Brewers rally past Cards; Phillies defeat Mets

Bill Hall homered to snap a late-inning tie for the second straight game and Milwaukee won its sixth straight game, 4-3 at St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Ryan Ludwick hit the longest home run at 3-year-old Busch Stadium for the Cardinals, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row. Kyle Lohse went 8 innings but squandered a 3-run lead and missed a chance to win his 10th straight decision.

Phillies 8, Mets 6: So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had 2-run doubles in a 6-run ninth, and visiting Philadelphia rallied against New York's makeshift bullpen, taking over first place in the NL East.

Marlins 4, Braves 0: Rick Vanden Hurk and three relievers combined on a 1-hitter, and Mike Jacobs hit a 3-run homer as host Florida beat Atlanta.

Reds 4, Padres 3 (11): Jeff Keppinger's one-out double in the 11th sent host Cincinnati over San Diego.

Pirates 8, Astros 2: Paul Maholm went 8 strong innings, and Freddy Sanchez homered for the second straight game as visiting Pittsburgh beat Houston.

Rockies 10, Dodgers 1: Ubaldo Jimenez threw a 4-hitter in his first career complete game and Ian Stewart homered and drove in 4 runs in Colorado's win over Los Angeles. Brad Hawpe had 3 hits, including his 16th homer, Stewart had 3 hits, and Jeff Baker had 4 hits for the Rockies, who had 18 hits one night after they had 20.

American League

Athletics 8, Rays 1: Dallas Braden allowed 1 run over 5 innings, Jack Hannahan hit a 3-run homer as Oakland ended a six-game losing streak with a over host Tampa Bay.

Braden (2-0) gave up 4 hits, walked four and struck out one.

Yankees 8, Twins 2: Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in 3 runs to lead New York ovrt Minnesota for its ninth consecutive victory at home.

Blue Jays 10, Orioles 8: Adam Lind had a career-high 4 hits, including a 4-run homer, and light-hitting John McDonald had 4 RBI to lead visiting Toronto over Baltimore.