Infante single keys Braves win over Phillies

ATLANTA (AP) - Omar Infante's bases-loaded single off Brad Lidge capped a ninth-inning rally and lifted the Braves to a 4-3 victory.

Lidge (0-5) picked up his eighth blown save, aiding Atlanta's two-run ninth with two errors on the same play following Garret Anderson's leadoff single.

Lidge bobbled a sacrifice by Matt Diaz before making a wild throw to first that bounced into foul territory in right field, allowing Anderson to score the tying run as Diaz advanced to third.

Lidge then issued an intentional walk to Adam LaRoche and walked pinch-hitter Greg Norton to load the bases with no outs. Ryan Church struck out before Infante's single to left.

Peter Moylan (5-2) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.

Brewers 6, Astros 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Craig Counsell drove in three runs and Mike Burns pitched seven solid innings for the Brewers.

Milwaukee has won three straight for the first time since sweeping Cleveland from June 15-17. Houston has lost five of six.

Burns (3-4) gave up two runs and four hits, struck out seven and walked three in his seventh big league start.

Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the seventh for Houston. Brian Moehler (7-9) pitched five innings, giving up three runs and 10 hits.

Counsell had a pair of singles and a triple, and is 9 for 19 against Houston this year.

Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3, 10 innings

PHOENIX (AP) - Gerardo Parra's bases-loaded single lifted Arizona to a victory over the Dodgers, whose pitcher, Hiroki Kuroda, was taken to a hospital after being hit by a liner in the head.

The Diamondbacks tied it on back-to-back homers by Mark Reynolds and Miguel Montero off Jonathan Broxton in the ninth.

Kuroda had a shutout going when pinch-hitter Rusty Ryal led off the sixth with a shot off the right-hander's head. The 34-year-old was carted off on a stretcher and taken to St. Joseph's Hospital for tests.

Chad Qualls (2-1) pitched the 10th for Arizona, which has won consecutive home series for the first time this season. Ramon Troncoso (4-2) got the loss. Cardinals 7, Padres 4

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer for St. Louis, and Joel Pineiro extended his winning streak to five.

The home run was the only hit in five at-bats for Holliday, who had three hits in each of his previous three games. Holliday is batting .475 with five homers and 22 RBIs in 20 games since he joined the Cardinals in a trade with Oakland.

St. Louis has won seven of eight and is a season-high 14 games over .500.

Pineiro (11-9) pitched 6 2-3 innings, allowing three runs and seven hits. Ryan Franklin worked a scoreless ninth for his 29th save in 31 opportunities.

Adrian Gonzalez had three hits, including his 31st home run, for San Diego. Tim Stauffer (1-5) got the loss.

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Tom Gorzelanny pitched five effective innings against his former team and Jeff Baker homered to lead the Cubs to the victory.

Gorzelanny, who grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, allowed one run and three hits, struck out eight and walked three. He also singled in a run in the second inning while improving to 2-1 in three starts for his new team.

Gorzelanny (5-2) was demoted from Pittsburgh's starting rotation last year, then sent to Triple-A Indianapolis in June. He remained in Indianapolis until he was traded along with reliever John Grabow to Chicago on July 30.

Kevin Gregg worked the ninth for his 23rd save in 28 opportunities.

Zach Duke (9-11) allowed three runs and nine hits in 7 1-3 innings for Pittsburgh.

Nationals 10, Reds 6

CINCINNATI (AP) - Adam Dunn hit his first homer against his former team, leading Washington to the victory.

Alberto Gonzalez and Elijah Dukes each had two hits and three RBIs for the Nationals, who led 10-1 after four innings. Dunn led off the second with his 31st homer, walked twice and scored two runs.

J.D. Martin (2-2) cruised to his second consecutive win in his sixth career start, allowing an unearned run and six hits over six innings. The rookie right-hander was 0-2 with a 7.16 ERA before he pitched five solid innings against Arizona last Sunday.

Joey Votto had three RBIs and Drew Sutton hit his first career homer for Cincinnati, which got another lackluster start from Johnny Cueto (8-10). Willy Taveras had two hits and scored twice.