NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Burkett Wins Sixth as Giants Romp

John Burkett became the National League’s first six-game winner and Darren Lewis had three runs batted in to lead the San Francisco Giants past the Colorado Rockies, 13-8, Thursday at Denver.

Barry Bonds and Kirt Manwaring each had two RBIs for the Giants, who have at least 13 hits in each game of their four-game series against Colorado.

Burkett (6-0) got the victory, despite giving up six runs on nine hits over six innings.

The Giants batted around in the third, scoring four runs against Bruce Ruffin (1-2).

Cincinnati 7, San Diego 1--Kevin Mitchell homered twice and doubled in another run, and John Smiley won his first game to lift the Reds over the Padres at Cincinnati to complete a four-game sweep.

Mitchell’s second homer--to the upper-deck red seats in left field--was the first ball driven to that level since Darryl Strawberry did it five years ago.

Smiley’s last complete game was for the Minnesota Twins, on Oct. 2 at Kansas City.

Barry Larkin also homered in support of Smiley (1-5).

The first five Cincinnati runs came against Dave Eiland (0-2), as the Reds won their fourth consecutive game--and seventh in nine games.

Montreal 5, Florida 4--Mike Lansing scored the winning run on a close play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth at Montreal to lift the Expos.

Lansing drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on Marquis Grissom’s single to center against Jim Corsi (0-1). John Wetteland (2-0) got credit for the victory after blowing a save opportunity in the ninth when Greg Briley hit a run-scoring double.

Wetteland has blown three saves in six opportunities.

New York 4, St. Louis 0--Pete Schourek gave up five hits in eight innings and squeezed home a run as the Mets avoided a three-game sweep at St. Louis.

Schourek (2-3) struck out five and walked none.

Rheal Cormier (1-3) gave up four runs in five innings and is 0-3 in his last seven starts.

Eddie Murray had a run-scoring double in the first inning, moving him into a tie for 22nd place with Harmon Killebrew and Rogers Hornsby on the all-time list with 1,584 before leaving the game because of a sprained right knee and ankle.