Philadelphia ? Eric Milton turned his head, saw center fielder Doug Glanville stumble and knew his bid for a no-hitter was over.

Two outs later, Milton lost his shutout and a chance for his 12th win. Pat Burrell made sure the Philadelphia Phillies didn’t lose the game.

Milton pitched eight hitless innings before Michael Barrett blooped a double just in front of Glanville’s outstretched glove, and the Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, Sunday on Burrell’s run-scoring single in the ninth.

“I thought it would be trouble,” Milton said of Barrett’s hit. “I saw Dougie stumble there. I had a pretty good idea it would drop. I still had three outs to get. That’s a tough task. I’m seeing the replay in my head.”

Philadelphia led 2-0 when Barrett was jammed by an 0-1 fastball leading off the ninth, Milton’s 98th pitch. Glanville, who entered as a defensive replacement for Ricky Ledee in the eighth, at first broke back on the ball, then charged in and just missed an attempt for a diving catch.

“I think I froze,” said Glanville, who was booed by the sellout crowd of 44,539 as he came off the field in the ninth and when he batted in the bottom of the inning. “It hung up there a little bit. I thought I had a chance. Unfortunately, I fell short.”

Milton then fanned pinch-hitters Jose Macias and Alex Gonzalez, giving him a season-high 12 strikeouts, but Mark Grudzielanek singled, and Corey Patterson doubled off the wall in left-center, tying the score and chasing the left-hander.

Ryan Madson (7-2) relieved and retired Sammy Sosa on a grounder. Milton received another standing ovation as he walked off the mound, but put his head down and didn’t acknowledge the crowd. He watched the rest of the game while icing his shoulder and arm in the clubhouse.

“I was upset, but I’m happy we got the win,” Milton said.

LaTroy Hawkins (2-3) walked Jim Thome leading off the bottom of the ninth and Glanville sacrificed. Burrell then drove the next pitch to deep right-center, giving the Phillies their second straight win and keeping them a half-game behind NL East-leading Atlanta.

Milton, who pitched a no-hitter for Minnesota against Anaheim on Sept. 11, 1999, faced the minimum 24 batters through eight innings.

Expos 6, Marlins 4

Montreal — Livan Hernandez threw six hitless innings and came within two outs of his second straight complete game. Hernandez (7-10) was perfect through two outs in the sixth, retiring the first 17 batters he faced before walking pinch-hitter Josh Willingham. He didn’t allow a hit until Mike Lowell’s double on the first pitch of the seventh.

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

St. Louis — Matt Morris threw a seven-hitter for his seventh career shutout, and St. Louis took advantage of Jerome Williams’ wildness in the fifth inning. The Cardinals avoided a sweep after losing the first two games of the three-game series and beat the Giants for only the second time in seven games at home the last two seasons.

Braves 4, Mets 3

New York — Fielding errors by rookies David Wright and Kaz Matsui led to three unearned runs for Atlanta, and Mike Hampton threw six strong innings. J.D. Drew hit his 24th homer for the Braves, who have taken over first place in the NL East with 12 wins in their last 16 games.

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Pittsburgh — Pinch-hitter Rob Mackowiak drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the fifth, helping the Pirates come from behind and complete a three-game sweep of the Reds.

Astros 9, Brewers 1

Houston — Pete Munro pitched seven shutout innings, and Mike Lamb drove in three runs with a pair of doubles for the Astros.

Padres 3, Dodgers 0

Los Angeles — Adam Eaton allowed one hit in seven innings, Phil Nevin and Brian Giles homered, and the Padres averted a three-game sweep. The loss only was the third in 20 games for the Dodgers.

Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2

Phoenix — Randy Johnson struck out a season-high 14 in what could be his final start for Arizona, and the Diamondbacks wasted a ninth-inning lead and extended their team-record losing streak to 14.