Womack Leads Diamondbacks Past Rockies

Tony Womack’s two-out RBI double drove in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Denver.

The Rockies wasted a 3-2 lead in the eighth but tied it, 4-4, in the ninth on Larry Walker’s home run off Greg Swindell.

Jose Jimenez (3-1) could not preserve the tie, giving up a leadoff single to Reggie Sanders, who went to second on a sacrifice and scored on Womack’s double just inside the third-base line.

Swindell (2-1) got the victory and Bret Prinz pitched the 10th for his seventh save in nine chances. The Rockies left the potential tying run at second base and stranded 11 baserunners in the game.

The Diamondbacks took advantage of two Colorado errors to erase a 3-2 deficit in the eighth.

Mark Grace, hobbled by a bruised knee, broke a 3-3 tie with a pinch-hit RBI single after the Rockies botched a potential double-play that allowed Erubiel Durazo to score the tying run.

Brian Bohanon, unpredictable at Coors Field, held the Diamondbacks to two runs and four hits before leaving with one out in the seventh. He retired 11 of the last 13 he faced and lowered his home earned-run average from 11.20 to 9.62.

The Rockies left four runners at third in the first six innings, but they still led 3-2 after seven.

Todd Helton, who leads the majors with 81 RBIs, hit a run-scoring double off Curt Schilling in the fifth then scored on Todd Walker’s sacrifice fly.

Florida 8, Philadelphia 1--Ryan Dempster struck out nine in eight innings as the Marlins won the opener of their showdown with the first-place Phillies at Miami.

The Marlins, who lost their first five games against the Phillies this season, moved to within 3 1/2 games of first place in the NL East with their seventh victory in eight games.

The Phillies have dropped seven of 11, losing five games off their division lead.

Dempster (8-7) gave up one run and seven hits to win for the fifth time in six starts. Randy Wolf (4-8) gave up seven runs--six earned--and 10 hits in four-plus innings for his fourth consecutive loss.

Milwaukee 2, Chicago 1--James Mouton hit an RBI single in the ninth inning, giving the Brewers a victory and ending the Cubs’ home winning streak at 13 games.

It was the Cubs’ first loss at Wrigley Field since May 18, ending their longest home winning streak since 1936, when they won 14 in a row.

Kerry Wood (7-5), who had won his last six starts, lost for the first time since May 13. He gave up two runs and five hits in 8 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking six.

David Weathers (2-2) got two outs in the eighth inning for the victory, and Curtis Leskanic worked the ninth for his 10th save in 13 chances.

Atlanta 10, New York 1--On the day the Braves traded John Rocker, Chipper Jones homered and drove in three runs for a victory at New York. Jones is batting .357 with 22 home runs and 66 RBIs in his career against the Mets.

Odalis Perez (5-5) limited the Mets to one run in 6 2/3 innings, giving the Braves their fourth victory in 11 games.

The Mets lost their second in a row after a season-high four-game winning streak. They made three errors and had a few other misplays.

Rick Reed (7-3) gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings in the loss.

Cincinnati 7, Houston 5--Sean Casey’s RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Reds their second consecutive extra-inning victory at Houston.

Cincinnati’s Barry Larkin doubled with one out in the 10th off Billy Wagner (2-3). After Ken Griffey Jr. struck out, Casey hit an RBI single to left field. Aaron Boone followed with a run-scoring double to make it 7-5.

Mark Wohlers (3-1) pitched the final two innings for the victory.

The Reds, who came back from a 4-0 deficit to win 8-7 in 11 innings Thursday night, trailed 4-1 on Friday before scoring four runs in the seventh.

Montreal 11, Pittsburgh 5--Tony Armas won his sixth consecutive decision and Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run homer as the Expos won at Pittsburgh.

Armas (7-5), who hasn’t lost since the Giants defeated the Expos, 6-2, at San Francisco on May 7, gave up five runs and seven hits in seven innings. Friday’s victory ended a streak of three starts for Armas without a decision.

Jason Schmidt (3-3) gave up seven runs--six earned--and six hits in 3 1/3 innings for the Pirates, who lost their third consecutive game. Pittsburgh walked a season-high 10 and hit three batters.