WARD HELPS CUBS SWEEP D-BACKS
CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Sunday.
Carlos Marmol (1-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth and Kerry Wood pitched the ninth to earn his seventh save in 10 chances and finish off Chicago’s three-game sweep of the NL West leaders.
Astros 8, Dodgers 5
LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda took a no- hitter into the seventh inning for Los Angeles before Houston broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth.
Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence had RBI singles against reliever Jonathan Broxton (1-1), and Brad Ausmus added a two-run single against the right-hander as the Astros won for the eighth time in nine games.
Marlins 5, Nationals 4
WASHINGTON — Dan Uggla’s second home run was a go-ahead drive in the eighth inning that lifted Florida to its seventh straight win.
Uggla has seven RBIs and three homers in his last two games.
Mets 8, Reds 3
NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez (3-3), who got his first win since April 19.
Brewers 5, Cardinals 3
MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun hit two solo home runs, Jeff Suppan pitched seven solid innings and Milwaukee’s new closer by committee held on for a win over St. Louis.
Giants 4, Phillies 3
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Holm hit his first major-league home run, a go-ahead, two-run drive in the seventh.
The Associated Press
