Washington ? Jamie Moyer and Aaron Rowand helped the Philadelphia Phillies give manager Charlie Manuel a victory.

Moyer took a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning, and Rowand hit his first homer of 2007, leading the slumping Phillies past the Washington Nationals, 4-2, Thursday.

Tossing in the 60s and 70s mph – and, only occasionally, in the low 80s – Moyer (2-1) allowed a single in the second, another in the third, and nothing more until Ryan Zimmerman’s double leading off the ninth. Dmitri Young followed with an RBI double, and that was it for Moyer.

Tom Gordon came on and made things interesting, hitting his first batter, then allowing a single that loaded the bases with no outs. Pinch-hitter Robert Fick’s sacrifice fly made it 4-2, but Gordon secured his third save by getting Brian Schneider to ground out and striking out Chris Snelling.

Philadelphia, which entered a league-worst 3-10, won despite playing without reigning NL MVP Ryan Howard, who hurt his left leg during Wednesday night’s 13-inning loss to Washington.

The Phillies also won despite more problems with runners in scoring position, going 3-for-16 in such situations Thursday and 4-for-27 in the series.

Astros 8, Reds 6

Cincinnati – Luke Scott hit a bases-loaded double to highlight another eighth-inning rally, and Houston completed a two-game sweep of Cincinnati. Jason Lane added a pinch-hit solo homer in the ninth.

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Atlanta – Rich Hill allowed four hits in eight scoreless innings, and Michael Barrett and Aramis Ramirez backed him with solo homers. Hill (3-0) struck out seven and walked three.

Mets 11, Marlins 3

Miami – Orlando Hernandez struck out 10 in seven innings, and Carlos Beltran went 4-for-6 with a home run to help New York move into first place in the NL East. David Wright’s hitting streak reached 26 games.

Padres 11, Diamondbacks 6

San Diego – Jake Peavy’s hitting was better than his pitching. The Padres’ ace drove in two runs with his first career triple and added a double.

Giants 6, Cardinals 2

San Francisco – Rich Aurilia’s two-run double in the sixth inning broke a tie, helping Noah Lowry to his first win of the season.

Brewers 7, Pirates 5

Milwaukee – J.J. Hardy snapped out of an early slump, going 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBIs to help Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.

Dodgers 8, Rockies 1

Denver – Mark Hendrickson gained his first win as a starter since August, allowing one run in 52â3 innings.