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Marlins hit four homers, rip Braves

ATLANTA - Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped to a 7-1 victory Friday night over the slumping Atlanta Braves.

ATLANTA - Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped to a 7-1 victory Friday night over the slumping Atlanta Braves.

The NL East leaders lost their fourth in a row, their worst slump since a nine-game skid in April. The last two losses have been especially ugly - Atlanta squandered a 10-1 lead at Colorado and fell 12-10, then got blown out by the Marlins, who have won eight of 10.

Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats, ending Tommy Hanson's streak of 472/3 innings without giving up a homer.

The next guy up, Logan Morrison, drove a 3-2 pitch into the center-field seats off Hanson (8-10). It was the first career homer for Morrison.

The Marlins finished off Hanson in the sixth, leading off with another pair of consecutive homers. Dan Uggla went the opposite way into the right-field seats for his 29th of the season and Gaby Sanchez followed with another drive to center for his 16th homer.

Volstad (8-9) didn't allow a run until Jason Heyward homered in the eighth.

Florida 221 002 000 – 7 10 1

Atlanta 000 000 010 – 1 6 1

Florida AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Atlanta AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Maybin cf 4   1   1   1   .235      Infante 2b 4   0   0   0   .342

a-Stanton ph-rf 1   0   0   0   .242      Heyward rf 4   1   2   1   .272

Morrison lf 4   1   1   1   .318      Prado 3b 4   0   1   0   .317

H.Ramirez ss 5   1   1   0   .296      McCann c 4   0   0   0   .270

Uggla 2b 4   1   1   2   .284      D.Ross c 0   0   0   0   .279

G.Sanchez 1b 3   1   1   1   .290      D.Lee 1b 4   0   1   0   .244

Tracy 3b 4   1   2   0   .250      Hinske lf 4   0   1   0   .248

Bonifacio rf-cf 4   1   2   0   .257      Ale.Gonzalez ss 4   0   1   0   .275

B.Davis c 3   0   0   1   .200      Ankiel cf 3   0   0   0   .205

Volstad p 3   0   1   1   .103      Hanson p 2   0   0   0   .120

c-D.Murphy ph 0   0   0   0   .286      C.Martinez p 0   0   0   0   .000

Sanches p 0   0   0   0   ---      b-Conrad ph 1   0   0   0   .248

Totals 35   7   10   7         Kimbrel p 0   0   0   0   ---

Wagner p 0   0   0   0   ---

Totals 34   1   6   1      

a-was announced for Maybin in the 7th. b-flied out for C.Martinez in the 7th. c-walked for Volstad in the 9th. E: H.Ramirez (16), Hinske (2). LOB: Florida 5, Atlanta 6. 2B: H.Ramirez (25), Tracy (3), D.Lee (24). HR: Maybin (6), off Hanson; Morrison (1), off Hanson; Uggla (29), off Hanson; G.Sanchez (16), off Hanson; Heyward (15), off Volstad. RBIs: Maybin (22), Morrison (10), Uggla 2 (83), G.Sanchez (70), B.Davis (2), Volstad (2), Heyward (58). SF: B.Davis. RLSP: Florida 2 (B.Davis, H.Ramirez); Atlanta 4 (Ankiel, McCann, Hinske 2). RA: Uggla. GIDP: H.Ramirez. DP: Atlanta 1 (Infante, Ale.Gonzalez, D.Lee).

Florida walks (3): Morrison, G.Sanchez, Do.Murphy.

Florida strikeouts (8): Maybin, Stanton, Uggla 2, G.Sanchez, B.Davis, Volstad 2.

Atlanta strikeouts (3): Heyward, Prado, Ankiel.

