Wood’s arm, bat solid for Cubs, 7-3
Kerry Wood pitched six solid innings and hit a key RBI single to get his first win since last July 15, leading the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3, Monday.
Todd Walker hit a two-run homer, and Matt Murton also homered for Chicago, which snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the fifth time in 26 games. Making his third start since shoulder surgery last Aug. 31, Wood allowed two runs — one earned — and scattered nine hits. He struck out four and walked one.
Wood (1-1) helped himself with an RBI single in the fourth to give Chicago a 3-2 lead. He also doubled in the second inning.
Murton led off the sixth with his fourth home run, and Walker made it 6-2 with a two-run drive off Kent Mercker in the seventh.
Los Angeles 12, Atlanta 5: Ramon Martinez hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs to lead the visiting Dodgers. Los Angeles scored seven runs in the first two innings, knocking John Thomson out of the game early. Thomson (2-4) recorded only four outs while giving up seven runs, five earned, and seven hits with three walks.
St. Louis 3, Houston 1: Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning — his major league-leading 25th home run of the season — to lift the host Cardinals.
Florida 5, San Francisco 1: Scott Olsen (3-3) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings to lead the host Marlins. Barry Bonds went 1-for-4 with a single and stayed at 715 homers.
Pittsburgh 14, Milwaukee 3: Sean Casey had three hits and drove in three runs for the host Pirates. Jason Bay’s streak of consecutive games with a homer ended at six as he was the only Pittsburgh starter to not drive in a run.
Philadelphia 11, Washington 2: Ryan Howard hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inning for the host Phillies.
Colorado 5, San Diego 0: Jason Jennings (3-5) pitched a two-hitter, and Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and rookie Ryan Spilborghs homered for the visiting Rockies.
New York 8, Arizona 7: The Mets scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, the second on David Wright’s drive to centerfield with one out.
