Mets edge Braves in 12 innings 7-6

NEW YORK -- Mike Piazza homered twice and Edgardo Alfonzo hit a game-winning single in the 12th inning as the New York Mets rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 Monday night.

Jay Payton, hitless in his first five at-bats, singled with one out in the 12th against Chris Hammond (0-1). After Piazza walked with two outs, Alfonzo hit a soft single to right-center off Kevin Gryboski, scoring Payton.

Scott Strickland (1-1) pitched a perfect 12th inning, and the Mets won for the fifth time in six games.

Chipper Jones and Gary Sheffield each went 0-for-6 for the Braves, who lost their third straight and fifth in seven games.

Andruw Jones had three hits, including a home run. Vinny Castilla also homered for Atlanta.

Cubs 6, Expos 4

MONTREAL -- Sammy Sosa and Fred McGriff hit consecutive home runs, and Kerry Wood (2-0) pitched six scoreless innings to lead Chicago over Montreal.

Sosa hit his sixth homer of the season in the fifth inning off Carl Pavano (1-2), a drive that struck a cable 120 feet above the left-field wall, and added an RBI double that chased the starter in the seventh.

Antonio Alfonseca got his second save and hit a two-run single in the ninth, his first hit and RBIs in 10 career at-bats. The Cubs won consecutive games for the first time this season.

On the 25th anniversary of the Expos' first game at Olympic Stadium, Montreal drew 4,917.

Pirates 6, Brewers 1

MILWAUKEE -- Adrian Brown drove in three runs, and Brian Giles homered as Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee before the smallest crowd ever at Miller Park.

The game drew 14,090 to the retractable-roof stadium, which opened last year. The previous low was 23,311 on April 7 for the Brewers' previous home game, the finale of a three-game series against Arizona.

Milwaukee dropped to 3-10 for the first time since 1972.

Kip Wells (2-1), who lowered his ERA from 11.37 to 6.94, allowed one run and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Brewers starter Glendon Rusch (1-1) gave up three runs and eight hits in seven innings.

-- From wire reports