MONTREAL — Livan Hernandez scattered seven hits in his second complete game this season, and Brian Schneider's two-run double keyed a five-run fourth inning as the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 Monday night.

Phillies manager Larry Bowa was ejected during the fourth inning, when benches cleared after Brandon Duckworth (3-3) hit Hernandez (8-6) with a pitch. Players came out of the dugouts and congregated along the first-base line, but no punches were thrown.

BRAVES 7, METS 3: A New York, Chipper Jones homered twice for the second straight day, and Horacio Ramirez (8-2) pitched a four-hitter for his first complete game in 15 major league starts.

Jones hit a three-run homer in the first off Jae Seo (5-5) and added a solo shot in the eighth for his 28th multihomer game. He hit two home runs in the Braves' 7-5 win over Montreal on Sunday for his first multihomer game this season.

CUBS 6, MARLINS 3: At Chicago, Matt Clement (6-7) hit a tie-breaking two-run double in a three-run fourth after Josh Beckett (3-4) intentionally walked Paul Bako.

Clement allowed three runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Mark Guthrie, Kyle Farnsworth and Joe Borowski finished with hitless relief, with Borowski getting three outs for his 17th save.

Tom Goodwin went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases. He replaced center fielder Corey Patterson, expected to miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his left knee.

ASTROS 7, REDS 1: At Houston, Roy Oswalt (5-4) pitched for the first time since June 11, when he left after one inning with a strained right groin in the game against the Yankees that became the first six-pitcher no-hitter in major league history.

Oswalt allowed one run and three hits in six innings, struck out three and walked one. He is 7-0 with a 1.56 ERA in 10 starts against the Reds.

Richard Hidalgo hit a three-run double in the fourth off Ryan Dempster (2-6) as Houston overcame a 1-0 deficit.

Houston stopped a three-game losing streak and sent the Reds to their fifth straight loss, matching their season high. Cincinnati was held to four hits by Oswalt, Ricky Stone and Billy Wagner.

BREWERS 9, PIRATES 2: At Milwaukee, Wayne Franklin (5-5) didn't give up a hit until Jeff Reboulet tripled to center field to open the sixth, and combined with Luis Vizcaino, Leo Estrella and Shane Nanceon a four-hitter.

Kip Wells (2-4), winless in six starts since May 31, allowed seven runs — six earned — on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

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Milwaukee turned three double plays in the first five innings.

PADRES 7, DODGERS 1: At San Diego, Oliver Perez came within three outs of his first complete game, holding Los Angeles to one run over eight-plus innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-1.

DIAMONDBACKS 14, ROCKIES 6: At Phoenix, Shea Hillenbrand became the sixth player to homer in three straight innings, setting career highs with five hits and seven RBIs as he led the Diamondbacks over the Rockies 14-6.

GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 1: At San Francisco, Barry Bonds hit his 639th career home run an estimated 471 feet, and Marquis Grissom homered and drove in three runs as the Giants beat the Cardinals.

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