But the enduring moment of the series was the end of Game 4, when Garvey's two-run home run broke a ninth-inning tie and forced the fifth and final game.

Alex Gonzalez's two-run triple broke a ninth-inning tie and sent the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 victory over the Mets at Shea Stadium last night.

Orioles 8, Brewers 4 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Leo Gomez singled to break a ninth-inning tie, giving Baltimore the victory.

The Indians broke a ninth-inning tie when reliever Jeff Nelson walked four batters and forced home a run with two outs in the ninth as the Indians won, 3-2.

Mariners 9, Orioles 5 BALTIMORE (AP) - Harold Reynolds's first career grand slam broke a ninth-inning tie and as Seattle handed Baltimore its sixth straight loss.

Brewers 6, Blue Jays 4 TORONTO (AP) - Paul Molitor's run-scoring single broke a ninth-inning tie, giving Toronto an 0-2 record in the Skydome.

Braves 3, Pirates 2 Ryan Klesko's home run to straightaway center field broke a ninth-inning tie and carried visiting Atlanta to its 17th victory in 21 games.

Thompson's suicide squeeze-bunt double broke a ninth-inning tie and the Giants prevented Pittsburgh's first sweep of the season by rallying for a 6-5 victory yesterday at Three Rivers Stadium.

Braves 6, Giants 3 Javier Lopez broke a ninth-inning tie with a leadoff home run as Atlanta rallied for the second straight day and beat host San Francisco.

Cubs 6, Giants 4 Glenallen Hill drove in five runs and broke a ninth-inning tie with a two-run double, pushing visiting Chicago past San Francisco.