After Finally Unpacking, Braves Unload on Phillies

It was as if the Atlanta Braves had never left home.

With the Olympics finally over, the Braves returned to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium after a 17-game trip and routed the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-4, on Tuesday night.

“It was fun playing in front of the hometown fans after three weeks away,” Chipper Jones said. “We play well at home and we’ve got something like 15 of the next 19 here.”

Marquis Grissom had three of Atlanta’s 16 hits, including two of the Braves’ seven doubles. Jones also had three hits and two doubles for the Braves, who were 9-8 on their 18-day, five-city trip. Five pitchers combined on a three-hitter.

“It was a long road trip,” Grissom said. “We’re glad to be back on our home field, to get back to that Southern hospitality.”

Mike Bielecki (3-2) pitched two innings in relief of Terrell Wade. Russ Springer (3-10) gave up five runs--three earned--and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.

OTHER GAMES

The Padres’ Ken Caminiti homered and Tim Worrell picked up a rare victory as a starter, leading San Diego to a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals at St. Louis. Worrell (7-5) won for the fifth time in 26 career starts, giving up five hits in seven innings. . . . Montreal defeated Houston, 7-5, as the Expos’ Jeff Fassero won his fourth consecutive decision and his third in three starts against the Astros. . . . The Reds’ Jeff Branson hit a two-run homer off Rod Beck with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, giving Cincinnati a 3-2 victory at San Francisco and sending the Giants to their seventh consecutive loss. . . . The Cubs’ Jaime Navarro pitched eight shutout innings and Jose Hernandez hit a two-run homer to lead Chicago to a 3-0 victory over New York. . . . The Rockies’ Mark Thompson pitched only the third complete-game shutout in the two-year history of Coors Field as Colorado routed Florida, 11-0. Thompson finished with a seven-hitter, striking out four.