Florida IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Volstad (W 8-9) 8   6   1   1   0   3   109   4.61

Sanches 1   0   0   0   0   0   14   2.83

Atlanta IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Hanson (L 8-10) 5   8   7   6   0   3   86   3.76

C.Martinez 2   1   0   0   0   2   26   3.24

Kimbrel 1   1   0   0   1   2   24   0.96

Wagner 1   0   0   0   2   1   22   1.65

Hanson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Umpires: Home, Tim McClelland; first, Mike Everitt; second, Andy Fletcher; third, Adrian Johnson.

T: 2:31. A: 29,722 (49,743).

Mets 2, Astros 1

NEW YORK - Mike Pelfrey allowed six hits in eight dominant innings and New York took advantage of the wildness of former teammate Nelson Figueroa to end Houston's five-game winning streak.

Pelfrey (13-7) pitched at least seven innings for the fourth straight start, shutting down an Astros squad that was coming off a four-game sweep of the Phillies. He threw a career-high 124 pitches.

The 26-year-old righthander matched his career high for wins, striking out four and walking two.

Houston 000 000 001 – 1 9 1

New York 100 100 00x – 2 3 1

Houston AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      New York AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Bourn cf 3   0   1   0   .254      Pagan lf 4   0   0   0   .297

Hernandez 2b 4   0   0   0   .212      L.Castillo 2b 4   1   1   0   .234

Pence rf 4   0   1   0   .285      Beltran cf 3   0   0   0   .217

Ca.Lee lf 4   1   1   0   .247      D.Wright 3b 3   0   0   1   .297

C.Johnson 3b 3   0   2   0   .341      I.Davis 1b 2   1   0   0   .247

Wallace 1b 3   0   1   0   .187      Francoeur rf 2   0   1   0   .234

b-Michaels ph 1   0   1   1   .257      H.Blanco c 2   0   0   0   .245

A.Sanchez ss 4   0   1   0   .274      R.Tejada ss 2   0   1   1   .169

Ja.Castro c 3   0   0   0   .191      Pelfrey p 3   0   0   0   .104

c-Manzella ph 1   0   0   0   .208      Parnell p 0   0   0   0   .000

Figueroa p 2   0   0   0   .222      Takahashi p 0   0   0   0   .063

a-Bourgeois ph 1   0   1   0   .234      Totals 25   2   3   2      

Melancon p 0   0   0   0   ---

Totals 33   1   9   1      

a-singled for Figueroa in the 8th. b-singled for Wallace in the 9th. c-struck out for Ja.Castro in the 9th. E: Figueroa (1), Pagan (4). LOB: Houston 7, New York 6. 2B: C.Johnson (16). RBIs: Michaels (23), D.Wright (85), R.Tejada (8). SB: Beltran (1), Francoeur (8). CS: Bourn (11). SF: D.Wright. RLSP: Houston 3 (Wallace 2, Manzella); New York 4 (Francoeur, Pelfrey 2, H.Blanco). GIDP: Bourn, Pelfrey. DP: Houston 1 (A.Hernandez, Ang.Sanchez, Wallace); New York 1 (I.Davis, R.Tejada, I.Davis).

Houston walks (2): Bourn, C.Johnson.

New York walks (5): Beltran, I.Davis 2, H.Blanco, R.Tejada.

Houston strikeouts (6): Pence, Ca.Lee, C.Johnson, Wallace 2, Manzella.

New York strikeouts (3): L.Castillo, D.Wright, I.Davis.

Houston IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Figueroa (L 3-2) 7   3   2   1   5   2   114   2.77

Melancon 1   0   0   0   0   1   9   2.25

New York IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Pelfrey (W 13-7) 8   6   0   0   2   4   124   3.61

Parnell (H 5) 1/3   2   1   0   0   1   10   2.96

Takahashi (S 2-2) 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   14   4.03

IR-S: Takahashi 2-1. HBP: by Figueroa (Francoeur). WP: Figueroa. Umpires: Home, Angel Campos; first, Dana DeMuth; second, C.B. Bucknor; third, Kerwin Danley.

T: 2:41. A: 30,178 (41,800).

