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N. L. Sunday’s games

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Braves 16, Expos 5: At Atlanta, Eli Marrero hit a grand slam in the first inning, Chipper Jones finished a double short of the cycle, and the Braves routed Montreal. The Braves won their sixth straight series by taking three of four from Montreal. Jones drove in four runs and J.D. Drew extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games with two singles.

Cardinals 10, Reds 4: At Cincinnati, Mike Matheny drove in three runs and Jeff Suppan won his third straight start, leading St. Louis over the Reds for their 11th win in 13 games.

Mets 6, Phillies 1: At New York, Al Leiter pitched six shutout innings, and Mike Cameron and Vance Wilson hit back-to-back homers in the fifth to lead the Mets to a victory over Philadelphia.

Astros 5, Padres 3: At Houston, Roger Clemens won his first game in three weeks, a victory over San Diego that stopped the Astros’ four-game losing streak and gave Phil Garner his first win as Houston’s manager.

Pirates 4, Marlins 2: At Pittsburgh, pinch-hitter Bobby Hill came through with a go-ahead homer leading off the eighth inning and the Pirates won their 10th in a row at home, finishing a three-game sweep of Florida.

Brewers 4, Cubs 2: At Chicago, Chris Capuano pitched six strong innings, Scott Podsednik had three hits and Milwaukee took advantage of the Cubs’ bullpen in a victory. Kerry Wood allowed one run and four hits in six innings for Chicago.

Rockies 10, Giants 9: At Denver, Jeromy Burnitz and Preston Wilson each homered off Matt Herges and Aaron Miles capped Colorado’s four-run ninth inning with an RBI single, helping the Rockies rally for a victory over San Francisco.

Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 3: At Phoenix, Cesar Izturis drove in a career-best four runs, Adrian Beltre hit his 23rd homer to match his career high and Los Angeles beat Arizona to sweep a four-game series.