ATLANTA – Chipper Jones had a two-run single and Andruw Jones followed with a two-run double in the first inning as the Atlanta Braves bounced back from their most lopsided loss in three seasons with a 13-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday.

After Braves ace Greg Maddux was pounded for three homers and nine runs in only two innings of a 17-1 loss Saturday night, the Braves responded quickly against Florida starter Brad Penny (0-1).

Rafael Furcal went 4-for-5, scored two runs and drove in another and Andruw Jones went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs.

Robert Fick added a two-run homer, his first with the Braves, and Gary Sheffield also hit a two-run shot.

Braves rookie Horacio Ramirez (1-1) earned his first career win in his second start. The left-hander went six innings and allowed four runs – three earned – and six hits.

Pirates 2, Phillies 0

PHILADELPHIA – Kris Benson pitched seven shutout innings and scored a run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Sunday.

Benson (2-0), who allowed one unearned run in 6 1-3 innings in a season-opening win against Cincinnati, gave up six hits and a walk. He struck out six. Mike Williams pitched the ninth for his third save for the Pirates, who are off to a 5-1 start for the second straight year.

Giants 5, Brewers 0

MILWAUKEE – Kirk Rueter pitched six scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants remained unbeaten despite resting half their starters, beating the winless Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 Sunday.

Giants manager Felipe Alou held Barry Bonds, Ray Durham, Benito Santiago and J.T. Snow out of the starting lineup, but the makeshift team that played was good enough to defeat the Brewers, who are 0-6 for the first time in franchise history.

Rich Aurilia hit a solo homer for the Giants, who matched their 6-0 start of a year ago when they went on to win the National League pennant.

Rueter (1-0), making his second start of the season, continued his mastery of Milwaukee, allowing five hits and four walks.

Expos 8, Mets 5

NEW YORK – Jeff Liefer hit a three-run homer off Armando Benitez in the ninth inning Sunday, giving the Montreal Expos an 8-5 victory over the New York Mets.

Benitez (0-1) entered with a 5-4 lead provided by Tony Clark, who hit a go-ahead, two-run shot in the sixth inning in his Mets debut.

Endy Chavez singled leading off the ninth and advanced on a one-out wild pitch. Benitez walked Vladimir Guerrero after getting ahead 1-2, then gave up Liefer’s first NL homer, putting the Expos ahead 7-5.

Rockies 8, D-backs 3

DENVER – Todd Helton hit a three-run homer off Curt Schilling and the Colorado Rockies won their fourth straight game, 8-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Helton’s homer highlighted a four-run first inning against Schilling (0-1). He and teammate Randy Johnson are a combined 0-2 after two starts apiece this season.

The two-time defending NL West champions have lost four straight and are 1-5, equaling the worst start in their six-year history. The Diamondbacks also opened 1-5 in their inaugural season of 1998.

Reds 5, Cubs 4

CINCINNATI – Sean Casey’s tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, completing a discouraging first homestand in their new ballpark.

The Reds’ clubhouse was still subdued before the game, the aftermath of Ken Griffey Jr.’s severe shoulder injury. The center fielder dislocated his right shoulder while diving for a ball in the Cubs’ 9-7 victory on Saturday.

Astros rained out

ST. LOUIS – The game between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals was rained out Sunday.

The game has been tentatively rescheduled for May 29 at 3:10 p.m. CDT. This was the 57th regular season game to be postponed in Busch Stadium’s 37-year history.

and the first since April 24, 2000.

Both teams are off Monday. The Astros return home to host Cincinnati on Tuesday, while St. Louis travels to Colorado to play the Rockies.

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