Matt Williams hit his major league-leading 39th and 40th homeruns and drove in five runs Sunday to power the San Francisco Giantsto a 9-4 rout of the visiting Colorado Rockies.
Williams drove in a run with a first-inning single, then gavethe Giants a 5-4 lead with a three-run home run in the fourth. Headded a bases-empty home run in the fifth to boost his RBI total to90.
Darryl Strawberry followed Williams' first home run with a435-foot drive off the top of the scoreboard in right field. It washis fourth home run with the Giants, who are 17-4 since his returnthe majors July 7. Barry Bonds preceded Williams' second blast withhis 32nd of the season.
Expos 13, Marlins 4: Marquis Grissom went 4-for-5 with a homerun to help Montreal, which has won 11 of its last 12 games, poundhost Florida and complete a three-game sweep. The loss concluded afranchise-worst 0-6 homestand for the Marlins, who never led in anyof the games.
Reds 2, Padres 1: Bret Boone's bases-loaded infield out in the10th inning boosted visiting Cincinnati past San Diego. Losingpitcher Pedro Martinez (3-2) walked five of the nine batters hefaced, including three to load the bases in the 10th before Boone'sgrounder scored Barry Larkin.
Dodgers 7, Astros 1: Tim Wallach drove in two runs and DelinoDeShields sparked a four-run sixth inning with an RBI single as hostLos Angeles completed a three-game sweep of Houston. Jeff Bagwellaccounted for the Astros' only run with his 36th home run and majorleague-leading 105th RBI.
Braves 9, Phillies 5: Jeff Blauser had three hits, scored twiceand drove in the go-ahead run as Atlanta rallied from an early 5-2deficit to topple visiting Philadelphia.
Mets 6, Pirates 4: Jeromy Burnitz singled in the go-ahead run ina four-run ninth inning that fueled New York to a come-from-behindvictory over host Pittsburgh.
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