Joneses rally Atlanta
Chipper, Andruw each homer in ninth
Washington ? Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones hit consecutive homers off closer Chad Cordero with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 9-7 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Chipper Jones’ two-run shot off Cordero (2-4) erased a 7-6 deficit for Atlanta – which led 6-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth before Washington scored five times.
Macay McBride (1-0) earned his first major-league victory. Kyle Farnsworth got his sixth save. Washington rallied in the eighth after John Smoltz left because of tightness in his pitching shoulder.
Brewers 4, Astros 2
Milwaukee – Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer, and Rick Helling pitched seven strong innings to lead Milwaukee.
Helling (2-0) was making his fourth start of the season and got his first win as a starter. He gave up five hits and had a season-high six strikeouts.
Roy Oswalt (17-12) lost for just the sixth time in 20 starts.
Phillies 11, Marlins 1
Philadelphia – Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs, Jon Lieber pitched seven sharp innings, and Philadelphia kept its playoff push humming.
Dodgers 7, Padres 3
Los Angeles – Brad Penny overcame a shaky start to pitch six solid innings, Jose Cruz Jr. and Dioner Navarro hit back-to-back homers, and Los Angeles beat San Diego to move within six games of the NL West-leading Padres.
Mets 7, Cardinals 2
St. Louis – Pedro Martinez stopped his own two-game skid as well as New York’s six-game losing streak, pitching eight strong innings.
Cubs 3, Giants 2
San Francisco – Neifi Perez hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth against his former team. Jerry Hairston hit a two-out double against LaTroy Hawkins (2-6) – traded by the Cubs in May – before Perez lined an RBI double to left for the go-ahead run.
Reds 5, Pirates 3
Cincinnati – Pinch-hitter Austin Kearns had a tying, two-run single, and Felipe Lopez delivered the go-ahead hit as Cincinnati came from behind.
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 2
Denver – Aaron Cook pitched his third career complete game to win his fifth straight decision, and Matt Holliday keyed a six-run fourth inning with a three-run double as Colorado avoided a three-game sweep.