Brewers 9, Astros 1

Houston – Johnny Estrada hit his second grand slam.

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4, 14 inn.

St. Louis – Rod Barajas hit a pinch-hit single up the middle with two on in the 14th inning.

Nationals 9, Mets 8

Washington – John Maine squandered a big lead, and New York’s losing streak reached five games when its ninth-inning rally fell short.

Reds 5, Cubs 2

Chicago – Carlos Zambrano wasn’t sharp on short rest, and Aaron Harang and Cincinnati beat Chicago. Harang (16-4) allowed six hits and two runs in seven innings to outpitch Zambrano again.

Braves 4, Marlins 3

Atlanta – Atlanta scored all its runs on two-out singles.

Padres 5, Pirates 3

San Diego – Greg Maddux issued his first walk in 10 starts.

Diamondbacks 5, Giants 0

Phoenix – Micah Owings threw a two-hit shutout.

Rockies 3-9, Dodgers 1-8

Denver – Todd Helton’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave Colorado a doubleheader sweep.