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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   ADDITIONAL ITEMS • mlb (External Link)   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008 NL ROUNDUP: Giants beat Rockies in 10 Associated Press DENVER -- Omar Vizquel doubled to start a game-tying rally in the ninth inning, then drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th, leading San Francisco to a 3-2 victory over Colorado on Wednesday. Brian Wilson struck out Omar Quintanilla looking for the final out in the 10th to pick up his 14th save in 16 chances. Tyler Walker (2-2) got the win after setting down the Rockies in the ninth. Ray Durham led off the 10th with a single and Rich Aurilia drew a walk off Matt Herges (2-1). After a fielder's choice, Vizquel lifted a fly ball to left. The Giants scored twice in the ninth off closer Brian Fuentes to tie it on Bengie Molina's RBI single and pinch-hitter Steve Holm's run-scoring double. Dodgers 5, Reds 2 LOS ANGELES -- Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight solid innings and the Dodgers scored four of their runs on a wild pitch, a suicide squeeze, a passed ball and a bad pickoff throw. James Loney completed the scoring with a home run, helping the Dodgers win for the sixth time in eight games following a five-game losing streak. Kuroda (2-3) allowed two runs and five hits, struck out three and walked two. The right-hander won for the first time in nine starts. Takashi Saito pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh save in nine attempts. Johnny Cueto (2-5) threw 114 pitches over five innings, giving up four runs -- two earned -- and seven hits. He walked three and struck out two. Braves 11, Mets 4 ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur homered and drove in four runs to help Atlanta win its third straight in the series. Francoeur did not play in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader, ending his streak of 370 consecutive games played. It was his first game off since Oct. 1, 2005. Braves rookie Jair Jurrjens (5-3) gave up only one earned run in seven innings for his second win over the Mets this season. He gave up five hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey (2-5) gave up six runs on eight hits in four innings. Phillies 12, Nationals 2 WASHINGTON -- Ryan Howard homered twice, Pedro Feliz and Shane Victorino also went deep and the Phillies piled up 15 hits and a season-high in runs. Jamie Moyer (4-3) took the easy victory by throwing six scoreless innings, thanks in large part to an inept Nationals offense that kept failing with runners in scoring position. They were on the way to getting shut out for the second consecutive night until two meaningless runs in the seventh off Clay Condrey, who still got his first save with three innings of work. Matt Chico (0-6), getting a fill-in start for Shawn Hill (sore elbow), allowed Howard's RBI double in the first, Feliz's home run in the second and homers by Victorino and Howard in the fifth as he ERA moved up to 6.19. Brewers 4, Pirates 1 PITTSBURGH -- Ben Sheets limited Pittsburgh to one run despite allowing 11 hits in his second complete game of the season, and Rickie Weeks homered and scored twice for Milwaukee. Weeks hit his sixth homer with two out in the sixth against Ian Snell (2-3), who is winless in seven starts since April 12. Snell, 0-3 over that span, gave up nine hits and four runs, two earned, over six innings. Sheets (5-1), the Brewers' ace, gave up 13 earned runs over 19 2/3 innings during his three previous May starts, losing once while getting two no-decisions. He was sharper in this start despite all the base runners, with the Pirates scoring only on Xavier Nady's leadoff homer. Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 1 MIAMI -- Florida scored its first run on a squeeze, and Ricky Nolasco allowed only three hits over seven innings to beat Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks. Webb (9-1) was bidding to become only the third pitcher since World War I to win his first 10 starts. Instead, he left after allowing six hits and three runs in seven innings. Matt Treanor bunted in a run for a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning, and Cody Ross followed with a homer. Stephen Drew hit his sixth homer for the Diamondbacks, but that's all the offense they could muster against Nolasco (3-3). Astros 5, Cubs 3 HOUSTON -- Shawn Chacon pitched seven solid innings for his first win this season, breaking his major league record streak of nine straight no-decisions to start a season. Carlos Lee's three-run homer in the third helped Chacon (1-0) overcome a rough start and avoid tying the overall record for consecutive starts without a decision. Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give Chicago an early lead. Micah Hoffpauir doubled for his first major league hit before scoring on a double by Geovany Soto that made it 3-0 and set the Cubs on their way. In his first career road start, Sean Gallagher (1-1) allowed eight hits and five runs with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Cardinals 11, Padres 3 SAN DIEGO -- Ryan Ludwick and Troy Glaus both drove in three runs to lead St. Louis. The last-place Padres lost pitcher Chris Young (4-4) and catcher Josh Bard to injuries in a span of two batters in the third inning. Young had his nose broken when Albert Pujols lined a shot off his face in the third inning that sent blood streaming down the front of his jersey. Bard sprained his left ankle on a play at the plate when Pujols slid into his leg. Braden Looper (6-3) allowed three runs on eight hits in five innnings for St. Louis.

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