NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES

REDS 3, PIRATES 2

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PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI

ab r h bi ab r h bi

ABrwn cf 4 0 0 0 Larkin ss 2 0 1 2

DeBell rf 5 0 1 0 Tucker cf 4 0 0 0

Kendall c 4 0 1 1 DYong lf 4 1 1 0

Giles lf 5 0 1 0 RMRva cf 0 0 0 0

ANRmz 3b 4 0 0 0 Casey 1b 4 0 0 0

KYong 1b 4 1 1 0 Ochoa rf 4 0 1 1

Meares 2b 3 0 2 0 ABoone 3b 4 0 0 0

Wilson ss 2 0 1 0 Reese 2b 4 1 1 0

EWilsn ss 2 1 0 0 Larue c 2 1 0 0

Silva p 0 0 0 0 OFrdz p 1 0 0 0

Ritchie p 2 0 0 0 DReyes p 0 0 0 0

Vn Wal ph 0 0 0 0 Wllmsn p 0 0 0 0

Srbeck p 0 0 0 0 Redling p 0 0 0 0

ANunez ss 1 0 0 0 Graves p 0 0 0 0

Totals 36 2 7 1 Totals 29 3 4 3

Pittsburgh 000 000 200-2

Cincinnati 021 000 00x-3

E-ANRamirez (1), Meares (1), Larkin (2), ABoone (1). LOB-Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati 7. 2B-Giles (1), Meares (1), Wilson (1),Larkin (1). 3B-Ochoa (1). SB-Tucker (1). S-OFernandez. IP H R ERBB SO

Pittsburgh

Ritchie L,0-1 6 4 3 3 4 4

Sauerbeck 1 0 0 0 0 1

Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0

Cincinnati

OFernandez W,1-0 61/3 6 2 2 0 3

DReyes 0 0 0 0 1 0

Williamson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0

Riedling 11/3 0 0 0 1 2

Graves S,1 1 1 0 0 0 1

DReyes pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

HBP-by Williamson (Kendall). WP-Williamson.

T-2:53. A-20,784 (39,000).

DIAMONDBACKS 3,

DODGERS 2

Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez teamed to make Arizona ManagerBob Brenly's debut a winning one.

Johnson struck out 10, and Gonzalez hit a two-run homer.

Jose Nunez, the third Dodger pitcher, was stung in his big-league debut, allowing a double to Mark Grace to start the seventhbefore Gonzalez homered to put the Diamondbacks ahead 3-2.

ARIZONA LOS ANGELES

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Wmack ss 5 1 1 0 Grssom cf 5 0 0 0

MEGrc 1b 5 1 2 0 Grdzln 2b 4 0 2 0

LGnzlz lf 5 1 1 2 Shffield lf 3 0 0 0

MtWms 3b 4 0 2 1 Karros 1b 4 0 0 0

SFinley cf 5 0 1 0 Green rf 2 1 0 0

Butista rf 4 0 1 0 Reboulet 3b 2 1 0 0

Dllucci rf 1 0 0 0 Loduca c 4 0 2 2

JBell 2b 4 0 1 0 Bogar ss 1 0 0 0

DMiller c 3 0 2 0 Bcchca 3b 1 0 0 0

RDJsn p 2 0 0 0 Gagne p 1 0 0 0

Durazo ph 1 0 1 0 Olson p 0 0 0 0

BKim p 0 0 0 0 Nunez p 0 0 0 0

Mantei p 0 0 0 0 APena ph 1 0 0 0

Adams p 0 0 0 0

Dnnls ph 1 0 1 0

Godwin pr 0 0 0 0

Totals 39 3 12 3 Totals 29 2 5 2

Arizona 100 000 200-3

Los Angeles 000 200 000-2

E-Reboulet (1). LOB-Arizona 12, Los Angeles 8. 2B-MEGrace 2 (2),JBell (1), Loduca (1). HR-LGonzalez (1). CS-Grudzielanek (1),Bocachica (1). S-RDJohnson, Gagne.

