Maddux, Braves Hold Off Expos

National League

Greg Maddux squeezed home one run, scored another and overcame a shaky fourth innning Monday night as Atlanta beat the visiting Montreal Expos 5-4.

Maddux (10-6), whose start was pushed back from Friday because of a cracked toenail on his right foot, won for the fifth time in six starts.

Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser broke his left hand when he was hit by a Jeff Juden pitch in the seventh inning. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Rockies 7, Giants 3

Denver

Roger Bailey settled down after a shaky start and then hit a bases-loaded triple as Colorado won its sixth straight.

Barry Bonds played in his 321st consecutive game to break the San Francisco record held by Will Clark.

Marlins 15, Astros 5

Miami

Florida set a team record with 24 hits and rallied from a five-run deficit to beat Houston.

Cardinals 8, Reds 3

Cincinnati

Ray Lankford had his third two-homer game of the season, driving in a career-high five runs for St. Louis.

Mets 7, Phillies 5

New York

New York used third baseman Todd Zeile’s throwing error in the fifth inning, scoring three times to beat Philadelphia.

Cubs 12, Pirates 2

Chicago

Sammy Sosa, Brian McRae, Leo Gomez and Jose Hernandez each hit homers, and Chicago ended a three-game skid.

Chicago second baseman Ryne Sandberg was hit by a pitch on the outside of his right knee. He was listed day-to-day.

Dodgers 1, Padres 0 (10)

Los Angeles

With Tom Lasorda back at Dodger Stadium for the first time since his heart attack, Los Angeles stopped a 30-inning scoreless streak when Dave Hansen’s pinch-single beat San Diego.

Lasorda, at least two weeks away from returning as manager, spoke with most of his players beforehand. He received an ovation from the crowd of 44,368.

Bonds apologizes

Barry Bonds apologized Monday for using the term “black Jew” to describe himself after winning the home run derby during All-Star festivities in Philadelphia last week.

The Giants outfielder sent a one-page letter to the Anti-Defamation League in San Francisco.

ADL regional director Barbara Bergen said one of the reporters kiddingly asked Bonds whether he had made a side bet on himself to win the contest.

“He said - and I’m paraphrasing here - ‘My agent is a Jew and they call me a black Jew,”’ Bergen said. “‘I don’t spend money easily and I don’t make bets.”’

Clearing the bases

Reliever John Hudek, sidelined the past year with injuries, returned to the mound for Houston. Hudek pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed three runs. … Lenny Dykstra had back surgery, and doctors are uncertain if the Philadelphia center fielder can play again. … St. Louis outfielder Brian Jordan was picked as N.L. player of the week.