Braves Win Game but Lose Mazzone

A day after Atlanta threw one away, the Braves went back to winning their usual way with pitching, defense and resilience.

Rafael Furcal had another three-hit game and Andruw Jones and Wally Joyner each drove in two runs Tuesday night, leading Atlanta to a 5-4 victory at Cincinnati.

But the Braves’ win was not without its distractions.

The game was delayed briefly after the second inning when Atlanta pitching coach Leo Mazzone fainted and fell onto the dugout floor, leaving him with a bloody nose.

Mazzone, 51, walked to the dugout tunnel, the left side of his face bright red, and was taken to a hospital for an exam.

“He said he hadn’t eaten anything and I said, ‘Why don’t you go into the clubhouse and get a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?’ ” Manager Bobby Cox said. “The next thing I turn around and I heard a boom and he’s on the ground.”

Atlanta also lost right fielder Brian Jordan, who strained groin muscles while running out a grounder in the third inning and left for a pinch-hitter two innings later.

“Just one of those days,” Jordan said.

The Braves’ pitching staff made sure it wouldn’t be a losing day as well.

Andy Ashby (8-8) drove in a run with a squeeze bunt when the Braves went ahead, 4-0, in the fourth inning. Ashby gave up nine hits, including Dmitri Young’s leadoff homer in the ninth, and Mike Remlinger got the final three outs for his 11th save in 14 chances.

The Braves evened the series a day after third baseman Chipper Jones made an errant two-out throw in the ninth that let Cincinnati rally for a 3-2 win.

“Last night was a game we felt we should have won, but those things happen,” Remlinger said. “The good thing about this team is that it doesn’t dwell on things. That’s one of the reasons why we’re able to be as good of a team as we are. We don’t put that kind of importance on one game.”

San Francisco 1, Milwaukee 0--Russ Ortiz pitched seven innings and drove in the game’s only run for the Giants at San Francisco.

Ortiz (7-10) singled in the fifth to score J.T. Snow, who had walked to start the inning.

Brewer left fielder Geoff Jenkins dove in an attempt to snare Ortiz’s hit, but the ball glanced off the top of his glove.

Felix Rodriguez and Robb Nen each pitched an inning of relief to preserve the shutout. Nen recorded his 28th save in 33 opportunities.

Ortiz retired the first 12 batters, giving up a leadoff double to Richie Sexson in the fifth inning. Ortiz gave up only one other hit: a single by pitcher Jamey Wright in the sixth.

Montreal 9, Arizona 3--Vladimir Guerrero hit two two-run homers to lead the Expos at Phoenix and drop the Diamondbacks two games behind San Francisco in the NL West.

Lee Stevens also homered against Arizona starter Brian Anderson, who lasted only 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since June 17. Anderson (9-5) gave up seven hits and six runs.

Guerrero hit a two-run shot in the third inning and another--his 28th--in the fifth, giving him 90 runs batted in. He also had a triple.

Houston 9, New York 3--Brian Powell won for the first time in nearly two years and Richard Hidalgo had two RBI doubles for the Astros at Houston.

Powell (1-0) gave up one run and five hits in seven innings to win for the first time since Aug. 25, 1998, when he pitched for Detroit against Texas. He spent last season with Houston’s triple-A New Orleans affiliate and was called up Aug. 1 to replace injured starter Shane Reynolds.

Florida 7, St. Louis 0--Jesus Sanchez threw a six-hitter and drove in a run for the Marlins at St. Louis.

Andy Fox had two hits and two RBIs for Florida, which has won six of its last seven.

Sanchez (7-8) gave up five singles and a double, and only three baserunners reached second base. He struck out seven to quiet the NL Central leaders, who scored only two runs in the last 23 innings.

Philadelphia 10, San Diego 4--Pat Burrell of the Phillies hit two homers, including a grand slam, at Philadelphia.

Omar Daal (3-12) pitched six strong innings for the victory, his first since May 25, when he was with Arizona.

Philadelphia broke open a 5-4 game in the eighth with five runs against Kevin Walker. Burrell accounted for four of those runs with one swing of the bat.

Colorado 6, Pittsburgh 1--Brian Rose won his Coors Field debut and Jeff Cirillo drove in three runs for the Rockies.

Jeffrey Hammonds went three for three with a run scored and increased his batting average to .370. Todd Helton went two for four to increase his NL-leading average to .381, and the Rockies won for only the ninth time in 33 games.