Miami, FL (Betting Express) - Juan Pierre went 3-for-5 with four RBI to lead the Florida Marlins to a 13-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a four-game series at Pro Player Stadium. Ramon Castro finished 2- for-2, drove in three runs and scored twice in the win. Jeff Conine homered and scored three runs for Florida, which beat the Diamondbacks three times in the series. Hee Seop Choi walked four times and also scored three runs for Florida, which has won four of its last five games. Carl Pavano (4-2) threw seven innings for the win. Steve Finley hit his major league- leading 14th home run and teammate Scott Hairston homered for his first major league hit for the Diamondbacks, who fell to 3-4 on their season-long 13-game road trip. Final Score: Atlanta 5, Montreal 0 Montreal, QC (Betting Express) - John Thomson tossed seven shutout innings and Andruw Jones homered twice and drove in three runs to spark Atlanta to a 5-0 win over Montreal in the first of a three-game series at Olympic Stadium. Thomson (3-2) scattered eight hits while striking out three and walking none to win for the first time in five starts for the Braves, who have won two straight and four of their last five. J.D. Drew finished with two hits, including a homer. Endy Chavez notched four hits for the Expos, who suffered their fifth consecutive defeat and were shut out for the eighth time this season. Carl Everett contributed two hits. Final Score: Cincinnati 7, Houston 5 Cincinnati, OH (Betting Express) - Austin Kearns' three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth broke a tie and Cincinnati went on to a 7-5 win over Houston in the finale of a four-game set at Great American Ballpark. Sean Casey went 2- for-3 with a homer and three runs scored for the Reds, who extended their season-long winning streak to six games. Ken Griffey Jr. added a homer and three RBI, as Cincinnati has won nine of 10 and taken a one-half game lead in the National League Central over the Chicago Cubs. Lance Berkman went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI for the Astros, who have lost a season-high five straight games.
|