NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Bonds Hits 30-30 Club Again

Barry Bonds joined father Bobby as a multi-time member of baseball’s 30-30 club by hitting his 30th homer as the Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, Friday night at Pittsburgh in a rain-shortened 5 1/2-inning game.

Bonds, who had only 20 homers on Aug. 21, hit his 30th in the fifth off Terry Mulholland to give the Pirates a 5-2 lead. He raised his hands as soon as he hit the ball and stood watching as it landed deep in the lower right-field seats. He pumped his fists and hugged Lloyd McClendon after crossing home plate, then acknowledged a curtain call by waving both arms to the crowd.

Bonds, who also has 36 stolen bases, became the Pirates’ first 30-30 player in 1990. He and father Bobby, who had a record five 30-30 seasons, have combined for seven of the 22 30-30 seasons all-time. Only five players--the Bondses, Howard Johnson, Ron Gant and Willie Mays--have had multiple 30-30 seasons.

Rookie knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (6-1) overcame five walks to remain unbeaten at home in five decisions. The Pirates retained their four-game lead in the East over Montreal, which won at New York.

The game was called after a delay of 2 hours 3 minutes with the Pirates preparing to bat in the bottom of the sixth.

Houston 13, Atlanta 3--It was a night of big losses for the Braves at Atlanta. First catcher Greg Olson, then the game in their worst defeat of the season.

Olson, who broke his right ankle in a home plate collision with Ken Caminiti in the fourth inning, will be out for the rest of the season and the postseason.

“Olson is a very important part of this ballclub and we’re going to miss him,” Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox said. “But we’re lucky we’ve got (Damon) Berryhill and we’ve also got Frankie (Cabrera) and the young kid Javier Lopez, who looks very good.”

The Astros pounded Atlanta starter Charlie Leibrandt for eight hits and six runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Montreal 10, New York 4--Dwight Gooden was all but guaranteed the first losing record in his nine-year career as the Expos won at New York. Gooden is 8-13 and scheduled to make three more starts. The 27-year-old right-hander, pitching after undergoing major shoulder surgery last year, gave up four runs and nine hits in seven innings.

Chicago 9, St. Louis 7--Ryne Sandberg spent his 33rd birthday showing his son and the Cardinals why he’s among baseball’s elite, going three for four with a two-run homer at Chicago.

“It was a good day, a special day,” said Sandberg, whose 8-year-old son Justin was serving as a bat boy for the first time. “It was the best I’ve ever done on my birthday. We topped it off with a victory.”

Andre Dawson and Derrick May also homered for the Cubs, who blew a 6-1 lead, fell behind, 7-6, and then came back to win.

Cincinnati 4, San Diego 2--Barry Larkin had two RBI triples at Cincinnati to help the Reds take a tighter hold on second place in the West.

The Reds opened a 2 1/2-game lead over the third-place Padres by virtue of another solid start from rookie Tim Pugh (3-1), who has won his last three games. The right-hander gave up two runs and six hits over 6 1/3 innings of his fourth major league start.