A portion of the Candlestick Park faithful turned on the San Francisco Giants, so Matt Williams and Barry Bonds took out it out on the Atlanta Braves.
Williams led off the 11th inning with his second homer of the game, putting an exclamation point on a Sunday afternoon in which the Giants overcame three huge deficits and managed to survive a barrage of souvenir baseballs aimed at them by their fans.Williams was 4 for 6 and Bonds 4 for 5. They drove in three runs apiece as the Giants humiliated the vaunted Atlanta pitching staff, which had allowed just 28 runs in 13 previous games. San Francisco, which trailed 5-0, 11-6 and 12-8, rallied for four runs in the ninth.
Crew chief Bruce Froemming said he discussed the matter with NL president Bill White.
"Giving out baseballs was a bad idea," he said. "Why not give them hand grenades?
Greg Olson's three-run homer capped a six-run fourth-inning, during which Sid Bream had a two-run single to put the Braves ahead 8-6. Bream was 3 for 6 with four RBIs.
Olson's homer on the second pitch thrown by Kevin Rogers triggered a shower of baseballs thrown by the unruly fans. The game was delayed five minutes while order was restored.
Phillies 11, Cubs 10
Dave Hollins' three-run homer - the fifth home run of the game by Philadelphia - with two outs in the 11th inning against Bob Scanlan (0-2) enabled the Phillies to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 4
Eric Karros drove in three runs with his first homer of the season, helping Kevin Gross to his 100th career victory as Los Angeles swept Pittsburgh.
Reds 3 Mets 2
Kevin Mitchell drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as Cincinnati snapped a five-game losing streak.
Expos 4, Rockies 2
Larry Walker tripled home the tying run and scored the go-ahead run, and Ken Hill pitched a four-hitter for Montreal. It was his first complete game.
Astros 3, Marlins 0
Pete Harnisch and Doug Jones combined on a four-hitter, and Luis Gonzalez hit his fourth homer.
Padres 10, Cardinals 6
Gary Sheffield had two homers and five RBIs, and Tony Gwynn went 5 for 5 with another as San Diego tied a club record with five homers in a victory that gave it a sweep of St. Louis.