Reds 7, Pirates 6
At Cincinnati, Felipe Lopez homered twice and drove in three runs for the Reds.
The Pirates are 0-5 for the first time since 1974, when they lost their first six games. The 1955 club dropped its first eight, setting the franchise record.
Reds left-hander Eric Milton (1-0) gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three.
Pinch-hitter Craig Wilson hit a two-run homer in Pittsburgh's three-run ninth but Kent Mercker struck out Jeromy Burnitz with two on for his first save.
Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm (0-1) gave up five hits and five runs in six innings. He walked five and struck out three.
Rockies 10, Padres 4
At San Diego, Eli Marrero had four hits and four RBIs and Josh Fogg won his Colorado debut.
Marrero, Jason Smith and Garrett Atkins homered for Colorado, which scored the last eight runs after trailing 4-2.
Marrero was 4-for-5, capping his night with a two-run double in the ninth. It was his third career four-hit game. Atkins had three hits and three RBIs.
Fogg (1-0) allowed four runs, three earned, and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one. Fogg signed as a free agent on Feb. 9 after spending the last four seasons with Pittsburgh.
Clay Hensley (0-1) took the loss after failing to get an out in relief of starter Chris Young, who was making his Padres debut. Hensley faced four batters, allowing two runs on two doubles and two singles.
Braves 14, Giants 6
At San Francisco, Ryan Langerhans hit a two-run homer and drove in five runs, and Atlanta took advantage of San Francisco's shaky bullpen for the win.
Jeff Francoeur got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score the go-ahead run in the seventh, when Langerhans added a two-run single. Mike Remlinger (1-0) got two outs in the sixth for the win in a game that started 1 hour, 46 minutes late because of rain.
Tyler Walker (0-1) and Jack Taschner combined to walk five batters as the Braves batted around in their eight-run seventh before recording an out -- and the two threw a total of 30 pitches with 23 balls. Atlanta had just two hits in the inning.
Pinch-hitter Moises Alou hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth for San Francisco, but the Braves answered in the top of the seventh against Walker.
Barry Bonds was scratched from the lineup as a precaution because of soggy conditions following hours of precipitation in the Bay Area.
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