Hall comes through in clutch for Brewers

Bill Hall got 'em again.

Hall hit a two-out, 2-run double in the 10th inning Saturday that kept the Milwaukee Brewers perfect in extra innings, setting up a 5-3 victory in Cincinnati over a slumping Reds team that can't figure out what to do with him.

Already, they've seen enough.

"Bill Hall's been a thorn in our side for a long time," manger Dusty Baker said.

The third baseman feels so comfortable at Great American Ball Park that whenever he comes to bat, he expects something good to happen. This weekend series has been just the latest installment.

Hall's 2-run homer led to a 5-2 win in the opener. A day later, he sent a full-count pitch from David Weathers (0-2) into the gap in right-center to break a 3-3 tie and send the Reds (7-11) to their seventh loss in eight games.

Milwaukee (11-6) has scored 10 runs in the two games. Hall has driven in half of them.

"I just feel comfortable when I come here to play," said Hall, who has 8 career homers at the ballpark and a .313 career average against Cincinnati. "I know I've had success here, so that puts an ease to my mind."

Giants 3, Cardinals 0: San Francisco's Tim Lincecum (3-0) pitched 7 sharp innings and beat host St. Louis for the second time in a week.

Aaron Rowand hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the Giants ended a three-game losing streak.

D'backs 10, Padres 3: Chris Young singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and host Arizona scored 6 runs in the eighth inning to rout San Diego.

Arizona won its fourth straight and improved to a major league-best 13-4, the best start in its 11-year history.

Mets 4, Phillies 2: Oliver Perez pitched 5¿ scoreless innings, Jose Reyes hit a 2-run homer and New York beat host Philadelphia for the fourth straight time.

David Wright had a 2-run double for the Mets, who had lost nine in a row over two seasons against the Phillies before their current streak.

Rockies 3, Astros 2: Brad Hawpe singled in the go-ahead run in the fifth, Aaron Cook pitched 7 strong innings and visiting Colorado won its fourth straight to climb over the .500 mark for the first time this season.

Braves 4, Dodgers 1: Just hours after coming back from the minors, Chuck James allowed 1 run in 5 innings and the Atlanta bullpen shut down the visiting Dodgers the rest of the way, leading the Braves past Los Angeles for their third straight victory.

Mark Teixeira's 2-run single highlighted a 4-run fifth that accounted for all the Atlanta scoring and handed James (1-1) the win.

Marlins 6, Nationals 5: Wes Helms singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and host Florida snapped a two-game losing streak. Helms' one-out grounder up the middle off reliever Saul Rivera (1-1) scored Dan Uggla from second.