Mike Lieberthal hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning Friday as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the homer-happy Chicago Cubs 9-8.
With one out in the 12th, Scott Rolen reached on third baseman Jose Hernandez's third error of the game and Rico Brogna singled him to third. Rod Beck then replaced Terry Mulholland (2-2) and Lieberthal hit a fly to center to score Rolen.Chicago's Brant Brown, who hit three homers Thursday, tied the game with a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth off Mark Leiter. Sammy Sosa, who had three homers Monday against Milwaukee, hit two more, giving him 27 for the season and 14 in June, matching Ryne Sandberg's club record.
The Cubs have 14 homers in their last five games.
EXPOS 14, BRAVES 1: At Montreal, Chris Widger homered twice and drove in four runs as the Montreal Expos beat nine-game winner Kevin Millwood.
Widger and Shane Andrews hit consecutive homers off Millwood (9-3) to start a six-run outburst in the second inning. Andrews added a two-run double in the eighth for the Expos, who tied a season-high with 15 hits.
Widger also hit a three-run homer in the fourth, and Rondell White homered for the third consecutive game as Montreal reached double figures in runs for the first time this season.
MARLINS 3, METS 2: At New York, Rick Reed took a perfect game into the seventh inning for the second straight start at home before the Florida Marlins got four straight hits and rallied to beat the New York Mets.
Reed (8-4) retired the first 19 batters before Edgar Renteria hit a clean single with one out in the seventh to end Reed's second recent bid for the Mets' first no-hitter.
Reed allowed six hits, struck out eight and walked none in 82/3 innings, and John Franco got one out to break the Mets record for career appearances with 402. In his last home start, on June 8, Reed didn't allow a baserunner for 62/3 innings before Tampa Bay's Wade Boggs doubled.
Cliff Floyd hit a three-run homer in the seventh as the Marlins rallied to hand New York its third straight loss.
BREWERS 2, PIRATES 1: At Milwaukee, Steve Woodard pitched 72/3 strong innings to get his first home victory in 10 starts this season.
Woodard (4-5) gave up one run and five hits to win for the first time this season at County Stadium, where he was 0-4. He also had lost his last four decisions overall.
ASTROS 4, REDS 2: At Houston, Carl Everett homered and drove in two runs, and Sean Bergman survived a shaky start as Houston handed Cincinnati its sixth straight loss.
Everett hit his seventh homer in the second inning, and doubled home a run in the fourth when the Astros got three doubles to take a 4-2 lead.
Dmitri Young went 3-for-4 for the Reds, who have lost seven straight road games.
CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0: At St. Louis, Brian Jordan went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Mark Petkovsek pitched seven shutout innings for St. Louis.
Petkovsek (5-3) allowed just four hits in extending his shutout streak over the Diamondbacks to 12 innings. He pitched five scoreless innings before leaving with a leg cramp in the Cardinals' 2-0 victory in Arizona on Sunday.
St. Louis fans missed one of their favorite attractions before the game when Mark McGwire - and the rest of the Cardinals - skipped batting practice after arriving in town at 5 a.m. from Houston.
Many fans in St. Louis and around the country have been coming to the ballpark early to watch McGwire hit tape-measure homers in batting practice. McGwire, who leads the majors with 33 homers, went 1-for-4 in the game with a single.
DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 3, 10 INNINGS: At Denver, Eric Karros homered with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies.
Karros, who drove in all five runs in a 5-0 victory Thursday night, hit a 422-foot shot to right-center off Jerry Dipoto (2-3). Dipoto had just replaced Chuck McElroy, who had retired all four batters he faced on grounders.
Colorado had rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a pair of runs in the eighth before losing its fourth straight.
Antonio Osuna (3-0) pitched the ninth and 10th for the win.
PADRES 9, GIANTS 5: At San Francisco, the Padres matched the longest winning streak in the club's 30-year history Friday night, winning their 11th straight.
Greg Vaughn homered for the third time in two games and Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley also connected for San Diego. The only other time the Padres won 11 in a row was April 14-27, 1982.