Major League Baseball
Surging Brewers shut out Nationals MILWAUKEE (AP) – Chris Capuano struck out a season-high nine, Geoff Jenkins hit a homer and Milwaukee won for the eighth time in nine games, 3-0 over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
The victory pushed the surging Brewers to 22-10, 51/2 games up on the idle Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Washington (9-23) has lost six in a row for the second time this year.
Capuano (5-0) allowed seven hits and walked none in eight-plus innings as the Brewers improved to 7-0 in his starts this season. Francisco Cordero got three outs for his 13th save.
Astros 5, Reds 4
CINCINNATI – Luke Scott broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run homer in the eighth off Todd Coffey. Craig Biggio had singled against Kyle Lohse (1-3) and Mike Stanton had walked Lance Berkman before the homer.
Roy Oswalt (5-2) improved to 19-1 against Cincinnati, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings.
Padres 4, Braves 2
ATLANTA – Chris Young (4-2) struck out eight in six innings, allowing two runs and two hits.
Scott Linebrink, Heath Bell and Trevor Hoffman completed the three-hitter, with Hoffman getting his ninth save to finish off San Diego’s third straight victory.
Dodgers 6, Marlins 1
MIAMI – Brad Penny (4-0) struck out a career-high 14 and allowed only five runners in seven shutout innings. Penny walked none and gave up five hits, including two infield singles, and lowered his ERA to 1.39.
Florida’s Ricky Nolasco (1-1), making his second start since coming off the disabled list, allowed six runs and 10 hits in six innings.
Indians 10, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE – Travis Hafner hit a grand slam, Fausto Carmona allowed one unearned run in seven innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles for a split of their four-game series.
Grady Sizemore doubled in the tiebreaking run in a four-run seventh, Hafner hit his ninth career grand slam in the eighth off Jamie Walker and Johnny Peralta added a solo shot in the ninth.
Mariners 3, Yankees 2
NEW YORK – Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking homer off Mariano Rivera (1-3) with two outs in the ninth as Seattle took advantage of a blown call and split the four-game series.
Matt DeSalvo allowed one run and three hits in seven innings in his major league debut, making the Yankees the first major league team to use 10 starters in its first 30 games.