ATLANTA — Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Wednesday night, adding another win to their impressive May record. ATLANTA — Giancarlo
ATLANTA — Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer and possibly saved two runs with a diving catch, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Wednesday night, adding another win to their impressive May record.
Miami is 12-3 this month after a slow 8-14 start in April. The Marlins (20-17) moved three games over .500 for the first time this season.
The Marlins led 6-1 off struggling Braves left-hander Mike Minor before Atlanta scored three runs off Mark Buehrle in the sixth. Stanton’s eighth homer, which drove in Kearns after his second double, made it 8-4 in the seventh.
PADRES 4, DODGERS 2
SAN DIEGO — Chase Headley homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and San Diego rallied to beat Los Angeles, helping lefty Clayton Richard snap a personal five-game skid.
Richard and two relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Padres beat L.A. for only the second time in eight games this season.
Dodgers left-hander Chris Capuano (5-1) took a two-hitter and a 2-1 lead into the sixth. Cameron Maybin and Chris Denorfia opened the inning with singles before the switch-hitting Headley doubled into the gap in left-center to bring them both in.
Richard (2-5) held the Dodgers to two runs and four hits in seven innings.
ROCKIES 6, D’BACKS 1
DENVER — Jamie Moyer handcuffed Arizona at the plate and in the field, pitching neatly into the seventh and driving in two runs with an infield single to lead Colorado.
Moyer legged out a base hit in the fourth when he dribbled a 2-2 fastball in between lefty Patrick Corbin and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who fielded the ball and futilely lunged at the 49-year-old lumbering down the line. Jordan Pacheco and Dexter Fowler scored on the play.
Moyer (2-3) allowed one earned run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, walked two and struck out five in winning for the first time since April 17.
REDS 6, METS 3
NEW YORK — Todd Frazier homered twice, Brandon Phillips hit a tying single off Jon Rauch in the eighth and Cincinnati beat New York.
Pinch-hitter Jay Bruce drove in the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly one out after the Reds put together three straight hits off Rauch (3-2), ending with Phillips’ single. Rauch retired Chris Heisey on a popup before left-hander Tim Byrdak came on to face the lefty-hitting Bruce. After that, D.J. Carrasco came on and gave up Frazier’s second homer on his first pitch.
PHILLIES 9, CUBS 2
CHICAGO — Carlos Ruiz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, and Philadelphia used Hector Luna’s first career grand slam to pull away against Chicago.
Kyle Kendrick pitched six innings in his first start in 12 days as Philadelphia returned to .500 for the first time since May 3. He also singled and scored the tying run in the fifth.
NATIONALS 7, PIRATES 4
WASHINGTON — Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead from teammate Stephen Strasburg by fanning 10 in seven innings as Washington beat Pittsburgh.
Cardinals 4, Giants 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Cardinals gave manager Mike Matheny a victory against his old Giants team.
ASTROS 8, BREWERS 3
HOUSTON — Carlos Lee had three hits, including his first homer since April 22, and three RBIs to back another solid outing by Bud Norris as Houston beat Milwaukee.
