Giants Rally Past Marlins in 11th at Candlestick
Barry Bonds homered in his first plate appearance at Candlestick Park before leaving in the sixth with a leg injury as the San Francisco Giants beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 in 11 innings. Bonds vaulted a homer to right field and Mike Benjamin added a two run shot to give the Giants the early lead.
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Giants rally despite injury as Lewis delivers 11th-inning RBI
N L Roundup left after a right hamstring tightness while cutting down a grounder. doctors list day to day. Darrin Lewis delivered a go ahead RBI single in the 11th at Candlestick as the Giants beat the Marlins 4 3. Benjamin started the late rally with a bunt that stayed fair along the left field line. Beck pitched a scoreless 11th for the win with McGee walked and Lewis driven in. Santiago tied the game with a homer in the sixth for Miami. Trevor Wilson struggled with six walks in five innings. Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 5 4 on Lenny Dykstra’s seventh inning homer.
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Pirates Handle Padres 4-2 to Open Series Upset
Pirates starter Dave Otto earns his first NL win and first major league hit and RBI after being added to the roster. Rookie Kevin Young records his first triple as Pittsburgh spoils San Diego's 25th home opener. Otto drives in Don Slaught with a two-out single in the fourth as Jay Bell belts a homer to chase Greg Harris.
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Gonzalez Powers Rangers Past Orioles in Texas
Juan Gonzalez hit two homers as the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 for their fifth win in six games. Gonzalez leads the majors with five homers this season and tied the club record with his 10th multi homer game. John Russell also homered for Texas, which has belted 13 homers this year.
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Cubs Beat Braves to Split Season Series in Atlanta
Hibbard pitched six innings allowing nine hits as Chicago improved to 2-2 against Atlanta this season, matching their 1992 win total against the Braves. Grace extended his six game hitting streak to 11-for-24, Maldonado owns nine career pinch homers, Steve Lake debuted in his first game of the season, and Braves prospect Ryan Klesko homered in all Richmond games with Braves catchers throwing out 4 of 7 baserunners.
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Johnson fuels Hornets win as playoff push gains pace
Charlotte Johnson scores 13 of 22 and grabs 14 rebounds guiding the Hornets to a 50 33 rebounding edge. He urges five wins in seven to reach the playoffs while Allan Bristow credits a strong second half as Philadelphia drops to 2 10 in 12.
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