Leadoff homers help Phillies beat Dodgers, 5-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Roy Oswalt pitched one-hit ball into the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies used leadoff homers by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the first two innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday.

Cubs defeat Pirates, 5-3

CHICAGO (AP) - Thomas Diamond received a game ball and a beer shower after his first major league win.

Zambrano, Cubs crush Pirates at Wrigley

CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run in 5 1-3 innings and hit a two-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Road woes continue in 8-4 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) - There still might be something for Trevor Hoffman to savor this year.

Pirates fall to Brewers in extras

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Lorenzo Cain hit a game-ending single in the 11th inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Friday's game

Milwaukee defeats Pirates, 7-2

Strasburg likely to have Tommy John surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stephen Strasburg has a torn elbow ligament and will likely have Tommy John surgery, bringing the pitcher's promising rookie season to an abrupt end.

NL: Bruce hot as Reds extend surge

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jay Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats, matching his career high with five RBIs, and the first-place Cincinnati Reds extended their two-week playoff surge by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-1 on Friday night.

AL: Red Sox edge Rays, tighten wild-card race

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings and Victor Martinez homered twice off All-Star David Price, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 Friday night to tighten the AL wild-card race.

Six-run seventh carries Brewers past Pirates

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Alcides Escobar's triple sparked a six-run seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 Friday night.

Rockies overcome 9-run deficit for 12-10 win

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run deficit, matching the biggest rally in team history and stunning the Atlanta Braves 12-10 Thursday on Troy Tulowitzki's go-ahead single in the eighth inning.

Pirates deal Cards damaging loss, 5-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals have seven more games remaining on this road trip, all against losing-record teams.

Bautista feels Bucs could have been better

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jose Bautista doesn't know if the Pirates didn't have the money to spend or simply didn't want to spend the money they had.

Cubs defeat Nationals, 5-4

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alfonso Soriano and Tyler Colvin homered, Carlos Zambrano continued his resurgence since rejoining the Chicago rotation and the Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Pujols, Cardinals pound Bucs

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Runner on third, runner on first, none out in the first and Albert Pujols at bat. No reliever should face such a situation.