National League Roundup: Cubs rally from eight runs down

Cubs 10, Rockies 9

Chicago – Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa delivered key hits, and Chicago overcame an eight-run deficit, rallying past Colorado for its fifth straight victory.

With the wind blowing out at 15 mph, the hitters ruled at Wrigley Field. There were seven total home runs, and Jeff Baker hit a team-record four doubles for the Rockies.

Down 8-0 in the fourth inning and still trailing 9-1 in the sixth, the Cubs came back and sent Colorado to its fifth loss in a row.

DeRosa and Henry Blanco hit two-run homers, and Edmonds had a two-run double during a six-run burst in the seventh that put Chicago ahead.

Edmonds earlier hit his first home run since joining the Cubs this month. He finished with three hits and atoned for an error in center field.

DeRosa’s go-ahead shot off reliever Manny Corpas was the Cubs’ fourth homer of the afternoon. Todd Helton, Chris Iannetta and Jeff Spilborghs homered for the Rockies.

Scott Eyre (2-0) got the win by getting the final out of the seventh inning.

Phillies 12, Marlins 3

Philadelphia – Chase Utley hit his major-league-leading 18th homer to help Brett Myers win for the first time in six weeks. Ryan Howard and Chris Coste each had three-run shots for the Phillies.

Nationals 7, D’backs 4

Phoenix – Willie Harris snapped out of a slump with a tiebreaking three-run homer. Harris went deep on an 0-1 pitch from Micah Owings (6-3) with one out in the seventh to put the Nationals in front 6-3. He had one hit in his previous 18 at-bats before the drive over the right-field fence.

Reds 3, Braves 2, 11 inn.

Cincinnati – Rookie Jay Bruce had four hits – three of them off 300-game winner Tom Glavine – and scored on Chipper Jones’ error in the 11th inning.

Brewers 5, Astros 1

Milwaukee – Ryan Braun homered and matched a career-high with four hits, and Manny Parra pitched six strong innings. Prince Fielder and Mike Cameron also homered for Milwaukee, which won for the fourth time in five games.

Dodgers 9, Mets 5

New York – Russell Martin went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Chan Ho Park (2-1) shut down the Mets to give manager Joe Torre a victory in his return to New York.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

St. Louis – Albert Pujols homered for the third time in four games, and Todd Wellemeyer worked seven sharp innings. Rookie Joe Mather, recalled from Triple-A Memphis earlier in the day after struggling Chris Duncan was demoted, hit an RBI single and made a diving catch in right field.