IP H R ER BB SO

Arizona

RDJohnson W,1-0 7 4 2 2 4 10

BKim 1 0 0 0 2 3

Mantei S,1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Los Angeles

Gagne 5 7 1 1 2 6

Olson 1 0 0 0 0 1

Nunez L,0-1 1 2 2 2 0 2

Adams 2 3 0 0 0 3

HBP-by RDJohnson (Reboulet). WP-Gagne.

T-3:14. A-22,927 (56,000).

PHILLIES 4, MARLINS 3

Brian Hunter scored the go-ahead run from second base on asacrifice fly in the seventh, and Philadelphia notched its secondconsecutive one-run victory.

Hunter led off the seventh with a single off reliever BradenLooper and stole second. Doug Glanville hit a drive that centerfielder Preston Wilson caught while sprinting toward the wall.Hunter tagged up at second, never hesitated rounding third andnarrowly beat the throw .

Eric Owens became the first player to homer in his first twogames with Florida. Cliff Floyd also homered for the second time inas many games.

PHILADELPHIA FLORIDA

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Glnville cf 4 1 1 1 LCstllo 2b 5 1 2 0

Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 Owens rf 4 1 1 1

Bttalico p 0 0 0 0 Floyd lf 3 1 1 2

Mesa p 0 0 0 0 PWilsn cf 3 0 1 0

Abreu rf 4 1 3 1 Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0

Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1 CJhnsn c 4 0 1 0

Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 DLLee 1b 3 0 0 0

TLee 1b 3 0 1 0 AGnzlz ss 3 0 0 0

Lbrthal c 3 1 1 1 Clment p 0 0 0 0

MOAsn 2b 4 0 0 0 LMoutn ph 1 0 0 0

Person p 2 0 0 0 Bones p 0 0 0 0

Brock p 0 0 0 0 Millar ph 1 0 0 0

BLHntr ph 1 1 1 0 Looper p 0 0 0 0

Oropsa p 0 0 0 0 Drnsbr p 0 0 0 0

TPerez ss 1 0 1 0 AFox ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 33 4 9 4 Totals 32 3 6 3

Philadelphia 011 010 100-4

Florida 200 010 000-3

DP-Florida 1. LOB-Philadelphia 6, Florida 8. 2B-Glanville (1),Rolen (1), LCastillo (2), CJohnson (1). HR-Lieberthal (1), Owens(2), Floyd (2). SB-Abreu (1), BLHunter (1). CS-Abreu (1). S-Clement. SF-Glanville.

IP H R ER BB SO

Philadelphia

Person 42/3 4 3 3 3 5

Brock W,1-0 11/3 1 0 0 1 1

Oropesa 2/3 0 0 0 1 1

Bottalico 11/3 0 0 0 0 3

Mesa S,1 1 1 0 0 0 2

Florida

Clement 5 6 3 3 3 5

Bones 1 1 0 0 0 0

Looper L,0-1 1 1 1 1 0 0

Darensbourg 2 1 0 0 0 2

T-3:08. A-10,257 (36,331).

ASTROS 11, BREWERS 3

Daryle Ward, subbing for injured Moises Alou, hit his firstcareer grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs.

Ward's homer, which keyed a six-run third inning, was only thesecond opening-day grand slam in Astros history. The second openingday at Enron Field drew 36,526, short of the ballpark's capacity of40,950.

Craig Biggio, returning from offseason knee surgery, went 5-for-5 to tie an Astros record.

MILWAUKEE HOUSTON

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Frnndz 3b 4 0 2 0 Lugo ss 4 1 1 0

