Stingy Maddux Bests Phils Again

Greg Maddux pitched a six-hitter, throwing just 18 balls in 89 pitches, to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Friday night in Atlanta.

Maddux (10-3 and 21-10 lifetime against the Phillies) struck out eight and walked none in sending the Phillies to their 12th loss in 13 games.

Padres 7, Dodgers 5

Los Angeles

Joey Hamilton won for the first time in five starts, hit his third career homer and squeezed home another run as San Diego beat Los Angeles.

Pirates 6, Mets 1

Pittsburgh

Jason Schmidt shut down New York for his first career complete-game victory and Kevin Young’s two-run homer keyed a four-run first inning for Pittsburgh.

Giants 6, Rockies 3

Denver

Kirk Rueter allowed six hits in eight-plus innings and J.T. Snow, Barry Bonds, and Jose Vizcaino homered as San Francisco beat Colorado, pushing its lead over Colorado in the N.L. West to 4-1/2 games.

Expos 2, Marlins 0

Miami

Dustin Hermanson, Marc Valdes, Dave Veres and Ugueth Urbina combined for Montreal’s club-record seventh shutout in June, limiting Florida to six hits in the victory.

Cubs 2, Astros 1

Chicago

Kevin Foster won for the sixth time in eight decisions, and Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston drove in runs to lead Chicago past Houston.

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Cincinnati

Willie Greene hit his third career grand slam in the sixth inning, rallying Cincinnati to victory over St. Louis.

Clearing the bases

Deion Sanders had a foul ball hit him squarely on the head in the sixth inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Sanders’ misplay cost only his dignity as the batter was retired after the misjudged foul fly. … St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brian Jordan went back on the 15-day disabled list with a sore back, which has limited him to 37 games this season. The Cardinals recalled outfielder Micah Franklin from Triple-A Louisville to take his place… . Mike Lansing’s home run Wednesday night was his 12th, tying him with third-base coach Pete Mackanin for most HRs by a Montreal second baseman. … Tony Womack had two stolen bases and now has 30 consecutive successful attempts, second in Pirates’ history to Max Carey’s 31 in 1922.