Memories Stirred By Atlanta Rally

National League

Chipper Jones felt like he was still playing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Jones drove in the tie-breaking run with a two-out single in the eighth and the Braves won the first regular-season game at Turner Field, rallying to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday.

“That was a good one to break in this field,” said Jones, who went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. “It reminds me of what happened so many times across the street (at Fulton County Stadium). We would be down by a run in the sixth, seventh or eighth inning and then come through with a clutch two-out hit.”

Rockies 5, Expos 4 Montreal

Larry Walker and Jeff Reed homered as Colorado beat Montreal, stopping its four-game losing streak against the Expos.

Padres 13, Phillies 3 San Diego

Greg Vaughn homered twice and Rickey Henderson scored twice in his first start of the season, leading San Diego over Philadelphia.

Henderson, relegated to the bench for the most part because Vaughn signed a three-year deal, went 1-for-3 with two walks.

Astros 3, Cards 2 (11) Houston

Jeff Bagwell singled home the winning run in the 11th inning as Houston kept St. Louis winless this season. The defending N.L. Central champion Cardinals are 0-4 for the first time since 1985.

Reds 9, Marlins 7 Miami

Reggie Sanders tied a career high with six RBIs as Cincinnati rallied to beat Florida, the Marlins’ first loss of the season.

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3 Los Angeles

Tom Candiotti, demoted to the bullpen after 14 years as a starter, got his second career win in relief as Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh.

Billy Ashley broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a pinch double and scored on Wilton Guerrero’s triple - his first RBI in the majors.

Giants 6, Mets 4 San Francisco

Right fielder Glenallen Hill threw out a runner at home plate, then singled in the seventh inning to drive in the go-ahead run as San Francisco beat New York.

Notes

The New York Mets will donate 14,000 tickets to youngsters to attend the Jackie Robinson 50th anniversary celebration at Shea Stadium on April 15. The game will commemorate Robinson’s breaking of the the major league color barrier.

Major League Baseball’s executive council has placed a freeze on the type of arrangement through which the San Diego Padres gained exclusive negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu. … The Chicago Cubs put first baseman Mark Grace, who strained his right hamstring Wednesday, on the 15-day disabled list.