Martinez Goes 6-0 For Expos
Pedro Martinez improved to 6-0 with his second complete game of the season Tuesday night, leading the visiting Montreal Expos to a 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres.
Martinez, who entered with a major-league leading 0.50 ERA, allowed three runs - two earned - and 11 hits. The right-hander stuck out seven, walked none and saw his ERA rise slightly to 0.79.
Henry Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, and Rondell White went 3 for 4 with three RBIs as Montreal won for the fourth time in six games.
Marlins 11, Braves 5
Atlanta
Bobby Bonilla hit a grand slam, his first homer in 49 games, to highlight a seven-run fourth inning that carried Florida to victory over the Braves in a matchup of the top teams in the N.L. East.
Bonilla, whose last homer came on Sept. 15, 1996, when he was still a member of the Baltimore Orioles, had gone 129 atbats this season without one.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
Philadelphia
Scott Rolen’s two-run triple highlighted a three-run eighth inning that rallied Philadelphia to a win over St. Louis.
St. Louis starter Andy Benes blanked the Phillies for seven innings before the Cardinals’ bullpen blew it.
Giants 4, Reds 1
Cincinnati
Jeff Kent hit his second grand slam of the season, and Shawn Estes pitched 7 strong innings as San Francisco beat Cincinnati.
Kent hit his eighth homer of the year as San Francisco won its third straight game to stay atop the National League West.
Mets 4, Astros 3
New York
Butch Huskey’s solo homer in the seventh inning sent New York past Houston for its fourth straight win.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
Chicago
Sammy Sosa hit a two-run homer with two out in the eighth inning to lead Chicago to a victory over Los Angeles.
Clearing the bases
Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine missed his first start since 1992, sitting out Tuesday’s game against the Florida Marlins because of a sore left hand. … The San Diego Padres placed third baseman Ken Caminiti on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, sidelining the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player. … Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo sued Alicia Gwynn, the wife of the San Diego Padres’ Tony Gwynn over what Nomo claimed was the unauthorized use of his name and picture in jigsaw puzzles sold to a Japanese company.