LOS ANGELES — Patrick Corbin pitched two-hit ball over six innings following his promotion from the minors Wednesday, and the Arizona Diamondbacks got home runs from Miguel Montero and newcomer Chris Johnson in a 4-0 victory that completed a three-game
LOS ANGELES — Patrick Corbin pitched two-hit ball over six innings following his promotion from the minors Wednesday, and the Arizona Diamondbacks got home runs from Miguel Montero and newcomer Chris Johnson in a 4-0 victory that completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Montero had an RBI single in the second against rookie Stephen Fife (0-1) and made it 4-0 in the eighth with a two-run shot off Randy Choate. The Diamondbacks outscored Los Angeles 19-4 in their first three-game sweep at Chavez Ravine since August 2007.
Corbin (3-4) struck out five in his sixth major league start. The Dodgers’ only hits were a two-out single by Matt Kemp in the first inning and a two-out single by Fife in the second.
Shane Victorino was 0-for-4 in his Dodgers debut in left field, a day after he was acquired from Philadelphia at the trade deadline.
REDS 6, PADRES 4
CINCINNATI — Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs for the second consecutive game, and Cincinnati kept rolling along with a win over San Diego.
Ludwick drove in the go-ahead run twice to lead the Reds (63-41) to their 19th victory in 22 games.
Despite playing without Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, the Reds remained three games ahead of second-place Pittsburgh in the NL Central. The Pirates open a three-game series in Cincinnati on Friday.
Zack Cozart also homered, and Bronson Arroyo (7-6) pitched six innings to earn his third straight win.
PIRATES 8, CUBS 4
CHICAGO — Michael McKenry and Starling Marte homered to back a strong start by Jeff Karstens in Pittsburgh’s victory over Chicago.
Garrett Jones added two hits and drove in three runs after entering in the eighth as a pinch-hitter. Andrew McCutchen chipped in with two hits and scored three times, and the Pirates pulled away late.
Clinging to a 2-1 lead, Pittsburgh started a five-run eighth with seven straight hits against Shawn Camp.
Karstens (4-2) allowed three hits and one run over five innings.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 2
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Rollins hit two solo homers, Nate Schierholtz connected in his Philadelphia debut, and the Phillies received a sharp pitching performance from Vance Worley against Washington.
Both of Rollins’ drives went into the right-field seats, unlike his inside-the-park homer Tuesday night.
BREWERS 13, ASTROS 4
MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun hit his NL-leading 29th homer, and Milwaukee connected four times to finish a three-game sweep of sloppy Houston.
Rickie Weeks and Cesar Izturis each homered in the fifth inning. Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run shot in the seventh, helping rookie Mike Fiers (5-4) win consecutive starts for the first time this season. The right-hander allowed two earned runs in six innings.
Milwaukee, which has won three straight after a 1-9 stretch, benefited from four Houston errors.
MARLINS 4, BRAVES 2
ATLANTA — Miami broke out for three runs in the first inning against Ben Sheets after scoring just three total in two losses to Atlanta, and the Marlins ended the Braves’ seven-game winning streak.
Carlos Lee, Greg Dobbs and Bryan Petersen had consecutive run-scoring singles in the first for the Marlins.
Carlos Zambrano (6-9) gave up one run in 1 2/3 innings in relief of Wade LeBlanc. Steve Cishek pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
CARDINALS 9, ROCKIES 6
DENVER — Matt Holliday homered twice and drove in five runs, and St. Louis beat the Rockies on a rain-soaked night.
Yadier Molina had three hits, and Jake Westbrook (10-8) pitched six innings to get the win.
Josh Rutledge homered and Tyler Colvin had two triples among his three hits for the Rockies, who have lost five straight and seven in a row at home.
METS 2, GIANTS 1
SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathon Niese scattered three hits over seven innings, and Ruben Tejada homered for the first time in almost two years and singled twice, leading the Mets past the Giants.
All San Francisco could squeeze out of Niese (8-5) was a two-out homer by Buster Posey in the sixth. Niese struck out five and walked two to outlast ace Matt Cain (10-4) and spoil Hunter Pence’s debut in San Francisco.
The new Giants right fielder finished 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Cain gave up seven hits and three walks and never looked in rhythm. He struck out five in five innings to match his shortest start of the season.
