Traber Helps Robinson Get 1,000th Win

Frank Robinson got his 1,000th win as a manager Thursday night, with Nick Johnson hitting a pair of homers in the Washington Nationals’ 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, who fell to 2-7 at home.

The 70-year-old Robinson is 1,000-1,095 in 16 seasons with Cleveland, San Francisco, Baltimore and the Montreal-Washington franchise. He became the 53rd manager to reach the milestone.

Billy Traber (1-0) gave up four runs -- three earned -- and only two hits in his first outing in three years. The left-hander, who went 5 2/3 innings, hadn’t pitched in the majors since Sept. 16, 2003 for Cleveland.

A first-round pick by the New York Mets in 2000 from Loyola Marymount, Traber sat out the 2004 season after having Tommy John surgery on his elbow.

New York 7, San Diego 2 -- Julio Franco became the oldest player in major league history to hit a home run when he connected for a two-run, pinch-hit shot in the eighth inning to help the Mets at San Diego.

Franco, 47, drove a 1-and-0 pitch from reliever Scott Linebrink (1-2) into the home-run porch down the right-field line at Petco Park, giving the Mets a 3-2 lead and Franco the fourth pinch-hit homer of his career.

Franco knocked A’s pitcher Jack Quinn out of the record book. Quinn was 46 years 357 days old when he homered on June 27, 1930.

San Francisco 9, Arizona 7 -- Mark Sweeney drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, and Pedro Feliz added a two-run double to lead the Giants.

San Francisco led, 6-0, in the fourth inning. But Arizona tied it at 6-6 when catcher Johnny Estrada hit a three-run home run in the eighth off Tim Worrell (2-0), who blew his first save in seven chances.

Cincinnati 12, Milwaukee 8 -- Brandon Phillips hit his first grand slam and added another shot for his first two-homer game to lead the Reds at Milwaukee.

Trailing, 6-2, the Reds scored 10 consecutive runs, including five in the sixth when Phillips hit his two-out grand slam off reliever Mike Adams.