Miami ? When the eighth inning ended, Dontrelle Willis was the first player out of the Florida Marlins’ dugout, jogging to the mound eager to finish what he started.

Which he did. Willis completed a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout, and Florida used another pitching gem to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 Wednesday.

“I was going to leave everything out on the field,” the left-hander said. “You want to end the game, but at the same time you want to focus on what you did to get to the ninth inning. You don’t want to overdo anything.”

Willis (2-0) is becoming familiar with the demands of going the distance — he beat Washington with a five-hit shutout last Friday.

His latest performance dropped the Marlins’ team ERA to 1.36, best in the major leagues. They have four complete games, while the other 29 teams combined for two through Tuesday.

Florida concluded a 5-4 homestand, winning series against Washington and Philadelphia.

On an 87-degree afternoon, Willis threw 114 pitches, 74 for strikes, and hit 93 mph on the radar gun even in the ninth. He struck out seven and walked one for his fourth career shutout.

“He had good stuff right to the end,” manager Jack McKeon said. “He was throwing strikes and staying ahead of the hitters, and when he pitches like that, he generally wins.”

Florida’s starters have an ERA of 1.42, the best in baseball, including a combined 33 innings without a run allowed by Willis and Josh Beckett. The rotation has been so good that new closer Guillermo Mota didn’t have a save chance during the nine-game homestand.

Florida's Dontrelle Willis is congratulated by catcher Matt Treanor. The Marlins beat the Phillies, 4-0, Wednesday in Miami.

Nationals 11, Braves 4

Atlanta — Jose Guillen homered twice, becoming the first player in the major leagues with five this season.

Tomo Ohka (1-1) won despite walking six in six innings. He gave up three runs and four hits, leaving with a 5-3 lead.

Brewers 6, Pirates 2

Milwaukee — Carlos Lee’s two-run double off Mike Gonzalez in the eighth sparked a four-run rally, giving the Brewers their fourth win in five games against the Pirates.

Milwaukee erased a 2-0 deficit with solo homers by Geoff Jenkins and Lyle Overbay.

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

St. Louis — Mark Mulder (0-1) allowed six runs and 11 hits in five innings in his second outing for the Cardinals, his ERA rising to 8.18.

Austin Kearns hit a three-run homer and Joe Randa had three hits for the Reds.

D’backs 5, Rockies 2

Phoenix — Shawn Estes (1-0) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings, Tony Clark doubled in two runs and the Diamondbacks handed the Rockies their seventh straight loss.

Padres 8-3, Cubs 3-8

Chicago — Mark Prior (1-0) allowed four hits in six shutout innings in his first game of the season following a stint on the disabled list, and Derrek Lee had five RBIs as Chicago gained a doubleheader split.

In the opener, Kerry Wood (0-1) gave up three homers, including one to Geoff Blum leading off the game. Blum homered again leading off the ninth against left-hander Cliff Bartosh.

Mets 1, Astros 0,

11 innings

New York — Kazuhisa Ishii matched Roger Clemens for seven innings and Jose Reyes hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to lead the Mets.

Mike DeJean (1-0), the fourth Mets pitcher, pitched the 11th for New York.

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Los Angeles — Odalis Perez allowed one run in 61/3 innings, Hee-Seop Choi and Jeff Kent homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night for their fourth victory in five games.

The win gave the Dodgers a sweep of the two-game series and four wins in five games.