Houston ? Roy Oswalt didn’t need to be at the top of his game for yet another win at home.

Oswalt won his sixth straight start, Craig Biggio had two hits to tie Barry Bonds for 49th on the all-time hit list, and the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, Saturday.

Oswalt (12-7) allowed two runs on nine hits and a walk in 61â3 innings, striking out seven. He has a decision in each of his starts this season.

“I didn’t feel real good the whole day,” said Oswalt, who threw 116 pitches. “I didn’t have good command of my pitches. I usually can find one good pitch to use, but I couldn’t today.”

Oswalt is 9-1 with a 2.07 earned-run average in 10 starts at home this season and isn’t intimidated by Minute Maid Park’s short fences in right and left field.

“I love to pitch here,” Oswalt said. “The fans are great and I enjoy pitching in front of them. I think the biggest thing some of our pitchers had trouble with in the beginning was they were coming from the Astrodome where the ball didn’t travel as well as it does here. I never pitched in the Dome so I didn’t know any better.”

Mike Lamb went 2-for-4 for the Astros, who have won six of seven and 15 of 19 to climb back to .500 for the first time since April 22 when they were 8-8. Houston, which was 15 games under .500 on May 24, has won 14 of its last 16 at home.

“It’s a feel-good thing to get to .500,” manager Phil Garner said. “We have to continue it now. We don’t want to look back and we certainly don’t want to go back where we were.”

The Dodgers again struggled at the plate as they lost their sixth in eight games.

“Like I’ve said the last few weeks, there’s no room for error with the way our offense has been,” Tracy said. “Forty-five of our 87 games have been decided by two runs or less. We are in the biggest majority of the games. The thing that’s holding us up is our (lack of) offensive firepower.”

Reds 6, Diamondbacks 2

Phoenix – Adam Dunn hit a grand slam, and Cincinnati rallied for the second night in a row to beat Arizona. Sean Casey drove in two runs with a single and double, his first RBIs in 13 games, and Ray Olmedo had three hits.

Rockies 1, Padres 0

Denver – Jason Jennings scattered seven hits in seven innings, All-Star Brian Fuentes escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, and Colorado beat San Diego in the first 1-0 game in Coors Field history. Jennings (5-8) walked four, struck out one and benefited from three double plays. This was the 847th regular-season game at Coors Field, the most any stadium needed before playing host to its first 1-0 game.

Brewers 9, Braves 6

Atlanta – Ben Sheets pitched seven strong innings, and Brady Clark drove in three runs as Milwaukee snapped the Braves’ season-high six-game winning streak. Sheets (5-6), who struck out a franchise-record 18 Braves last season in a 4-1 victory, had only four strikeouts but nearly was as effective.

Pirates 11, Mets 4

Pittsburgh – Jack Wilson singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, then hit his first career grand slam in a seven-run seventh to lead Pittsburgh past New York for its first series victory in a month. The Pirates won their third in a row.

Giants 2, Cardinals 0

San Francisco – Brad Hennessey pitched seven shutout innings in a spot start, and Michael Tucker hit a fifth-inning single to break a scoreless tie, leading San Francisco over St. Louis. Ray Durham added two hits and scored a run for the Giants, who won for the third time in four games. San Francisco honored retired closer Robb Nen.

Cubs 8, Marlins 2

Miami – Derrek Lee hit his 26th homer in his return to the lineup, Todd Walker homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago beat Florida. Kerry Wood (2-2) scattered six hits – including Jeff Conine’s solo homer – in 72â3 innings for his first win in 21â2 months. Chicago won its second straight following an eight-game losing streak. Lee, second in the majors to Atlanta’s Andruw Jones in homers, returned after missing three games because of irritation in his left shoulder.

Phillies 1, Nationals 0

Philadelphia – David Bell’s sacrifice fly off Hector Carrasco in the ninth inning snapped a rare pitcher’s duel at Citizens Bank Park and lifted Philadelphia.