Chicago ? If the Chicago Cubs can look this good with only a few hours of sleep, imagine the possibilities when they’re well-rested.

Taking the field about 14 hours after arriving home from the West Coast, the Cubs picked on one of the NL’s best pitchers for a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies Friday. Mark Bellhorn went 2-for-2 with three RBIs, and Sammy Sosa, Ramon Martinez and Shawn Estes also drove in runs.

“We came out and got the hits we needed against a pretty good pitcher,” said Estes, who showed no signs of the back pain that’s been troubling him as he won for the first time since April 15.

“That says a lot about our team because I know guys didn’t get much sleep.”

The Cubs had an afternoon game in San Francisco Thursday and didn’t get back to Chicago until after well after midnight. Though manager Dusty Baker told them they could sleep in, most of the players were at the clubhouse early.

Carrying large cups of coffee and not saying much, but there early nonetheless.

“Nobody was dragging, nobody was tired,” said Joe Borowski, who recorded the last four outs for his fifth save in as many chances. “Everybody was ready to go.”

Estes (2-3) had a bad back when he got rocked by Colorado last weekend, and there was some question if he’d even make this shutout. But he breezed through this outing, taking a shutout into the sixth before yielding an RBI single to Todd Helton.

He got into trouble in the eighth as the Rockies scored three runs and had runners at the corners, but the bullpen bailed him out.

Estes allowed four runs — three earned — and 10 hits in 71/3 innings.

“He stayed aggressive,” Charles Johnson said of the difference in Estes. “He got them deep in the game. He got them out of some big jams. That’s the name of the ballgame.”

While Estes was taking care of the Rockies, the Cubs reached Shawn Chacon (4-1) for six runs and eight hits in just five innings, his shortest outing of the year.

He more than doubled his ERA, going from an NL-best 1.04 to 2.27, and looked out of sync all day. He walked four, threw two wild pitches and also hit a batter.

Not exactly the kind of outing he wanted on a day he was named the NL pitcher of the month for April.

“There’s no explanation for it,” Chacon said. “My mechanics might have been out of whack.”

The Cubs got to him early, with Bellhorn leading the way. Bellhorn has struggled this season, watching his average dip to .200 after batting .111 in his previous six games.

He hadn’t started since Saturday as Baker tried to give him a break, and the rest worked. He drove in the Cubs’ first run with a double in the second inning, and also had an RBI single and a sacrifice fly.

“This year’s been a little frustrating for me. I think I’ve been trying too hard,” Bellhorn said. “Today I just tried to come out and have fun.”

Estes’ RBI single gave Chicago a 2-0 lead, and the Cubs tacked on three more runs in the third inning. Alex Gonzalez led off with a single, taking second on Chacon’s wild pitch. Sosa doubled to deep right, and Gonzalez slid underneath Charles Johnson’s arm to beat the tag at home.

Mets 9, Brewers 3

Milwaukee — Tom Glavine pitched seven strong innings, Cliff Floyd hit a two-run homer and New York ended its five-game losing streak. Glavine (4-2) benefited from a 15-hit outburst and three unearned runs in handing the Brewers their sixth straight loss and ninth in 10 games. Milwaukee is an NL-worst 9-20 overall and 4-10 at home. Former Mets pitcher Glendon Rusch (1-5), who had allowed only one earned run in 14 innings against his former team, threw 34 pitches in the first inning.

Cardinals 8, Expos 1

St. Louis — Jim Edmonds’ homer highlighted a five-run first, and Jason Simontacchi threw eight sharp innings as St. Louis beat Montreal. Fernando Vina homered and went 3-for-3 for the Cardinals, who extended their winning streak to a season-best five games. Mike Matheny also homered and drove in three runs, and Edmonds had three hits.

Pirates 5, Dodgers 3

Los Angeles — Jason Kendall hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning and Pittsburgh converted three errors into four unearned runs to beat Los Angeles. The Dodgers, who had allowed just two unearned runs through their first 29 games, had trouble making the plays in steady rain. Kenny Lofton led off the seventh with a routine grounder that skipped under the glove of first baseman Fred McGriff, then took third on Jack Wilson’s single off shortstop Cesar Izturis’ glove. Kendall singled off Paul Quantrill (0-1) for a 3-2 lead.

Astros 4, Marlins 3

Houston — Pinch-hitter Jose Vizcaino singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as Houston overcame a three-run deficit to beat Florida. The Marlins built a 3-0 lead against Scott Linebrink on second-inning home runs by Juan Encarnacion and Alex Gonzalez, and consecutive doubles by Luis Castillo and Ivan Rodriguez in the third, but the Astros allowed just two more hits and came back to stop a three-game losing streak.

Padres 5, Phillies 4 (10)

San Diego — Kevin Millwood’s bid for consecutive no-hitters ended on his first pitch and San Diego beat Philadelphia on Sean Burroughs’ two-run single in the 10th inning. The Phillies took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 10th when Placido Polanco led off with a double and scored on Bobby Abreu’s RBI single. San Diego loaded the bases with one out in the bottom half against Jose Mesa, and Burroughs singled past diving first baseman Jim Thome to snap the Padres’ five-game losing skid.

Braves 4, D’backs 2 (11)

Phoenix — John Smoltz blew his first save in 28 chances but Rafael Furcal homered in the 11th inning and Atlanta won its sixth game in a row. Furcal’s homer off Matt Mantei (3-1) leading off the 11th extended the Braves’ winning streak to 63 games in which Smoltz has pitched. Atlanta added another run in the 11th on shortstop Tony Womack’s two-out throwing error. Mantei threw a perfect 10th but got in immediate trouble in the 11th.