NEW YORK -- Gookie Dawkins' fifth career hit drove in Sean Casey with the winning run against Armando Benitez (1-2) in the 12th inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets Thursday.
Dawkins, called up earlier this week when shortstop Barry Larkin went on the disabled list, had been 4-for-27 in his career before the game-winning hit.BRAVES 6, DODGERS 3: At Atlanta, Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer, and Terry Mulholland (3-2) pitched seven strong innings as Atlanta wrapped up the best homestand in franchise history.
The Braves swept three-game series from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles for their first 9-0 homestand ever. The Braves have won 11 straight games at home, tying a franchise record and setting the mark for the team in Atlanta.
PADRES 12, PIRATES 4: At Pittsburgh, Matt Clement won his seventh straight decision and Damian Jackson drove in a career-high four runs for San Diego.
John Vander Wal, traded from San Diego to Pittsburgh during spring training, hit his first career grand slam in the Pirates fifth.
BREWERS 8, CARDINALS 4: At St. Louis, Ron Belliard hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning as Milwaukee avoided a three-game sweep.
The Cardinals homered for the 18th straight game, when Eric Davis hit a solo shot in the seventh, breaking the previous team record of 17 set in 1998.
PHILLIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4: At Philadelphia, Bobby Abreu drew a bases-loaded walk from Byung-Hyun Kim (0-1) in the ninth inning, as Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak.
Arizona had beaten the Phillies five straight times this season and 10 straight.
CUBS 12, ASTROS 3: At Houston, Henry Rodriguez hit one of Chicago's four homers in the first inning and later had a grand slam as the Cubs routed the Astros.
The Cubs tied a team record set in 1930 with four homers in an inning. Eric Young and Ricky Gutierrez began the game with home runs, Rodriguez hit a two-run drive and Damon Buford's solo shot made it 5-0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX 13, ORIOLES 4: At Chicago, Jose Valentin picked the wrong day to hit for the cycle.
Valentin hit a three-run triple and drove in five runs as the Chicago White Sox routed Baltimore 13-4.
But his feat was overshadowed when baseball announced the suspensions for last weekend's brawl at Comiskey Park between the White Sox and Tigers.
Sixteen members of two teams were suspended for a total of 82 games, and nine others were fined for Saturday's bench-clearing brawls.
DEVIL RAYS 7, ANGELS 3: At Anaheim, Calif., Dave Martinez drove in three runs and Dwight Gooden pitched five strong innings in his 400th career start.