Brewers 7, Pirates 0

Pittsburgh – CC Sabathia pitched a one-hitter in his latest dominating start, allowing the Pirates only an infield single by Andy LaRoche in the fifth inning, and Milwaukee picked up its eighth victory in nine games.

Nationals 8, Braves 4

Washington – Aaron Boone failed to lay down a sacrifice, then slammed a three-run, eighth-inning home run to lift Washington to its season-high sixth straight victory.

Padres 2, Rockies 1

San Diego – Trevor Hoffman blew the save after a terrific outing by Jake Peavy, but Luis Rodriguez singled in the winning run in the ninth to give San Diego the victory.

Reds 9, Giants 3

Cincinnati – Joey Votto went 4-for-4 with four RBIs.

Mets 6, Marlins 2

Miami – Pedro Martinez pitched six innings for only his second victory since July 7, and New York’s Nick Evans and David Wright hit back-to-back home runs in the third.

Astros 3, Cardinals 0

Houston – Ty Wigginton hit his 12th home run of August, and four Houston Astros pitchers combined to shut out St. Louis.

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Chicago – Jayson Werth hit another home run against the Cubs, and 45-year-old Jamie Moyer got his 12th win, leading Philadelphia to a victory that salvaged a split of the four-game series at Wrigley Field.

Werth hit a two-run double in the first and a solo drive in the fifth for his 21st homer of the season.

Dodgers 8, D’backs 1

Phoenix – Andre Ethier and Casey Blake hit first-inning homers, and the Dodgers roughed up Brandon Webb and Arizona.