Dodgers Accomplish Rare Sweep Of Expos

National League

Mike Piazza hit his fourth homer in three games and Ramon Martinez threw a five-hitter as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Expos 5-0 Wednesday night, their first sweep in Montreal since 1980.

Phillies 12, Padres 8

Philadelphia

Jim Eisenreich hit a pinch-hit grand slam and pitcher Tyler Green added a three-run homer as Philadelphia beat San Diego.

Rockies 9, Pirates 5

Denver

Dante Bichette hit his league-leading 30th home run and reached his career-high with 96 RBIs as Colorado beat Pittsburgh to end the Pirates’ six-game winning streak.

Braves 6, Astros 2

Houston

Kent Mercker held Houston to two hits over seven innings and Javier Lopez drove in the go-ahead run with a fifth-inning single, to lead Atlanta.

Cubs 10, Marlins 2

Chicago

Sammy Sosa hit two of Chicago’s five homers - giving him six in six games - and the Cubs used the power display to beat Florida.

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

St. Louis

David Wells threw a six-hitter and Jerome Walton homered to lead off the game in Cincinnati’s win.

Giants 3, Mets 2

New York

Terry Mulholland, helped when an apparent home run by Chris Jones was called foul with one out left, hung on to end his nine-game losing streak as San Francisco beat New York.

Clearing the bases

Raul Mondesi is the first Dodger since Kirk Gibson in the 1989 championship season to have 20 stolen bases and as many home runs… . Lenny Dykstra of the Phillies has begun rehab following the July 28 surgery on his right knee… . . Brian Jordan of the Cardinals had his career-high 13-game hitting streak stopped when he was ejected by home plate umpire Ed Rapuano in the second inning for protesting a called third strike… . Phillies right-hander Curt Schilling, on the DL since July 19, had surgery to remove a bone spur and repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder. Schilling won’t be allowed to throw again until at least December.