Atlanta ? Pedro Martinez surrendered four runs in the first inning but didn’t give up any more in his return from the disabled list, and the New York Mets stretched their already commanding lead in the NL East with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

Jose Reyes and David Wright homered for the Mets, who increased their advantage over the Braves to 13 games on a blistering night that drew a record crowd of 53,943 to Turner Field. That broke the Atlanta regular-season mark of 53,775 on April 8, 1974, when Hank Aaron hit his 715th homer to eclipse Babe Ruth.

Martinez (8-4), who had been on the DL since June 29 with an inflamed right hip, retired the last 12 hitters he faced before turning it over to the bullpen, which shut down Atlanta without a hit over the final three innings.

Marlins 4, Phillies 1

Philadelphia – Rookie Ricky Nolasco didn’t allow a hit through 62â3 innings and combined with two relievers for a three-hitter.

Nolasco (9-6) allowed only an infield single off his glove to light-hitting Abraham Nunez and walked five in 71â3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and hit one batter.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5

Chicago – Juan Pierre’s bases-loaded triple highlighted a six-run fourth inning and Chicago capitalized on a key error by St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen.

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Pittsburgh – Kip Wells won for the first time in 10 months, pitching his best game of the season.

Wells tossed seven-plus shutout innings, allowing five hits while walking three and striking out three.

Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7, 11 innings

Houston – Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada’s sacrifice fly.

Luke Scott became the first Astros rookie to hit for the cycle, on a night that included a three-run homer and five RBIs.

Reds 4, Brewers 3

Milwaukee – Ryan Freel doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and Eric Milton bounced back from a shaky first with six scoreless innings.

The loss dropped the Brewers, who have watched their playoff hopes fade while losing nine of 13, a season-high seven games below .500.

Rockies 3, Padres 1

Denever – Byung-Hyun Kim allowed five hits in 72â3 innings, baffling the Padres with his stop-and-go delivery, striking out seven in the longest outing of his career.

Kim (6-6) earned his first win since June 25.