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National League Game Capsules by The Sports Network
Final Score: Los Angeles 10, Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and Aaron Miles went 3-for-5 with two RBI, as the Dodgers earned an easy 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second of a four-game set. Andre Ethier added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Dodgers, who won for only the third time in their last 10 games. Ted Lilly (3-3) worked six solid innings, allowing two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Andrew McCutchen had three hits, including a pair of solo homers for Pittsburgh, which had a three-game winning streak halted. Kevin Correia (5-3) was tagged for 10 hits and five runs — four earned — in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out two without issuing a walk.
Final Score: Washington 7, Atlanta 6
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) – Jayson Werth and Laynce Nix both clubbed three- run homers, as the Washington Nationals held on to beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game series at Turner Field. Roger Bernadina scored two runs for Washington, which has won three of its last four games. Jason Marquis (4-1) allowed three runs on seven hits over 7 1/3 innings en route to his 100th career win. Dan Uggla’s three-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning for the Braves, who had their home win streak snapped at five games. Martin Prado added a solo shot in defeat.
Final Score: Florida 2, Philadelphia 1
Miami, FL (Sports Network) – Chris Coghlan plated the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, as the Florida Marlins snuck past the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in the second test of a three-game series. Emilio Bonifacio also knocked in a run for the Marlins, who bounced back from a 6-4 loss in the opener of this series on Monday. Josh Johnson gave up one run on six hits over seven innings. He also struck out seven and walked three. Michael Dunn (3-2) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win. Ryan Howard hit a solo homer for the Phillies, who have lost three of five. Roy Halladay (5-2) allowed two runs — one earned — on five hits to suffer the hard-luck loss. He also fanned nine and walked two. Halladay had won his last 13 starts against National League East division opponents.
Final Score: St. Louis 6, Chicago 4
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Daniel Descalso delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the rival Chicago Cubs, 6-4, in the opener a three-game series. Nick Punto went 2-for-4 while driving in a run and scoring another for the Cardinals, who won for the fourth time in five games. Chris Carpenter (1-2) picked up his first win of the season despite allowing 13 hits and four runs in his seven-inning start, while Kerry Wood (1-2) took the loss in relief of Carlos Zambrano. Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-5 with two RBI in defeat, Chicago’s third in four games.
Final Score: Cincinnati 7, Houston 3
Houston, TX (Sports Network) – Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run first inning and the Cincinnati Reds banged out 15 hits to back another good start by Homer Bailey, coasting to a 7-3 win over Houston. Joey Votto had three hits, including run-scoring doubles in the first two innings, and knocked in a total of three for the Reds, who have won the first two games of this three-game series and six of their last seven overall. Bailey (2-0) threw seven scoreless innings, giving up just five hits while striking out five and walking none. He has won his first two starts of the season since coming off the disabled list last week following a shoulder injury. Astros starter Brett Myers (1-3) gave up six runs in the first two innings and took the loss. He surrendered 10 hits, four walks and struck out eight in six innings.
Final Score: Milwaukee 8, San Diego 6
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) – Jonathan Lucroy went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, as the Milwaukee Brewers held off the San Diego Padres, 8-6, in the second test of a three-game series. Casey McGehee went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored for the Brewers, who have won two straight games for the first time since April 18-19. Shaun Marcum (4-1) gave up five runs on nine hits over six-plus innings to pick up the win. He also struck out eight. Kyle Phillips went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Padres, who lost 4-3 in the opener of this series on Monday. Clayton Richard (1-4) allowed eight runs — seven earned — on 10 hits over 3 1/3 frames to suffer the loss.
Final Score: New York 4, Colorado 3
Denver, CO (Sports Network) – Mike Pelfrey pitched into the seventh to earn the win and helped his own cause with a two-run double, leading the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Rockies to even their three-game series. Pelfrey (3-3) gave up three runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings, coming out of the game only after a 50-minute rain delay in the seventh. His double to the right-center field wall in the fourth inning scored the go-ahead runs for the Mets, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Mets first baseman Ike Davis hit a two-run single in the first inning, but came out of the game after colliding with third baseman David Wright on a pop-up in the fourth inning and suffering a strained left calf. Troy Tulowitzki, Seth Smith and Carlos Gonzalez all hit solo homers for the Rockies, who have dropped five of their last six. Jason Hammel (3-2) took the loss after giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks in seven innings.
Final Score: San Francisco 1, Arizona 0
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) – Cody Ross’ ninth-inning single brought in the game’s only run, as the Giants snuck by the Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series by the smallest of margins, 1-0. The game was a pitching duel between the Giants’ Tim Lincecum and Arizona’s Ian Kennedy, though neither factored in the decision despite both tossing eight shutout innings. Instead, Brian Wilson (3-1) survived a leadoff single in the top of the ninth to earn the win, and David Hernandez (2-1) got saddled with the loss, Arizona’s third in four games.
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