Atlanta ? With his parents in the stands for the first time this season along with a son eager to ask about his hitting, Paul Byrd put on a show.

Byrd allowed one run in six innings and hit a pair of run-scoring singles off Jason Schmidt, leading the Atlanta Braves past the San Francisco Giants, 9-3, Saturday.

“It gives me a little bragging rights,” Byrd said.

Rafael Furcal had four hits and four RBIs for the Braves, who have won six straight. They moved a season-high 22 games over .500 and improved to 15-1-3 in their past 19 series.

The two hits and two RBIs were career highs for Byrd, who entered 19-for-129 (.147) in his career. His 8-year-old son, Grayson, always wants to know how he did at the plate, and, after this game, Byrd had plenty to talk about.

“No matter how I pitch, good or bad, that’s the first question,” Byrd said. “Did I get a hit?”

Byrd hit a chest-high fastball in the second, then lined a down-and-away slider into right field in the fourth. And he was well aware that he was in uncharted territory.

“It’s the first multihit game of my career,” he said. “It’s so bad that I would even know that.”

Barry Bonds went 1-for-3 with an infield single a day after hitting his 694th homer. He originally was scheduled for a day off Saturday, since he often skips day games that follow night games, but told manager Felipe Alou after Friday’s 5-3 loss that he wanted to play.

Schmidt (15-5) left his previous start Aug. 17 against Montreal because of a strained right groin, an injury that forced him to skip a turn in the rotation. He allowed six runs and a season-high 10 hits in only 32/3 innings, yet had good enough stuff to finish with eight strikeouts.

“I probably should have used my fastball more,” Schmidt said. “I tried to finesse too much. The positive thing is I got through this start. I felt pretty good. I didn’t feel that far off.”

Still, he was outclassed by Byrd (5-4).

D’backs 6, Reds 3

Cincinnati — Casey Fossum combined with four relievers on a four-hitter, and Juan Brito singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead Arizona over Cincinnati. The Diamondbacks have won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 3-4 against Florida.

Atlanta's Paul Byrd delivers against San Francisco. Byrd and the Braves defeated the Giants, 9-3, Saturday in Atlanta.

Marlins 4, Rockies 3

Miami — Juan Encarnacion hit a two-run single in the first inning and a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth, leading Florida over Colorado and extending the Rockies’ losing streak to six. With Colorado leading 3-2 in the eighth, Jeff Conine led off and singled against Steve Reed (3-4), and Encarnacion followed with his 14th homer.

Padres 5, Expos 2

Montreal — Jake Peavy won his sixth straight decision, and Phil Nevin homered and drove in three runs in San Diego’s victory over Montreal. Peavy (11-3) held Montreal to five hits and two runs in 62/3 innings.

Phillies 4, Brewers 3

Philadelphia — Placido Polanco homered off Mike Adams with one out in the ninth inning, giving Philadelphia a win that extended Milwaukee’s losing streak to 10. Polanco hit his 12th homer of the season on a 0-2 pitch by Adams (2-2), capping a rally from a 3-0 deficit. The Phillies are 5-0 against Milwaukee this season. Phillies starter Randy Wolf left after three innings because of what the team said was slight inflammation in his left elbow.

Astros 7, Cubs 6

Chicago — Roger Clemens pitched six innings for his 324th victory, and Houston made the most of three Chicago errors.

Clemens (14-4) allowed five runs and eight hits on a cool, windy day at Wrigley Field as Houston won for the 10th time in 13 games. Staked to an early 5-0 lead, Clemens tied Don Sutton and Nolan Ryan for 12th place on the career wins list.

Brad Lidge struck out two in the eighth to stop a Chicago rally attempt and finished for his 18th save in 21 chances.

Dodgers 4, Mets 2

New York — Adrian Beltre went 5-for-5 with his major-league-leading 42nd home run in a victory over New York. Eric Gagne worked a perfect ninth for his 36th save in 38 chances and first since Aug. 15 at Wrigley Field. His 143rd save since 2002 broke Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley’s major-league record for most in a three-year span. Eckersley had 142 from 1990-92 with Oakland.

Jeff Keppinger led off the first inning with his first major-league homer for the Mets.

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Pittsburgh — Reggie Sanders hit a three-run homer, and St. Louis matched last year’s total with its 85th win. Jim Edmonds hit his fifth homer in as many games for St. Louis, a major-league-best 85-44. The Cardinals improved to 11-5 this year against the Pirates.

Sanders hit his 20th homer of the season in the second inning after Scott Rolen’s leadoff walk and Edmonds’ single.

Edmonds followed a two-out walk to Rolen in the third inning with his 36th homer.