Milwaukee ? Ned Yost has no plans for a May parade, no matter how well his Brewers are playing.

Geoff Jenkins homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth, and the Brewers beat the Washington Nationals, 3-1, Wednesday to cap their best homestand in 15 years at 9-1.

“Sure you enjoy it,” the sometimes surly Yost said. “But you don’t dance up and down and have a parade. You enjoy it in yourself. It’s self-satisfaction. They’re having a blast. They love winning baseball games.”

The Brewers have won six straight and have the best record in the majors at 24-10. They play 13 of their next 16 games away from Miller Park beginning Friday against the New York Mets before moving on to play Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego.

“I think there’s just kind of this quiet confidence in the team,” Jenkins said. “I feel like when we walk in those doors every day, everybody expects to win ball games, and that’s not an attitude that we’ve had here in the past. It starts up top and ends with the last guy on our team.”

Braves 3, Padres 2

Atlanta – Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones came up with two-out, run-scoring hits in the seventh inning, giving John Smoltz and Atlanta a victory over Greg Maddux and San Diego. Smoltz (5-1) gave up homers to Adrian Gonzalez and light-hitting Geoff Blum before leaving for a pinch hitter with the Padres leading 2-1.

Phillies 9, Diamondbacks 3

Phoenix – Ryan Howard hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning to lead Philadelphia. Howard, who entered hitting .198, hit reliever Brandon Medders’ (1-1) first pitch 371 feet into the right field seats to erase a 3-0 deficit. It was the fourth grand slam of Howard’s career and his fourth pinch-hit homer.

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Chicago – Jason Marquis retired the first 16 batters he faced before finishing with a three-hitter, winning his fifth straight start. Marquis (5-1) walked none and struck out five in his second career shutout and fourth complete game.

Astros 3, Reds 2

Cincinnati – Lance Berkman homered for the third game in a row, and right-hander Woody Williams singled home a run to set up his first victory for Houston.

Dodgers 5, Marlins 3

Miami – Brett Tomko earned his first win of the season when Los Angeles beat Dontrelle Willis and Florida. Tomko (1-3), who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowed five hits and three runs in 62â3 innings. He bunted home a run on a suicide squeeze to help Los Angeles build a 4-0 lead.

Mets 5, Giants 3

San Francisco – Carlos Delgado splashed a Barry Bonds-like home run into McCovey Cove beyond the right-field fence. Delgado hit a solo homer into the water and doubled in the tying run in the eighth, and David Wright had a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth to lead New York.

Cardinals 9, Rockies 2

St. Louis – Adam Wainwright worked six innings, and St. Louis scored in multiple innings for the first time in seven games.