David Wright hit a grand slam, Jose Reyes and Victor Diaz each homered twice and the visiting New York Mets hit a team-record seven home runs in a 16-4 rout over the Philadelphia Phillies."I didn't know what was going to happen with the ball," Reyes said. "Then I saw home run."Mike Piazza and Doug Mientkiewicz also homered, and Wright and Diaz each went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Mets, who stopped a two-game skid. The seven homers were only five short of New York's season total coming in."We got some balls up in the air and drove it pretty good," Mets manager Willie Randolph said.Victor Zambrano (1-1) was the beneficiary. He went six innings, allowed four runs and hit a stand-up triple.Vicente Padilla (0-1) gave up five homers and eight runs in three innings.Elsewhere in the National League on Tuesday, it was, Dodgers 8, Brewers 6, 10 innings; Marlins 6, Nationals 3; Cardinals 7, Pirates 1; Cubs 7, Reds 1; Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 1; Astros 5, Braves 3; and Padres 5, Giants 2.In the American League, it was, Mariners 5, Angels 3; Rangers 3, Athletics 0; Royals 6, Indians 5; Orioles 8, Tigers 4; Devil Rays 6, Yankees 2; Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3; and White Sox 3, Twins 1.In Milwaukee, Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and Los Angeles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Brewers and extend its winning streak to seven games.In Washington, Brian Moehler earned his first major league win in 2 1/2 years, and Carlos Delgado hit Florida's first homer in six games to beat the Nationals. In sweeping a two-game series at RFK Stadium, the Marlins joined the Nationals atop the National League East at 8-6.In Pittsburgh, Matt Morris breezed in his first start for St Louis since offseason shoulder surgery, limiting the Pirates to one run and four hits in six innings.In Cincinnati, Corey Patterson, Michael Barrett and Derrek Lee hit solo homers to help Chicago secure a split of the two-game series against the Reds.In Denver, Jeff Francis pitched into the eighth and Matt Holliday went 4-for-4 with three RBIs as Colorado thrashed Arizona. Holliday hit a three-run triple during a five-run eighth inning for the Rockies.In Houston, Willy Taveras hit his first major league home run, and Brandon Backe got his first win of the season to lead the Astros past Atlanta.In San Diego, Brian Lawrence threw eight strong innings, and Geoff Blum and Ramon Hernan-dez each drove in two runs for the Padre's win over San FrancisCoIn the American League, Richie Sexson hit a three-run homer and Raul Ibanez added a solo shot in a four-run first inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. (The Associated Press)
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