Orel Hershiser and Greg Maddux dueled evenly for nine innings before Jody Reed, given a second chance to hit, lined a go-ahead single in the 10th inning Saturday night that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Hershiser (1-1), bidding for his first shutout since June 25, 1989, took a two-hitter and a 1-0 lead into the ninth. But gave up his first walk and an RBI double to Deion Sanders before eventually escaping a bases-loaded jam.Hershiser, hit hard on opening day, left after the ninth inning, allowing four hits and striking out five. Maddux, the reigning Cy Young winner who won 1-0 on opening day, gave up five hits in nine innings. He struck out six and walked two.
The Braves had won three in a row. The Dodgers won against their former closer, Jay Howell (1-1).
Jim Gott pitched the 10th for his first save. Howell had been the Dodgers' top reliever until signing as a free agent with the Braves in the offseason.
Cardinals 2, Reds 1
At St. Louis, Lee Smith blew a chance to become baseball's career saves leader, but the St. Louis Cardinals came back to beat the Cincinnati Reds on Ozzie Smith's RBI single in the 10th inning.
The Cardinals won their fourth straight after losing on opening day. The Reds have lost four in a row after winning their opener.
Marlins 2, Padres 1
At Miami, Charlie Hough held San Diego to five hits for eight innings and Florida beat San Diego.
Hough has both of the Marlins' victories. Dave Eiland (0-1) gave up two unearned runs and lost.
Phillies 5, Cubs 4
At Philadelphia, John Kruk homered and drove in four runs as Philadelphia defeated Chicago.
Kruk hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Mike Morgan (0-2) and a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh. He is 10-for-18 this season with five doubles and two home runs.
Rockies 9, Expos 5
At Denver, ex-Expos star Andres Galarraga drove in three runs and appointed ace David Nied repeatedly wriggled out of trouble, leading the Colorado Rockies past Montreal for the expansion team's second straight win. For the second day in a row, the Rockies homered in the first inning. Eric Young reached base safely for the sixth consecutive time with a leadoff walk and scored on Galarraga's 420-foot homer to left field.
Astros 6, Mets 3
At New York, Doug Drabek survived a shaky start for his 100th career win and first victory in a Houston uniform as the Astros beat New York. Drabek (1-1) outpitched Dwight Gooden (1-1) in a matchup of former Cy Young Award winners.
Giants 12, Pirates 5
At Pittsburgh, Will Clark homered and drove in four runs and the San Francisco Giants stopped Pittsburgh's season-opening three-game winning streak.
The Giants had lost three in a row since winning their opener.