittsburgh for its ninth victory in 10 games.
Rockies 5, Reds 3
Cincinnati
Dante Bichette’s three-run homer, his first in 22 games, snapped Colorado’s seven-game losing streak.
Padres 9, Mets 4
San Diego
Wally Joyner, Steve Finley and Jody Reed each had a two-run hit to boost a shaky Andy Ashby to his fifth win as San Diego beat New York.
Dodgers 2, Expos 1
Los Angeles
Ramon Martinez returned after more than five weeks on the disabled list and allowed five hits over six innings as Los Angeles ended Montreal’s four-game winning streak.
Butler update
Los Angeles center fielder Brett Butler has been told there could be a correlation between his type of cancer, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and a bout he had seven years ago with Epstein-Barr virus, or chronic fatigue syndrome.
Doctors are less convinced that the cancer could have been caused by Butler’s brief use of smokeless tobacco 15 years ago, Butler said.
Butler, 38, will check into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Monday afternoon, then have surgery early Tuesday morning to remove 50 lymph nodes in his neck, as well as a piece of muscle tissue.
Clearing the bases
The May 20 “Sports Illustrated” features an 11-page profile on Reds owner Marge Schott.. … San Francisco’s Barry Bonds ended his career-high hitting streak at 14 games, going 0 for 1 with two walks. Mel Hall pinch hit for Bonds in the eighth. … The Cardinals activated third baseman Gary Gaetti from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Rich Batchelor to Triple-A Louisville. Gaetti had been sidelined with a broken little left toe.