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Atlanta rings up seven errors as Colorado’s offense explodes.

DENVER – Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of seven errors by the Atlanta Braves – including four by third baseman Mark DeRosa – in a 13-4 win Sunday.

The Braves tied a franchise record with their seven miscues, which included two by second baseman Marcus Giles and one by shortstop Jesse Garcia and led to eight unearned runs by the Rockies.

Atlanta also had seven errors on July 22, 1973, in the second game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia.

Shawn Estes (4-1) pitched seven innings to become the fourth National League pitcher to win four games as the Rockies took two of three from the Braves.

Horacio Ramirez (0-3) allowed eight unearned runs and five hits in 3 1-3 innings, his shortest outing of the year.

Atlanta took a short-lived 1-0 lead in the first when Damon Hollins hit a leadoff double and scored on Giles’ sacrifice fly.

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

ST. LOUIS – Scott Rolen lined a bases-loaded single to the warning track in the 10th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

Albert Pujols of St. Louis was ejected during the rally after twice confronting plate umpire Angel Hernandez during one of three walks issued by Kyle Farnsworth (0-2). Pujols tossed his bat and headed to first before Farnsworth’s curveball was called a strike, then turned and said something to Hernandez on his way to first after taking a high pitch for ball four.

The Cardinals have won two of three in the four-game series, both in their final at-bat and both times thanks to wild Cubs pitching. Mike Matheny drew a bases-loaded walk from LaTroy Hawkins in the ninth inning of a 4-3 victory Friday, one of four walks in that inning, and Farnsworth walked three in the 10th on Sunday.

Expos 6, Dodgers 4

LOS ANGELES – Orlando Cabrera hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning to help the Montreal Expos snap a six-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Sun-Woo Kim (1-0) earned his first win in the majors since July 2, 2002, allowing two runs and four hits over five innings with four strikeouts and two walks.

The Korean-born right-hander, 3-2 with a 5.30 ERA in 11 career starts, entered the game with a streak of 11 2-3 scoreless innings – all in relief.

Juan Rivera had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth and Brad Wilkerson went deep in the ninth, giving the Expos their first three-homer game this season.

Cabrera led off the sixth with his third of the season to give the Expos a 3-2 lead against Hideo Nomo (3-3).

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Mets 6, Padres 2

SAN DIEGO – Tom Glavine had a big game on the mound and at the plate, helping the New York Mets snap the San Diego Padres’ six-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory Sunday.

Glavine pitched six solid innings, drove in a run and reached base three times. Danny Garcia hit his first major league homer in the ninth for the Mets, who avoided a three-game sweep and completed a 3-6 road trip.

Glavine (4-1) scattered five hits and struck out six, earning his 255th career win and improving to 21-11 lifetime against the Padres. His ERA rose to 1.85.

David Weathers and Mike Stanton each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Braden Looper worked a perfect ninth.

Pirates 4, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE – Craig Wilson homered in the 11th inning and drove in three runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their sixth straight road game by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday.

Wilson, who also drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Saturday, hit his sixth homer of the season off Jeff Bennett (1-1) leading off the inning.

Brian Meadows (2-0) got the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Jose Mesa pitched the 11th for his ninth save, and third of the series. With a runner on second, he retired pinch-hitter Wes Helms on a grounder to end it.

It marked the second straight sweep on the road by the Pirates, who won three games against the Mets at Shea Stadium two weeks ago.

Pittsburgh starter Ryan Vogelsong left with a 3-2 lead after pitching six innings. He allowed five hits, four walks and struck out six.

The Pirates opened the scoring in the first inning when Tike Redman led off with a single, moved up on a single by Jason Kendall and a double steal before scoring on Wilson’s infield hit with two outs.

Astros 6, Reds 5

HOUSTON – Brad Ausmus’ suicide squeeze scored Lance Berkman and capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning, giving the Houston Astros a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

The Astros trailed 5-3 when they loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth on consecutive singles by Jeff Bagwell, Jeff Kent and Berkman off Todd Jones.

Pinch-hitter Mike Lamb followed with a two-run single before Ausmus’ run-scoring bunt.

The victory in Houston’s fourth straight, while the Reds have lost five in a row.

Dan Miceli (1-1) allowed one run and one hit in two relief innings, and Octavio Dotel earned his fourth save in as many opportunities with a scoreless ninth.

Jones (1-1) took the loss, giving up three runs on four hits in one inning.

Houston cut its deficit to 4-3 in the fourth on an RBI double by Bagwell and a two-run home run by Kent, his third of the season.

Adam Dunn hit his ninth homer in the eighth for the Reds to make it 5-3.

Cincinnati took a 2-0 lead in the second inning after Sean Casey led off with a single and moved to second when Dunn walked. Brandon Larson drove in Casey with a double, and Dunn scored on a sacrifice fly by Javier Valentin.

The Reds increased their lead to 3-0 in the third when Ryan Freel was hit by at pitch, stole second and scored when Ken Griffey Jr. singled and right fielder Richard Hidalgo mishandled the ball for an error.

Cincinnati moved ahead 4-0 in the fourth on an RBI double by Valentin that brought on Brandon Backe in relief of starter Tim Redding.

Notes: Craig Biggio is seven hits away from becoming the first Astro and the 80th major leaguer to record 2,500 hits. … Miceli pitched 13 innings over 11 appearances without giving up an earned run until Dunn’s homer. … Cincinnati pitchers allowed less than 10 hits for the first time in nine games Sunday. … Biggio was hit by a pitch for the 245th time in his career Sunday, the most ever in the NL and second all-time to Don Baylor (267).

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