Denver ? However Sammy Sosa decided to leave Denver on the team charter or, more likely, a private jet the Colorado Rockies were glad to see him go.

Sosa hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Rockies, 12-9, Sunday.

With nine RBIs on Saturday, when he hit a trio of three-run homers in a 15-1 win, Sosa set an NL record for RBIs in consecutive games with 14.

In the three-game series, Sosa went 8-for-12.

“You have to be happy about having a series like this one,” Sosa said. “I haven’t had a series like this in a long time.

“I got good pitches to hit. I’m glad the Rockies pitched to me. Right now, I’m feeling comfortable at the plate and I’m not swinging at so many bad pitches as I used to.”

Sosa, who feels the Cubs’ charter plane is unsafe, chartered his own private plane for the trip from San Francisco to Denver on Thursday night. He wouldn’t confirm if he planned to do the same thing for the trip back to Chicago on Sunday night.

“Get away with those bad questions,” Sosa said.

Corey Patterson hit two homers and drove in three runs for the Cubs, and Fred McGriff had a two-run homer and three RBIs.

Sosa’s grand slam, the seventh of his career, increased his major league-leading home run total to 39.

“Anything is possible with him,” Chicago manager Bruce Kimm said. “He’s one of the most prolific home run hitters of all-time. Any time he goes to the plate, fans don’t dare go to the concession stand or the restroom. We’re fortunate to have him.”

Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 2

Phoenix Curt Schilling became the season’s first 19-game winner, as Arizona completed a three-game sweep of Florida.

Schilling allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked none in seven scoreless innings, throwing just 89 pitches, 61 for strikes.

The Diamondbacks supported him with 14 hits through seven innings.

Every Arizona starter had a hit, including Luis Gonzalez, who ended an 0-for-24 skid with an RBI single in the sixth. He also doubled in the eighth.

Braves 13, Astros 3

Houston Chipper Jones had a career-high five hits and scored three runs, and Kevin Millwood won for the ninth time in 10 decisions.

Atlanta had a season-high 20 hits in winning for the 10th time in 12 games. Every Braves starter had a hit.

Millwood (11-6) gave up two runs on six hits, while striking out six and walking two in five innings for Atlanta.

Jones, who did not start Saturday because of a strained right hamstring, doubled in the second and third innings, and singled in the fourth, seventh and ninth. He also walked in the fifth inning.

Giants 5, Pirates 4, 11 innings

San Francisco Pinch-hitter Ramon Martinez singled home the winning run in the 11th inning.

Jeff Kent homered and drove in two runs for the Giants, who won for the sixth time in eight games.

Robb Nen (6-1) blew a save but went a season-high three innings for the victory.

Reds 9, Padres 7, 12 innings

Cincinnati Aaron Boone hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning as Cincinnati swept San Diego.

Boone hit three homers in the series opener Friday night, then completed the three-game sweep by connecting off Brandon Villafuerte (1-1) with one out in the 12th.

The Reds led 7-5 after eight innings, but Bubba Trammell hit a two-run shot in the botom of the inning, his second of the game.

Brewers 6, Expos 2

Milwaukee Ben Sheets scattered five hits over eight innings, and Matt Stairs and Richie Sexson homered.

Stairs’ 420-foot drive in the fifth gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead, and Sexson’s shot in the seventh, his 24th of the season, put the Brewers on top for good, 3-2. Jose Hernandez added a solo homer later in the inning.

Sheets (6-14), who leads the National League in losses, allowed two runs, walked one and struck out seven.

Phillies 6, Dodgers 3

Los Angeles Jimmy Rollins capped his first career five-hit game with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning.

Los Angeles slipped seven behind first-place Arizona in the NL West.

Cardinals 9, Mets 0

St. Louis Scott Rolen hit his first home run with St. Louis and a two-run triple.

Rolen, in a 2-for-32 slump, homered in his 42nd at-bat since arriving in a trade with Philadelphia on July 29.

He finished with three hits, two walks and three RBIs. Albert Pujols added a two-run double.