Wrigley Slugfest Won by Brewers

Jose Valentin hit two-run homers from each side of the plate as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 19-12, Thursday at Wrigley Field. There were 32 hits and eight home runs in the game.

Marquis Grissom hit a three-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning as the Brewers won for the eighth time in 11 games. Ron Belliard went four for five with a pair of two-run doubles and a career-high five RBIs, and Dave Nilsson also went four for five.

Cincinnati 2, Arizona 1--Mike Cameron tripled and scored the tying run in the eighth, then singled and came around to score in the 10th inning on Mark Lewis’ double that eluded a diving Tony Womack at Cincinnati. The Reds have a 10-game winning streak, two short of the club record.

Arizona fell out of first place in the West for the first time since May 26.

San Francisco 7, Colorado 1--Rookie center fielder Jeff Barry turned Barry Bonds’ fifth-inning fly ball into a two-run triple and Jeff Kent followed with a two-run homer at San Francisco.

Pittsburgh 12, Philadelphia 7--Al Martin had his first two-homer game in more than three years for the Pirates at Pittsburgh.

New York 12, Florida 8--The Mets took advantage of five walks by Ryan Dempster in a six-run third inning at Miami to win for the eighth time in 11 games.

Atlanta 4, Montreal 1--Tom Glavine (7-7) won his 13th consecutive decision against the Expos, pitching a seven-hitter at Montreal.

St. Louis 10, Houston 4--Kent Bottenfield became the NL’s first 12-game winner as the Cardinals overcame a three-run deficit at Houston. St. Louis rookie second baseman Joe McEwing extended his hitting streak to 22 games.

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Reliever Mark Wohlers, trying to find the strike zone and resurrect his career with the Cincinnati Reds, has torn an elbow ligament and will have reconstructive surgery that is expected to sideline him for up to 18 months. . . . Trade Life Books Inc., an Oklahoma publisher charged with selling a Mark McGwire memorabilia book that fraudulently claimed it would donate proceeds to the slugger’s charitable foundation for children, has agreed to pay $16,000 to have the matter dropped.