RESULTS
* at St. Louis 6, San Diego 5: Albert Pujols hit a three-run double in the fifth inning, and his run-scoring infield single in the sixth put the Cardinals ahead, 6-5.
* at Florida 9, Philadelphia 5: Rookie catcher John Baker drove in four runs and hit one of three homers for the Marlins, who lead the majors with 138 home runs.
* Milwaukee 8, at San Francisco 5: Prince Fielder hit his 20th home run of the season, a towering shot that landed in McCovey Cove. It was the 15th consecutive game in which the Brewers have homered, tying the third-longest streak in franchise history. The club record is 19, set in 1996.
* Washington 8, at Atlanta 2: John Lannan won his rookie matchup against Jair Jurrjens and the Nationals ended a road losing streak at six games. It was only their second win in their last 12 road games.
* at Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 1: The Rockies’ Scott Podsednik tied a career high with four hits, and his three doubles were a career best.
* at Cincinnati 7, New York 2: Joey Votto broke the game open with a two-run triple in the seventh.
* at Houston 4, Chicago 1: Carlos Zambrano hit the 14th homer of his career, a Cubs record for a pitcher.
* at Arizona 3, Dodgers 2: Jeff Kent’s home run leading off the ninth inning gave him 1,500 RBIs.
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