Braves Are Swept by Diamondbacks

Damion Easley said he’s just trying to keep the Arizona Diamondbacks on track.

Tony Clark homered twice, Easley added a three-run drive, and Arizona beat the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, Sunday to complete the first four-game sweep at Turner Field.

“I’m just trying to keep the train moving,” said Easley, who has four homers in his last two games. “The pitches I thought I could hit, I put in play.”

Arizona completed a 7-3 trip with the sweep. The Phillies swept four games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on May 5-8, 1995. Before this weekend, that was the last time the Braves had been swept in a four-game series -- home or away.

“That was probably the worst series we’ve ever had here that I can remember,” Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox said.

Clark, who began the day hitting .164, was four for five to lift his average to .208. Jeff DaVanon led off the game with a homer and added a two-run single in the second inning as Arizona took a 4-0 lead against Jorge Sosa.

Cincinnati 6, Houston 4 -- Ryan Freel hit his second homer of the game in the 11th inning to help the Reds complete a three-game sweep at Houston. Esteban Yan, acquired from the Angels on Tuesday, got his first save after giving up one hit in the 11th.

San Francisco 7, New York 6 -- Pedro Feliz hit an RBI single in the 12th inning at New York.

St. Louis 9, Chicago 6 -- The Cardinals had plenty of offense in their first game without Albert Pujols, getting a successful return from Jim Edmonds at St. Louis.

Edmonds, limited to one pinch-hit at-bat in the last seven games by an abdominal injury, was three for three with an RBI double in the fifth and a run-scoring single in the sixth, and also walked and scored in the first. He played first base for only the 45th time to minimize the risk of further injury.

San Diego 1, Pittsburgh 0 -- Five days after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Chris Young held the Pirates hitless through 5 1/3 innings before pinch-hitter Jose Hernandez lined a single into left field at Pittsburgh.

Florida 4, Colorado 3 -- Rookie right-hander Scott Olsen led the Marlins to the win and a three-game sweep at Denver.

Washington 8, Milwaukee 4 -- Alfonso Soriano hit a grand slam and a solo homer and the Nationals completed a three-game sweep at Milwaukee.