Reds 7, Cubs 1

CINCINNATI - Jay Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats, matching his career high with five RBIs, and first-place Cincinnati extended its two-week playoff surge by beating Chicago.

The Reds are 10-3 since getting swept at home by the St. Louis Cardinals from Aug. 9-11.

Johnny Cueto (12-4) got his first win since serving a seven-game suspension for kicking a couple of Cardinals during a brawl in their series. The righthander gave up a run and six hits in eight innings.

Chicago 000 100 000 – 1 6 0

Cincinnati 101 040 10x – 7 8 0

Chicago AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Cincinnati AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

DeWitt 2b 4   0   1   0   .277      Bruce rf 3   3   3   5   .270

S.Castro ss 4   0   0   0   .311      Valaika 2b 4   2   2   1   .429

Byrd cf 4   0   2   0   .305      Votto 1b 3   0   1   1   .327

Ar.Ramirez 3b 4   0   0   0   .243      Rolen 3b 4   0   0   0   .294

Nady 1b 4   1   2   0   .248      Gomes lf 4   0   0   0   .260

Colvin rf 3   0   1   1   .256      R.Hernandez c 4   0   0   0   .300

A.Soriano lf 3   0   0   0   .259      Stubbs cf 3   1   2   0   .240

Soto c 3   0   0   0   .282      Janish ss 2   1   0   0   .274

Gorzelanny p 2   0   0   0   .139      Cueto p 2   0   0   0   .116

Diamond p 0   0   0   0   .000      LeCure p 0   0   0   0   .091

S.Maine p 0   0   0   0   ---      Totals 29   7   8   7      

a-Hoffpauir ph 1   0   0   0   .077

Mateo p 0   0   0   0   .000

Totals 32   1   6   1      

a-flied out for S.Maine in the 8th. LOB: Chicago 4, Cincinnati 3. 2B: Colvin (16), Valaika (1), Stubbs 2 (14). HR: Bruce 2 (15), off Gorzelanny 2; Valaika (1), off Gorzelanny; Bruce (16), off S.Maine. RBIs: Colvin (49), Bruce 5 (55), Valaika (1), Votto (91). SB: Stubbs 2 (22). CS: Bruce (4). S: Cueto. RLSP: Chicago 1 (A.Soriano); Cincinnati 2 (Janish 2). GIDP: S.Castro, Rolen. DP: Chicago 1 (S.Castro, DeWitt, Nady); Cincinnati 1 (Cueto, Janish, Votto).

Cincinnati walks (4): Bruce, Votto, Stubbs, Janish.

Chicago strikeouts (10): DeWitt, S.Castro, Byrd 2, Nady, Colvin, A.Soriano 2, Gorzelanny 2.

Cincinnati strikeouts (7): Gomes, R.Hernandez 2, Stubbs, Janish, Cueto 2.

Chicago IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Gorzelanny (L 7-8) 5   7   6   6   2   1   83   3.98

Diamond 1   0   0   0   1   2   18   6.23

S.Maine 1   1   1   1   1   1   13   9.00

Mateo 1   0   0   0   0   3   13   9.82

Cincinnati IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Cueto (W 12-4) 8   6   1   1   0   8   112   3.49

LeCure 1   0   0   0   0   2   16   5.06

Umpires: Home, Scott Barry; first, Greg Gibson; second, Brian Knight; third, Sam Holbrook.

T: 2:14. A: 36,219 (42,319).

Cardinals 4, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON - Jaime Garcia pitched 51/3 scoreless innings and Albert Pujols hit his 401st home run as St. Louis broke a three-game skid with a win over Washington.

Garcia (12-6) worked out of several jams, tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and extended his streak to 201/3 innings without allowing an earned run.

