Braves’ Sub Sinks Mets in 13th

Tony Graffanino, inserted into the game as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning, hit a sacrifice fly in the 13th, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the host New York Mets on Tuesday.

Chipper Jones opened the 13th with a double off the left-field wall, and Fred McGriff was intentionally walked. Tom Glavine, pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Pedro Borbon (1-0), singled while trying to sacrifice, loading the bases. Graffanino followed with a fly to left field, scoring Jones.

Borbon pitched 1 1/3 innings for the victory. Terrell Wade, the sixth pitcher used by Atlanta, pitched the 13th for his first save as the Braves snapped New York’s three-game winning streak.

Paul Byrd (0-1) recalled Sunday from Norfolk, where he had been rehabilitating a herniated disk, was charged with his first major league loss.

Cincinnati 4, San Diego 1--Rookie Chad Mottola hit a 432-foot homer and Kevin Jarvis won his first game in 365 days as the Reds extended the Padres’ losing streak to five at San Diego.

Joe Oliver had two of Cincinnati’s four doubles, including one for a run batted in in the third, as the Reds handed the Padres their eighth loss in nine games.

Mottola’s second homer of the season, a two-run shot off Fernando Valenzuela, went to straightaway center field and gave the Reds a 4-0 lead in the fourth.

Valenzuela, who lost for the third time in five starts, gave up consecutive doubles to Eddie Taubensee and Oliver leading off the third to account for the Reds’ first run.

Chicago 9, Philadelphia 2--Scott Bullett went five for five with four RBIs and Ryne Sandberg hit a bases-loaded triple in Philadelphia as the Cubs handed the Phillies their sixth consecutive loss.

Mike Campbell (1-0), brought up earlier in the day from triple-A Iowa, was impressive in his Cub debut. He left the game after stumbling while rounding first base after he singled in the eighth, his second hit of the game.

Campbell, 32, who last pitched in the majors two years ago, limited the Phillies to five hits in seven innings.

Montreal 3, Florida 2--The Expos capitalized on second baseman Ralph Milliard’s throwing error in the seventh inning to rally at home.

With Montreal trailing, 2-1, Darrin Fletcher and Cliff Floyd hit one-out singles off Kevin Brown (4-5). Pinch-hitter Sherman Obando hit a potential double-play ball to short, but Milliard couldn’t complete the play, throwing the ball past first and into the Expos’ dugout, allowing Fletcher to score and sending Obando to second.

Dave Silvestri followed with a single for a 3-2 lead, and the Expos went on to snap a three-game losing streak.

Pittsburgh 7, San Francisco 2--Nelson Liriano’s two-run triple keyed a five-run sixth inning at San Francisco as the Pirates won their fifth in a row and ninth in 10 games.

Denny Neagle (8-2) won his third consecutive start, giving up six hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Colorado 7, Houston 5--Pinch-hitter Trenidad Hubbard snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, and Vinny Castilla hit a three-run homer as the Rockies won at Denver.

With the score tied, 5-5, Anthony Young (2-3) walked Walt Weiss and Jayhawk Owens with one out in the eighth. Xavier Hernandez replaced Young, and Hubbard greeted him with a single to center on the first pitch.