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MLB: Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3 (10 inn.)

PHILADELPHIA, April 2 (UPI) -- Edgar Renteria tied the game with an eighth-inning homer and won it with a two-run blast in the 10th Monday as Atlanta downed Philadelphia, 5-3.

Renteria's 10th-inning shot came against Ryan Madson, making a winner out of Bob Wickman.

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Wickman pitched the ninth and Chad Paronto came on to get the save. Brian McCann had three hits for the Braves, including a two-run homer. Starter John Smoltz gave up three runs on eight hits while striking out seven over six innings.

Renteria had more than one homer in a game for the sixth time in his career.

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