St. Louis 102 000 010 – 4 7 0

Washington 000 000 011 – 2 12 2

St. Louis AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Washington AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Craig rf 3   1   0   0   .188      Al.Gonzalez 2b 3   0   1   0   .287

T.Miller p 0   0   0   0   ---      b-Knndy ph-2b 2   0   0   0   .258

McClellan p 0   0   0   0   .500      Desmond ss 5   1   3   0   .283

Franklin p 0   0   0   0   .000      Zimmerman 3b 4   0   1   0   .300

Jay cf 4   0   1   1   .338      A.Dunn 1b 4   0   0   0   .258

Pujols 1b 4   1   1   1   .320      Morse rf 4   0   2   0   .272

Holliday lf 4   1   2   2   .302      Bernadina lf 4   0   1   0   .266

F.Lopez 2b 3   0   0   0   .240      I.Rodriguez c 5   0   1   0   .269

M.Boggs p 0   0   0   0   .000      Maxwell cf 2   0   1   0   .113

Winn rf 1   0   0   0   .267      c-Morgan ph-cf 1   0   1   0   .260

P.Feliz 3b 4   0   1   0   .235      Olsen p 2   0   0   0   .087

Bry.Anderson c 3   0   1   0   .333      a-Mench ph 0   0   0   0   .077

B.Ryan ss 4   0   0   0   .222      Batista p 0   0   0   0   .125

J.Garcia p 2   1   0   0   .163      d-W.Harris ph 1   1   1   1   .182

Miles 2b 1   0   1   0   .333      Clippard p 0   0   0   0   .500

Totals 33   4   7   4         Totals 37   2   12   1      

a-walked for Olsen in the 6th. b-popped out for Alb.Gonzalez in the 6th. c-singled for Maxwell in the 8th. d-homered for Batista in the 8th. E: I.Rodriguez (3), A.Dunn (8). LOB: St. Louis 4, Washington 14. 2B: Desmond (22), Morse (5). 3B: Morse (2). HR: Pujols (35), off Olsen; Holliday (23), off Batista; W.Harris (7), off McClellan. RBIs: Jay (22), Pujols (94), Holliday 2 (81), W.Harris (25). SB: Zimmerman (4), Bernadina (12). CS: Miles (1), Morgan (15). RLSP: St. Louis 1 (Craig); Washington 9 (Olsen 2, Bernadina 3, Morse, Desmond 2, I.Rodriguez). RA: B.Ryan, Zimmerman. GIDP: Pujols, Zimmerman. DP: St. Louis 1 (B.Ryan, Pujols); Washington 1 (Desmond, Alb.Gonzalez, A.Dunn).

St. Louis walks (1): Craig. Washington walks (6): Zimmerman, A.Dunn, Morse, Bernadina, Maxwell, Mench.

St. Louis strikeouts (7): Craig 2, Pujols, F.Lopez 2, P.Feliz, B.Ryan.

Washington strikeouts (9): Alb.Gonzalez, A.Dunn 2, Morse, Bernadina, I.Rodriguez, Maxwell, Olsen 2.

St. Louis IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

J.Garcia (W 12-6) 51/3   8   0   0   4   7   94   2.33

M.Boggs (H 4) 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   11   3.67

T.Miller (H 8) 1   0   0   0   0   1   11   3.77

McClellan 1   2   1   1   0   0   13   2.28

Franklin (S 22-24) 1   2   1   1   1   1   21   3.61

Washington IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Olsen (L 3-7) 6   5   3   1   1   5   105   4.91

Batista 2   2   1   1   0   1   27   4.11

Clippard 1   0   0   0   0   1   14   3.28

M.Boggs pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: M.Boggs 3-0, T.Miller 1-0. IBB: off J.Garcia (Maxwell). HBP: by Olsen (Bry.Anderson). WP: Franklin. Umpires: Home, Angel Hernandez; first, Dan Bellino; second, Rob Drake; third, Joe West. T: 3:06. A: 22,871 (41,546).

