New York ? Carlos Zambrano hit his fourth homer of the season and won his eighth straight decision, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-6 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Aramis Ramirez homered again and drove in three runs as Zambrano and the Cubs beat Tom Glavine for the second time in 11 days. Phil Nevin also connected and Henry Blanco hit a three-run double, sending Chicago to its second consecutive victory over the NL East leaders.

New York scored once off closer Ryan Dempster in the ninth and loaded the bases with two outs. But Cubs manager Dusty Baker brought in Bob Howry, who retired Paul Lo Duca on a popup for his third save.

Carlos Beltran and super sub Endy Chavez homered for the Mets, who suddenly appear woefully short on pitching.

Padres 7, Dodgers 3

Los Angeles – Mike Cameron hit a two-run homer, Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and San Diego beat Los Angeles to extend the Dodgers’ losing streak to seven games.

Cardinals 1, Rockies 0

Denver – Albert Pujols hit his 33rd homer, Chris Carpenter scattered seven hits over 71â3 innings and St. Louis beat Colorado to hand Jason Jennings the first complete-game loss for a Rockies pitcher at home in franchise history.

D’backs 6, Phillies 5, 11 inn.

Philadelphia – Carlos Quentin hit a solo homer in the 11th inning to lead Arizona. Quentin hit his third homer of the season leading off the inning against Ryan Franklin (1-5).

Reds 2, Astros 0

Houston – Aaron Harang outpitched Roger Clemens and dominated Houston for the third time this season. Harang (11-6) allowed four hits and struck out six with one walk in eight innings.

Pirates 6, Brewers 1

Milwaukee – Jeromy Burnitz hit a pair of home runs, and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee to ruin Ben Sheets’ strong return from the disabled list. Sheets pitched seven innings, giving up only one run and retiring the final 14 batters he faced in his first appearance in nearly three months. Dave Bush (6-8) relieved him and allowed five runs in the eighth.

Marlins 2, Braves 1

Atlanta – Cody Ross homered twice and Anibal Sanchez won a matchup of unbeaten rookie pitchers. Sanchez (4-0) won his third straight start, beating Braves left-hander Chuck James.

Nationals 8, Giants 6

Washington – Washington held a much-booed Barry Bonds in check, overcame two homers by Ray Durham, and used a five-run third inning against Matt Morris to beat San Francisco. Jeered when he stepped into the on-deck circle, when he batted, when he caught fly balls, Bonds went 0-for-4.