Bagwell’s Return Leads Houston

National League

Jeff Bagwell, in his first game off the injury list, drove in the tying run in Houston’s three-run seventh inning as the Astros rallied to beat the visiting Florida Marlins 7-3 Friday night.

Bagwell, sidelined since July 30 with a broken bone in his left hand, went 2 for 4 in his first game back. His night’s work included a single in the three-run seventh that scored Brian Hunter, tying the game at 3-3 off reliever Richard Garces (0-1).

Florida’s Gary Sheffield hit a homer in his first game back from the 60-day disabled list with torn ligaments in his right thumb.

Expos 6, Dodgers 5

Los Angeles

Third baseman Dave Hansen’s second error of the game and seventh by Los Angeles led to a tie-breaking single by David Segui, who homered and drove in four runs in Montreal’s win.

The errors matched the Dodgers’ highest total since moving to Los Angeles in 1958 and increased their major league-leading total to 116 in 118 games.

Cardinals 5, Rockies 4

St. Louis

Ray Lankford’s eighth-inning home run tied the score and Bernard Gilkey’s single snapped it as St. Louis beat Colorado.

Giants 6, Mets 5

San Francisco

Glenallen Hill’s pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth gave San Francisco, which tied the game in the eighth on Matt Williams’ two-run home run, a win over New York.

Padres 6, Phillies 3

San Diego

Archi Cianfrocco’s pinch-hit, three-run homer keyed a five-run fifth inning as San Diego beat Philadelphia.

Reds 7, Pirates 1

Cincinnati

Pete Schourek retired 16 Pittsburgh batters in a row as he beat the Pirates for the third time this season and led Cincinnati to victory.

Cubs 7, Braves 5

Atlanta

Jim Bullinger halted a personal three-game losing streak and Shawn Dunston singled in two runs to spark Chicago past Atlanta.

Clearing the bases

Davey Johnson was rushed to a hospital after having an allergic reaction to medication. He was treated and released in time to manage the Cincinnati Reds’ night game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds also sent three players to the same hospital Friday for tests and treatment. An MRI found that reliever Johnny Ruffin has torn cartilage in his knee. Tests found no serious injuries to outfielders Ron Gant (sore rib cage) and Thomas Howard (sore knee)… . Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox signed autographs in a Cobb County courtroom moments before a judge dismissed wife battery charges against him. Cox and his wife, Pamela, were ordered into counseling after police were called to the couple’s home northwest of Atlanta in May.