Cardinals’ Gant Continues to Shine Against the Braves

Ron Gant gets a little extra enjoyment out of beating the Atlanta Braves.

Gant drove in four runs with a solo home run and a bases-loaded triple as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Braves, 11-7, Wednesday at Atlanta.

“Gant has always killed us,” Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox said. “He’s paying us back for letting him go.”

Gant, 30, was released by the Braves after fracturing his right leg in a motorcycle accident in February 1994 and missed the entire season.

“I used to take it more personally,” Gant said. “They made a mistake when they let me go, but that feeling has sort of worn off. But I definitely get psyched up.”

Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 2--Willie Greene’s first major league grand slam carried the Reds to their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 27 years with a triumph at Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 1--Danny Darwin shut out the Expos, giving up five hits in seven innings, and the Pirates threw out two runners at the plate to avoid a three-game sweep at Montreal.

Florida 3, San Francisco 2--Kevin Brown pitched a complete game and Quilvio Veras and Greg Colbrunn hit solo homers at Miami, as the Marlins dealt the Giants their sixth consecutive loss.

New York 9, Colorado 5--Butch Huskey doubled home Alex Ochoa for the go-ahead run and the Mets scored five times in the eighth inning to complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies at New York.

Houston 4, San Diego 3--Rookie Donne Wall won his fifth consecutive start and Sean Berry hit a two-run homer in the Astros win over the Padres at San Diego.