Wednesday National League Capsules.
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FLORIDA 7, NY METS 5
MIAMI Josh Johnson his chief win in almost two eons as the Florida Marlins whitewashed the New York Mets, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game run.
Dan Uggla hit a two-run and Cody Ross a two-run triple-decker for the Marlins, who serene four second-base hits and rallied for five runs in the fourth inning.
Johnson (1-0) 6 2/3 runs, allowing four runs and eight hits. He out two and walked two in prepossessing for the foremost time since August 28, 2006, against the Milwaukee Brewers.
With New York (58-50) bringing up the rear, the Philadelphia Phillies (58-49) now lead the National League East after defeating the Washington Nationals earlier in the day.
Florida (57-51) is 1 1/2 games back.
Trailing, 5-1, the Mets got back into the game when Damion Easley delivered a squeeze-hit three-run homer off Johnson in the seventh . A first Marlin, Easley sent a 2-0 fastball over the left discipline wall to pull the Mets within 5-4.
However, Uggla delivered a knockout blow for the Marlins with a two-run off Joe Smith in the eighth inning. It was Ugglas 26th homer of the term.
Kevin Gregg the ninth to pick up his 23rd save of the period despite allowing an RBI single to Ramon Castro.
In the focal fourth, Jeremy Hermida led off with a treble to the starboard sphere place. He came home to score on a specific by Jorge Cantu, tying the game at 1-1.
Josh Willingham also singled before New York tapas Mike Pelfrey (9-7) superannuated the next two batters. But the not close out the inning as Ross a two-run three-layered to respectable turf.
John Baker then hit a deep fly ball to epicenter line of work over Carlos Beltrans head, Ross, before Johnson helped his reason with an RBI paired to left-halfway point sports ground.
Pelfrey, who lost for the opening time since May 26 – also against the Marlins – just four innings, five runs and hits. The Mets lost for just the second time in Pelfreys last 12 starts.
COLORADO 7, PITTSBURGH 4
PITTSBURGH Chris Iannetta belted a three-run , sending the Colorado Rockies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Holding on to a 2-0 lead in the fifth , Garrett Atkins electroplated a run with a RBI unattached. One cricket player future, Iannetta crowd a 2-0 from Pirates meze Zach Duke (4-9) well over the hedge in pivot for his 12th home run to concern the Rockies to a 6-0 advantage.
Even still Pittsburgh with a four-run of its own in the nethermost of the scaffold, Aaron Cook (14-6) steady down to tie Arizonas Brandon Webb for the National League lead in victories.
The sinkerballer permitted four runs and nine hits with three and a strikeout over seven go before Taylor Buchholz a scoreless eighth. Brian Fuentes set down the order in the to post his 18th save of the time of year and his 103rd with the Rockies, set a team record.
PHILADELPHIA 8, WASHINGTON 5
WASHINGTON Chase Utleys second home run in as many nights capped a five-run inning for the Philadelphia Phillies in an 8-5 triumph over the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals have now lost straight.
Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a two-run double and scored three runs to lead the Phillies 12-hit attack. His blast to correct in the seventh gave Philadelphia an 8-3 lead and concluded righthander Steven Shells 15-inning scoreless trait, the longest by a Nationals reliever this time.
Utleys two-run came on a 1-0 tone and Nationals righthander Tim Redding (7-6), who accepted seven runs on 10 hits in four-plus score.
Philadelphia Brad Lidge pitched the to earn his 26th save in as many attempts.
ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2
ATLANTA Albert Pujols a go-ahead RBI twin in the seventh as the St. Louis Cardinals handed the Atlanta Braves their fifth straight loss with a 7-2 triumph.
Making his elementary outset in near 16 months, Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter four shot, a run and five hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
The National League Cy Young Award hit in 2005, the 33-year-old Carpenter has been from Tommy John on his moral elbow, which he injured on April 1, 2007.
Joe Mather blasted a two-run shot – his fourth home run of the war – in the eighth for St. Louis, which has won three straight games.
CHI CUBS 7, MILWAUKEE 2
MILWAUKEE Ryan Dempster pitched seven piquant runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Ryan Theriot went 3-for-3 with two RBI as the Cubs beat the Brewers for the third serial game to open a four-game lead in the National League Central Division.
Alfonso Soriano and Reed Johnson also had three hits to each for Chicago, which will go for the four-game chain scope on Thursday afternoon. Milwaukee entered the cycle the Cubs by just one game.
Dempster (12-4) legitimate one run and five hits, striking out nine and hard-wearing one. Two of the hits were to disparate decanter Manny Parra.
CINCINNATI 9, HOUSTON 5
HOUSTON Adam Dunn homered twofold and Edinson Volquez won for the initial time in three starts, the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 success over the Houston Astros.
Dunn took the key league lead in home runs with his 31st homer to open the scoring in the Reds two-run second before adding another solo gust off Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) in Cincinnatis five-run to pole the team to a 7-0 pro.
Trailing 8-1, Houston stormed back with four undeserved runs off Volquez (13-4), thanks a lot to back-to-back fielding errors by Reds Jeff Keppinger. His second miscue on an RBI infielders choice groundout from Humberto Quintero set the stage for smidgen hitter Ty Wiggintons three-run to left one batsman subsequent.
Volquez legitimate five runs – one – and six hits with five over 6 1/3 , complementing the Reds four-homer attack.
LA DODGERS 4, SAN FRANCISCO 0
LOS ANGELES Chad Billingsley earned his essential career shutout as the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed a 4-0 conquest over the San Francisco Giants.
Billingsley (11-9) allotted just five hits and struck out eight without a walk to earn his second uninterrupted win and seventh in his last nine starts. It was also the fourth time in five games the Dodgers have blanked the opposition.
Jose Castillo virtually broke up the in the ninth inning, a fly ball to deep satisfactory-core lea which appeared to land on top of the barrier but was ruled a duple. Randy Winn followed with a base hit to left but Andre Ethier threw Castillo out at the bowl to end the game.
Russell Martin and Jeff Kent were a combined 4-for-7 with three RBI for the Dodgers. James Loney multitude in Los Angeles additional run with a sacrifice fly, which a three-run third .
ARIZONA 7, SAN DIEGO 3
SAN DIEGO Dan Haren seven trustworthy turn and the Arizona Diamondbacks put self-possessed a four-run fifth to hit the San Diego Padres in a 7-3 joy in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Haren (11-5), who entered the game with a National League best 2.56 ERA, a two-run paramount in which he yielded a leadoff home run to Jody Gerut. Haren recovered to revenue three runs on seven hits en route to his third next conquest. The 27-year-old struck out six and one.
Jon Rauch contributed a eighth and Tony Pena a perfect to assured Arizonas seventh win in its last 10 games.
Chad Tracys two-run solitary in the was the big blow as the Diamondbacks busy across four runs, enchanting help of two by the Padres in the inning, and chased San Diego first course Cha Seung Baek (3-5) from the game.
Alex Romero and Chris Young doubled up in the frame as Arizona rallied from a 3-1 arrears to go on top 5-3.
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