CHICAGO — A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in five runs, and Pittsburgh beat Chicago 5-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the Cubs traded ace Ryan Dempster. CHICAGO — A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in
CHICAGO — A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in five runs, and Pittsburgh beat Chicago 5-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the Cubs traded ace Ryan Dempster.
Burnett just about stole the spotlight after the Cubs traded their best pitcher to Texas just before the non-waiver deadline. His bid for a second career no-hitter and the sixth in the majors this season ended with two outs in the eighth.
He had already hit Darwin Barney in the helmet with one out before striking out Luis Valbuena, but his no-hit bid ended at the hands of a rookie when pinch-hitter Adrian Cardenas lined a 3-2 pitch to right for a single.
BRAVES 7, MARLINS 1
ATLANTA — Kris Medlen had a successful return to the rotation, Brian McCann homered, and Atlanta extended its winning streak to seven games.
Atlanta has won 10 of 13 to close within 2 games of first-place Washington in the NL East following the Nationals’ 8-0 loss to Philadelphia.
Rain delayed the game 1 hour, 53 minutes before the start of the sixth inning.
Medlen (2-1) allowed four hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings. He made his first start since receiving no-decision in an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Aug. 4, 2010.
REDS 7, PADRES 6
CINCINNATI — Ryan Ludwick drove in four runs with a homer and a single, and Brandon Phillips hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the seventh inning that got Cincinnati back to winning.
The NL Central leaders blew a six-run lead before rallying for their 18th victory in 21 games. A loss to the Padres in the series opener on Monday snapped a 10-game winning streak.
Phillips homered on the 110th and final pitch by Jason Marquis (4-6), who had won his last three starts. Sean Marshall (4-3) got the win with two perfect innings.
PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON — Cliff Lee threw seven innings and scored on Jimmy Rollins’ inside-the-park home run to lead Philadelphia.
On the same day the Phillies traded outfielders Shane Victorino to Los Angeles and Hunter Pence to San Francisco, one of the Phillies’ other former All-Stars heavily involved in trade rumors — Lee — excelled.
Lee (2-6) allowed five hits and one walk and struck out seven for Philadelphia, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
BREWERS 10, ASTROS 1
MILWAUKEE — Aramis Ramirez and Corey Hart hit three-run homers for Milwaukee.
Ramirez had three hits and four RBIs, including his 13th homer of the season in the third inning. Hart hit his three-run shot in the fifth, his 20th homer.
Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo (9-8) went seven innings, giving up one run and three hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Jim Henderson got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth.
CARDINALS 11, ROCKIES 6
DENVER — Matt Holliday homered, doubled and drove in four runs, and Kyle Lohse worked through an erratic outing to win his fifth consecutive decision for St. Louis.
Carlos Beltran and David Freese also homered and Allen Craig went 3-for-3 with two walks and three RBIs to help the Cardinals rebound from consecutive losses. The Rockies dropped to 0-4 on their homestand and have lost seven of eight overall.
D’BACKS 8, DODGERS 2
LOS ANGELES — Paul Goldschmidt homered in the first inning for the second straight game, Miguel Montero added a three-run shot, and rookie Wade Miley pitched eight dominant innings for Arizona.
Miley (12-6) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked one. The only run against the left-hander was a first-inning homer by Mark Ellis, who came in 6-for-11 against him.
Chris Capuano (10-7) allowed five runs, six hits and three walks in six innings with six strikeouts.
GIANTS 4, METS 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum struck out seven in seven innings, and San Francisco took advantage of a two-run error by shortstop Ruben Tejada to snap a season-long five-game losing streak.
Tejada’s throw to first on the back-end of a potential double-play ball by Brandon Crawford in the second inning sailed into New York’s dugout fence.
The error handed Matt Harvey (1-1) a hard-luck loss.
