Oswalt steers Phillies past Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Philadelphia’s Roy Oswalt(notes) held Los Angeles hitless until two outs in the sixth inning, guiding the Phillies to a 5-1 win over the Dodgers in the National League on Wednesday.
Oswalt (10-13) threw 115 pitches and struck out six. He is 4-1 with a 1.90 ERA in seven starts since the Phillies acquired him from Houston.
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Jimmy Rollins(notes) and Shane Victorino(notes) in the first two innings to get a win that kept it within three games of the NL East lead and 1-1/2 games ahead of San Francisco in the wild-card race.
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw(notes) (11-9) took the loss despite allowing two runs over six innings and striking out 11.
Giants 2, Rockies 1
In San Francisco, pinch-runner Darren Ford scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning, lifting San Francisco over Colorado.
Giants starter Tim Lincecum(notes) (12-9) ended a career-worst five-start skid, getting the best of a classic pitchers’ duel.
Colorado starter Ubaldo Jimenez(notes) (17-6) was denied in his fifth attempt at a franchise-record 18th win. He lost his third straight start and fourth consecutive decision.
The Giants crept within three games of NL West leader San Diego.
San Francisco closer Brian Wilson(notes) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 38th save in 42 chances.
Braves 4, Mets 1
In Atlanta, Tommy Hanson(notes) finally got some run support and won for the first time in nearly two months, pitching seven shutout innings to lead Atlanta past New York.
Hanson (9-10) went 0-5 in his previous 10 starts. But he was in total command against New York. A double in the fourth was the lone hit off the Atlanta starter.
The Braves won their fifth straight and stayed level with Cincinnati for the overall NL lead.
Atlanta started the game with three straight hits off Mets starter Mike Pelfrey(notes) (13-8), who went five innings.
Reds 6, Brewers 1
In Cincinnati, Aroldis Chapman(notes) hit 165 kph (103 mph) on the radar gun, then got his first big league win when Cincinnati rallied to beat Milwaukee.
Chapman (1-0) threw two pitches at that speed in his second straight unhittable performance.
The Reds stretched their NL Central lead to a season-high eight games over St. Louis. Cincinnati hasn’t enjoyed such a big edge since 1995, the last time it reached the playoffs.
Ryan Hanigan’s(notes) pinch-hit, three-run homer in the seventh off Todd Coffey(notes) (2-3) set up the Reds’ three-game sweep. Cincinnati has dominated the Brewers all season, winning seven of eight.
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2
In Phoenix, Brandon Allen(notes) had an impressive 2010 debut with Arizona, hitting a grand slam and making several rangy catches in left field to help the Diamondbacks send reeling San Diego to its seventh straight loss.
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game, Allen made a running, leaping catch against the fence in the fourth inning and had an in-the-gap grab in the fifth to back Arizona starter Barry Enright(notes) (6-2). Allen punctuated his return to the majors in the seventh, hitting his first career grand slam to right off Luke Gregerson(notes) (3-7).
Arizona completed a three-game sweep of the NL West leaders. The Diamondbacks have won six of seven.
Astros 5, Cardinals 2
In Houston, Hunter Pence(notes) hit a three-run homer as Houston completed a sweep of St. Louis, handing the fading Cardinals their fifth straight defeat.
Nelson Figueroa(notes) (4-2) pitched out of two bases-loaded jams and lasted five innings for the win.
Shut out 3-0 the previous two nights, St. Louis snapped an 18-inning scoreless streak in the first for a 2-0 lead.
Cardinals starter Jeff Suppan(notes) (1-7) was activated from the disabled list before the game and allowed only one hit until the Astros rallied in the fifth.
Marlins 16, Nationals 10
In Miami, Washington’s Nyjer Morgan(notes) charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl during Florida’s win over the Nationals.
Morgan, recently suspended and criticized by his own manager for questionable acts on the field, left Florida catcher Brett Hayes(notes) with a separated shoulder the previous day after a home plate collision in the 10th inning.
Florida pitcher Chris Volstad(notes) (9-9) hit Morgan with a pitch in the fourth inning this time. He followed it up by throwing his first pitch of the sixth behind Morgan, setting off a frenzied scene. Morgan took a big swing that appeared to graze Volstad’s face—Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez(notes) clothes-lined Morgan, knocking off his batting helmet and sending him to the ground.
Morgan was among four players ejected from the game, and was booed as he raised his arms as he was escorted off the field.
Morgan is currently appealing a seven-game suspension for throwing a ball at a fan in the stands in Philadelphia on Aug. 21.
Washington reliever Doug Slaten(notes) and manager Jim Riggleman were ejected after Sanchez was hit with a pitch in the seventh. Four batters were hit overall.
Washington’s Scott Olsen(notes) (3-8) lasted just 1 2-3 innings while losing his sixth straight start. He allowed nine runs.
Cubs 5, Pirates 3
In Chicago, Kosuke Fukudome(notes) had three hits, including a go-ahead double, during a perfect day at the plate to lead Chicago past Pittsburgh.
Fukudome went 3 for 3 with two doubles and a walk. He also scored twice.
Chicago starter Tom Gorzelanny(notes) was injured in the third when Jose Tabata(notes) lined a shot off his right hand. The left-hander departed for X-rays, but five Cubs relievers combined to allow four hits the rest of the way.
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replaced Gorzelanny, gave up two hits in 1 2-3 innings for his first major league win.