No Mowing Down Miami For Nomo
National League
Hideo Nomo, who struck out a career-high 17 against the Marlins in his previous outing, was knocked out in the fifth inning Saturday night as Florida beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 at Miami.
Nomo (2-2) gave up four runs and seven hits in 4-1/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.
Al Leiter (3-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.
Expos 11, Pirates 2
Montreal
Darrin Fletcher hit his first grand slam and tied a career high with five RBIs and Henry Rodriguez homered twice, leading Pedro Martinez and Montreal past Pittsburgh.
Martinez retired 13 straight batters before Jeff King homered in the seventh.
Mets 4, Rockies 3 (10)
New York
Jose Vizcaino, back in the lineup after the birth of his son, singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th and New York beat Colorado, ending a three-game losing streak.
Andres Galarraga homered twice, doubled and drove in all three Rockies runs. He led off the ninth inning with his fifth home run against John Franco, tying it at 3.
Braves 6, Padres 5
Atlanta
Ryan Klesko matched his career high with four hits, including a double and triple, and scored the go-ahead run as Atlanta beat San Diego.
With one out in the eighth and the score tied at 5, Klesko tripled off Doug Bochtler (0-1). Javy Lopez walked and pinch-hitter Dwight Smith lifted a sacrifice fly to right, the first RBI this season by a Braves pinch-hitter.
Giants 8, Cubs 4
Chicago
Barry Bonds homered, doubled and drove in three runs and San Francisco beat Chicago, ending the Cubs’ four-game winning streak.
The teams combined for five home runs, taking advantage of 21-mph winds.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
Philadelphia
Brian Jordan singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth, giving St. Louis its second consecutive 1-0 victory over Philadelphia.
Rookie Alan Benes (3-0) and Dennis Eckersley combined on a two-hitter, extending the Phillies’ scoreless streak to 18 innings.
Reds 6, Astros 1
Houston
John Smiley won for the first time in four starts this season, and Eric Davis, Chris Sabo and Hal Morris homered to lead Cincinnati to a win.
The game drew 34,098 to the Astrodome, leaving Houston with an average of 21,553 after 11 home games. Astros owner Drayton McLane has threatened to move the team unless attendance improves dramatically this season from last year’s average of 19,208.
Gwynn to return
The San Diego Padres dodged a major scare when doctors determined that batting star Tony Gwynn won’t need surgery on his inflamed right heel.
Gwynn, leading the majors with a .472 average, headed home from Atlanta on Saturday and underwent an MRI on his heel. Gwynn should be ready to play Wednesday.
Clearing the bases
The Cardinals have outscored the opposition 18-1 in the eighth inning this season… . Ryne Sandberg of Chicago needs one homer to become the 10th player in major league history to total both 250 home runs and 250 steals. … The Expos are expressing some concern over setup man Tim Scott. The right-hander, who has not allowed a hit in 8-1/3 innings this season, has not pitched since April 16 because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. … With a crowd of 14,022 Saturday, the Expos have drawn 136,126 for an 17,016 average after eight games. That’s down from 177,421, a 22,178 average, after the same number last year.