Cubs lose Sosa but beat Diamondbacks

CHICAGO -- Joe Girardi hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday as the Chicago Cubs, despite losing Sammy Sosa in an outfield collision, beat Arizona 3-2 to snap the Diamondbacks' eight-game winning streak.

Alex Gonzalez opened the ninth with a single off Matt Mantei (2-2) and stole second. After missing a bunt, Girardi singled to center to win it for the Cubs.

Antonio Alfonseca (2-3) pitched a scoreless ninth.

Sosa and second baseman Mark Bellhorn collided while chasing Damian Miller's short fly down the right-field line in the sixth inning. Both players stayed down for several minutes, and Miller circled the bases for an inside-the-park homer.

Sosa and Bellhorn remained in the game for the rest of the inning before being removed with headaches.

Dodgers 2, Mets 1

NEW YORK -- Marquis Grissom tripled, doubled and scored twice as Los Angeles sent New York to its 11th straight home loss and eighth in a row overall.

Andy Ashby (9-9) allowed one run on four hits in seven innings for his second victory in 10 decisions. Eric Gagne pitched the ninth for his 43rd save, one short of Todd Worrell's club mark set in 1996.

Rockies 6, Braves 3

ATLANTA -- Larry Walker homered twice and Jay Payton had four hits as Colorado handed Atlanta consecutive losses for the first time in more than a month.

Payton homered and tied his career high with four of 13 hits off Greg Maddux (11-5), who came in leading the NL with a 2.51 ERA. The four-time Cy Young winner had not given up that many hits in a game since the New York Yankees also had 13 on June 3, 2000.

Expos 9, Padres 2

MONTREAL -- Jose Vidro homered twice and Jose Macias hit a three-run shot off Jake Peavy (4-5) to lead Tomo Ohka and Montreal over San Diego.

A crowd of 24,872 on Vladimir Guerrero bobblehead day raised the Expos' attendance through 63 home games to 653,203, surpassing their total of 642,748 for the entire 2001 season.

Pirates 3, Brewers 2

PITTSBURGH -- Adam Hyzdu homered and drove in two runs, and Mike Williams set a team record with his 35th save for Pittsburgh.

Williams pitched a perfect ninth inning to break the club mark of 34 saves set by Jim Gott in 1988. Williams has blown only two chances this season.

Reds 2, Astros 1

CINCINNATI -- Sean Casey hit a solo shot off Ricky Stone (5-2) in the 10th inning, the fourth time this season Cincinnati has ended a game with a home run.

Austin Kearns hit a solo homer in the second for the Reds, and Jeff Bagwell matched it in the seventh to tie a game dominated by pitching.

Marlins 3, Giants 0

MIAMI -- A.J. Burnett pitched a three-hitter for his major league-leading fifth shutout as Florida handed San Francisco its fourth consecutive loss.

Burnett (12-9) struck out nine, walked two and set a career high for wins. He also tied Montreal's Bartolo Colon with seven complete games, most in the majors.AMERICAN LEAGUE

Mariners 5, Yankees 2

SEATTLE -- Edgar Martinez homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs as Seattle beat Roger Clemens in a matchup of AL division leaders.

Joel Pineiro (13-4) outpitched Clemens (10-4), who lost for the first time after posting two victories since coming off the disabled list Aug. 6 because of right groin tightness.

Pineiro, in his first full season in the majors at 23, improved his record against New York to 2-0, both wins coming this year.

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Terrence Long homered twice and drove in four runs to break out of a lengthy slump as Oakland completed a three-game sweep of Chicago.

Barry Zito (17-5) matched his career high for victories, allowing three runs on four hits in 5 2-3 innings. The A's, who have won five straight and 11 of 14, remained two games behind first-place Seattle in the AL West.

Tigers 7, Orioles 4

BALTIMORE -- Robert Fick snapped out of a slump with three hits and two RBIs, and Detroit shook off three homers by Baltimore.

Detroit had 18 hits, including three apiece by Carlos Pena and Matt Walbeck. The Tigers took two of three from Baltimore to improve to 19-46 on the road this year.

Devil Rays 8, Royals 6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tanyon Sturtze snapped his nine-game winless streak, and Aubrey Huff homered and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay beat Kansas City.

Sturtze (2-13) allowed four runs and five hits over seven innings for his first win since beating Toronto on June 26.

--From wire reports