Brewers 7, Pirates 2

MILWAUKEE - Alcides Escobar's triple highlighted a six-run seventh inning, and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh.

James McDonald (2-4) was cruising along in his 10th major-league start before the seventh.

Escobar's triple on a misplayed ball by rightfielder Lastings Milledge scored two to give Milwaukee its first lead of the game.

Pittsburgh 010 010 000 – 2 7 1

Milwaukee 000 001 60x – 7 10 0

Pittsburgh AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Milwaukee AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

A.McCutchen cf 3   0   0   0   .276      Weeks 2b 3   0   0   0   .273

Tabata lf 3   0   2   0   .313      Hart rf 4   1   2   2   .287

N.Walker 2b 4   0   1   0   .296      Braun lf 4   0   1   2   .293

G.Jones 1b 4   0   1   0   .248      Fielder 1b 2   1   0   0   .269

Milledge rf 4   1   1   0   .271      McGehee 3b 4   0   0   0   .285

An.LaRoche 3b 3   0   0   0   .215      Dickerson cf 4   1   2   0   .247

c-Dlw.Young ph 1   0   0   0   .246      A.Escobar ss 4   1   2   2   .251

Cedeno ss 3   0   1   1   .249      Lucroy c 4   2   2   1   .271

Snyder c 4   1   1   1   .220      Narveson p 1   0   0   0   .308

Ja.McDonald p 3   0   0   0   .000      a-Inglett ph 1   1   1   0   .278

Resop p 0   0   0   0   ---      Loe p 0   0   0   0   .000

Ledezma p 0   0   0   0   ---      Braddock p 0   0   0   0   ---

Park p 0   0   0   0   ---      b-C.Gomez ph 1   0   0   0   .227

Totals 32   2   7   2         Axford p 0   0   0   0   ---

Totals 32   7   10   7      

a-singled for Narveson in the 7th. b-struck out for Braddock in the 8th. c-struck out for An.LaRoche in the 9th. E: Cedeno (9). LOB: Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 5. 2B: N.Walker (20), Milledge (21), Hart (27), Braun (34). 3B: A.Escobar (8). HR: Snyder (12), off Narveson. RBIs: Cedeno (26), Snyder (40), Hart 2 (81), Braun 2 (77), A.Escobar 2 (36), Lucroy (16). S: Narveson. RLSP: Pittsburgh 3 (G.Jones, Ja.McDonald, Milledge); Milwaukee 3 (Braun, McGehee, C.Gomez). GIDP: Braun. DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Cedeno, N.Walker, G.Jones); Milwaukee 1 (A.Escobar, Fielder).

Pittsburgh walks (3): A.McCutchen, Tabata, Cedeno.

Milwaukee walks (3): Weeks, Fielder 2.

Pittsburgh strikeouts (13): A.McCutchen, N.Walker, G.Jones, An.LaRoche, Delw.Young, Cedeno 2, Snyder 3, Ja.McDonald 3.

Milwaukee strikeouts (10): Weeks 3, Fielder, McGehee 2, Dickerson, A.Escobar, Lucroy, C.Gomez.

Pittsburgh IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Ja.McDonald (L 2-4) 61/3   7   6   6   2   7   98   5.65

Resop 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   14   6.55

Ledezma 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   6   7.50

Park 1   1   0   0   0   2   15   6.23

Milwaukee IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Narveson (W 10-7) 7   7   2   2   1   8   104   5.52

Loe 0   0   0   0   2   0   16   3.00

Braddock 1   0   0   0   0   2   10   3.00

Axford 1   0   0   0   0   3   16   2.58

Loe pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Resop 2-2, Ledezma 1-0, Braddock 2-0.

Umpires: Home, Bill Miller; first, Chad Fairchild; second, Marvin Hudson; third, Mike Reilly.

T: 2:50. A: 32,130 (41,900).

Dodgers 6, Rockies 2

DENVER - Casey Blake hit a grand slam in Los Angeles' five-run eighth inning to beat Ubaldo Jimenez and Colorado.

