Bonds hits 597th HR in Giants' 11-6 win over Pirates

PITTSBURGH -- Barry Bonds hit his 597th career homer and just missed another while driving in four runs, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6 Saturday.

Bonds moved within three homers of becoming the fourth major leaguer with 600 homers, connecting off Kip Wells (10-9) to put the Giants up 5-0 in the second.

The drive was his 30th -- and 103rd in two seasons -- and extended his NL record streak to 11 consecutive seasons with 30 or more homers. Jimmie Foxx holds the major league record of 12 from 1929-40.

His next time up, Bonds was convinced he had homered again, dropping his bat and standing in the batter's box to watch his long drive to right-center in the fourth.

But the ball struck the base of the wall at the 375-foot mark and, because of his late start, Bonds settled for an RBI single that made it 6-0.

Marlins 11, Brewers 7

MIAMI -- Kevin Millar homered, doubled, singled and had four RBIs as the Florida Marlins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers.

Andy Fox had three hits and drove in two runs in support of Brad Penny (5-4). Penny allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings.

The Brewers scored three times in the ninth, highlighted by Lenny Harris' two-run double. Braden Looper got two outs for his fourth save.

Astros 5, Expos 3

MONTREAL -- Wade Miller won his sixth straight start as Craig Biggio hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos.

Miller (9-3), who went 5-0 with a 2.55 ERA in six July starts, allowed three hits and three runs in seven innings.

Jeff Bagwell hit a three-run homer off Bartolo Colon in the third, but Brad Wilkerson's three-run shot off Miller in the fifth tied it at 3.

Biggio broke the tie when he led off the eighth with his ninth homer of the season on an 0-1 pitch from right-hander T.J. Tucker (6-3) to put Houston ahead 4-3.

Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 27 opportunities.

Dodgers 8, Phillies 6

PHILADELPHIA -- Shawn Green hit his second homer of the day to tie the game with two outs in the ninth inning, then doubled in the 12th before Eric Karros' decisive hit.

The Phillies were one strike away from their fourth straight victory when Green hit his 30th homer, hit a two-run shot into the upper deck in right field off Dan Plesac.

After Cesar Izturis drew a leadoff walk from David Coggin (2-3) in the 12th, Green followed with a double for his fourth hit of the game. Karros hit a two-run single with the bases loaded and one out.

Eric Gagne (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings, and Paul Quantrill worked the 12th for his first save.

Diamondbacks 8-9 Mets 5-2

NEW YORK -- Jay Bell hit his first homer in more than a year and matched his career high with five RBIs to spoil John Thomson's debut New York and give Arizona Diamondbacks completed a doubleheader sweep.

Erubiel Durazo hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning for his second home run of the opener, giving Byung-Hyun Kim the victory.

The Diamondbacks swept a doubleheader for the first time in four tries in franchise history.

Thomson (7-9), acquired from Colorado at the trade deadline Wednesday, allowed seven runs -- three earned -- and seven hits in six innings.

In the opener, Erubiel Durazo hit a three-run homer -- his second of the game -- in the 10th inning.

Rockies 2, Cubs 1

CHICAGO -- Denny Neagle returned to the Colorado rotation and pitched two-hit ball for six innings, and Jay Payton doubled home two runs for the Rockies.

Neagle (5-7) ended his career-high five-game losing streak and beat Matt Clement (8-8).

Neagle got his first start since July 2 -- when he gave up 10 runs and 10 hits in two innings against San Francisco -- because the Rockies traded pitcher John Thomson to the New York Mets on Wednesday in a deal that brought Payton.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 12, Indians 4

SEATTLE -- Edgar Martinez tied a major league record with three sacrifice flies, and the Seattle Mariners won their sixth straight game as the Indians lost their fourth in a row.

Martinez became the 11th player to hit three sacrifice flies in a game and the seventh in the American League. The last player to do it was Juan Gonzalez with Texas on July 3, 1999.

John Olerud went 4-for-5 with his 18th homer and four RBIs.

Orioles 8, Blue Jays 4

TORONTO -- Travis Driskill won for the first time in almost a month, and Chris Singleton homered in his second straight game as Baltimore won its fourth in a row.

Singleton, who had a two-run homer as the Orioles rallied from a seven-run deficit in Friday's 9-8 victory, hit a two-run homer off Chris Carpenter (4-3) to give Baltimore a 7-0 lead in the fourth inning.

Rangers 8, Red Sox 6

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 37th homer, and Ivan Rodriguez made up for a key error by scoring the go-ahead run as the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox.

Alex Rodriguez's home run was his 278th as a shortstop, breaking a tie with Ernie Banks and moving into second place on the career list behind Cal Ripken's 345.

Twins 4, Royals 3

MINNEAPOLIS -- Luis Rivas homered with one out in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a victory over the Kansas City Royals on in Brad Radke's return from the disabled list.

Rivas hit a full-count pitch from Darrell May (2-8) for his second homer of the season, leading Minnesota to its fourth straight win and 33rd come-from-behind victory.

The Twins increased their lead in the AL Central to 16 games.

Devil Rays 6, White Sox 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ) -- Paul Wilson won consecutive starts for the first time in more than a year, and Jason Conti hit a two-run single during a five-run third inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Chicago White Sox.

-- From wire reports