Blliard 2b 5 0 1 1 Biggio 2b 5 3 5 0

Jenkins lf 5 0 0 0 Bgwell 1b 3 1 0 0

Sexson 1b 3 0 1 0 Brkmn lf 3 3 0 1

Burnitz rf 4 1 1 1 Hidalgo cf 4 1 2 3

Hmnds cf 4 0 0 0 DWard rf 4 1 2 6

JHrndz ss 4 1 2 1 GBarkr cf 0 0 0 0

Blanco c 3 1 2 0 Asmus c 4 0 0 0

Haynes p 1 0 0 0 Truby 3b 4 1 1 1

Huston ph 1 0 0 0 Elarton p 2 0 0 0

Cnnane p 0 0 0 0 Hayes ph 0 0 0 0

DWhite ph 1 0 0 0 JWPwll p 0 0 0 0

Santos p 0 0 0 0 Spiers ph 1 0 0 0

RKing p 0 0 0 0 NCruz p 0 0 0 0

Lskanic p 0 0 0 0

JMoutn ph 1 0 0 0

Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 34 11 11 11

Milwaukee 001 100 010-3

Houston 206 000 30x-11

E-Burnitz (1). DP-Milwaukee 1. LOB-Milwaukee 9, Houston 5. 2B-Sexson (1), Blanco (1), Hidalgo (1). 3B-Hidalgo (1). HR-Burnitz (1),JHernandez (1), DWard (1), Truby (1). CS-Biggio (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Milwaukee

Haynes L,0-1 3 6 8 8 2 2

Cunnane 2 1 0 0 0 1

de los Santos 1 1 1 1 1 1

RKing 1 2 2 2 1 1

Leskanic 1 1 0 0 1 0

Houston

Elarton W,1-0 6 7 2 2 2 5

JWPowell 2 1 1 1 0 1

NCruz 1 1 0 0 0 2

de los Santos pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

HBP-by Elarton (Sexson), by Haynes (Berkman).

T-2:59. A-36,526 (40,950).

METS 6, BRAVES 4

10 innings

Robin Ventura hit a two-run homer on John Rocker's first pitch inthe eighth inning and hit Kerry Ligtenberg's first offering foranother two-run shot in the 10th to spoil the Braves' home opener.

The Mets third baseman was 0-for-5 in his career against Rockerand had never faced Ligtenberg.

Tsuyoshi Shinjo, the second Japanese position player to sign aMajor League contract, singled with one out in the 10th offLigtenberg.

After another out, Ventura hit Ligtenberg's first pitch into theright-field seats.

The Braves tied it at 4 in the eighth on RBI hits by RafaelFurcal and Brian Jordan.

NEW YORK ATLANTA

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Agbyni lf 1 0 0 0 Furcal ss 5 2 2 1

Shinjo lf 1 2 1 0 QVeras 2b 4 0 0 0

Alfonzo 2b 5 1 1 0 AJones cf 5 0 1 0

Vntura 3b 5 2 2 4 CJones 3b 4 0 2 1

Piazza c 5 1 1 2 BJordn rf 4 0 1 1

Zeile 1b 3 0 1 0 JLopez c 4 1 1 1

Payton cf 3 0 1 0 Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0

DHlton rf 3 0 0 0 Helms 1b 3 0 0 0

Perez rf 1 0 0 0 Rocker p 0 0 0 0

Ordnez ss 3 0 0 0 KAbbtt ph 1 0 0 0

ALeiter p 3 0 0 0 Lgtnbg p 0 0 0 0

JAFrco p 0 0 0 0 Glavine p 2 0 0 0

Wndell p 0 0 0 0 DMrtnz 1b 2 1 1 0

Cook p 0 0 0 0

LHarrs ph 1 0 0 0

Benitez p 0 0 0 0

Totals 34 6 7 6 Totals 38 4 9 4

New York 200 000 020 2-6

Atlanta 100 000 120 0-4

DP-New York 1, Atlanta 2. LOB-New York 4, Atlanta 5. 2B-Alfonzo(1), Furcal (1), Surhoff (1). HR-Ventura 2 (2), Piazza (1), JLopez(1). SB-CJones (1). CS-Agbayani 2 (2).

IP H R ER BB SO

New York

ALeiter 7 6 2 2 0 6

JAFranco 0 2 2 2 0 0

Wendell 1 1 0 0 0 0

Cook W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Benitez S,1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Atlanta

Glavine 71/3 3 3 3 6 2

Rocker 12/3 2 1 1 0 2

Ligtenberg L,0-1 1 2 2 2 0 1

JAFranco pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

HBP-by JAFranco (QVeras).

T-3:17. A-42,117 (49,714).