Jimenez (17-5) made his fourth unsuccessful attempt for a franchise-record 18th win.

Blake's grand slam was off Matt Belisle, who relieved Jimenez after the first three batters reached base against him in the eighth.

Los Angeles 000 000 051 – 6 11 0

Colorado 010 000 010 – 2 7 0

Los Angeles AB   R   H   BI   Avg.      Colorado AB   R   H   BI   Avg.   

Podsednik lf 5   1   2   0   .299      E.Young 2b 4   0   0   0   .268

Theriot 2b 3   2   2   0   .288      J.Herrera 2b 0   0   0   0   .274

Ethier rf 4   1   2   1   .298      Fowler cf 4   0   1   0   .249

Kemp cf 5   0   1   1   .253      C.Gonzalez lf 3   1   1   0   .320

Loney 1b 4   1   0   0   .275      Tulowitzki ss 4   0   1   0   .320

Blake 3b 4   1   2   4   .254      Mora 3b 4   0   2   1   .271

J.Carroll ss 3   0   1   0   .284      Helton 1b 4   1   1   1   .260

Barajas c 3   0   1   0   .233      Spilborghs rf 4   0   1   0   .269

Kershaw p 2   0   0   0   .042      Olivo c 3   0   0   0   .275

a-Gibbons ph 1   0   0   0   .348      Jimenez p 3   0   0   0   .111

Broxton p 0   0   0   0   ---      Belisle p 0   0   0   0   .250

Kuo p 1   0   0   0   .000      F.Morales p 0   0   0   0   ---

Totals 35   6   11   6         Deduno p 0   0   0   0   ---

b-Iannetta ph 1   0   0   0   .200

Totals 34   2   7   2      

a-grounded into a double play for Kershaw in the 7th. b-struck out for Deduno in the 9th. LOB: Los Angeles 8, Colorado 7. 2B: Ethier 2 (29), C.Gonzalez (25), Spilborghs (17). 3B: Fowler (10). HR: Blake (14), off Belisle; Helton (5), off Kershaw. RBIs: Ethier (71), Kemp (74), Blake 4 (56), Mora (26), Helton (25). SB: Podsednik (5), J.Carroll (11). RLSP: Los Angeles 4 (Kemp, Kershaw, Barajas, Loney); Colorado 2 (Jimenez, C.Gonzalez). GIDP: Theriot, Gibbons. DP: Colorado 3 (E.Young, Tulowitzki, Helton), (Helton), (Tulowitzki, Helton).

Los Angeles walks (6): Theriot 2, Ethier, Loney, J.Carroll, Barajas.

Colorado walks (2): C.Gonzalez, Olivo.

Los Angeles strikeouts (5): Kemp 2, Loney, Barajas, Kuo.

Colorado strikeouts (9): Fowler, C.Gonzalez 2, Tulowitzki, Mora, Helton 2, Jimenez, Iannetta.

Los Angeles IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Kershaw 6   5   1   1   2   6   115   3.01

Broxton (W 5-4) 12/3   2   1   1   0   1   35   3.52

Kuo (S 6-7) 11/3   0   0   0   0   2   21   1.33

Colorado IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO   NP   ERA   

Jimenez (L 17-5) 7   9   3   3   3   4   126   2.71

Belisle 1   1   2   2   1   0   21   2.32

F.Morales 2/3   0   1   1   2   1   19   6.95

Deduno 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   5   0.00

Jimenez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Kuo 1-0, Belisle 2-2, Deduno 2-1. IBB: off Kershaw (Olivo), off Jimenez (Barajas), off Belisle (Loney). WP: Jimenez. Balk: F.Morales.

Umpires: Home, Fieldin Culbreth; first, Marty Foster; second, Gary Cederstrom; third, Ed Hickox.

T: 3:19. A: 41,964 (50,449).