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at Washington 4, Philadelphia 3: Ryan Zimmerman went three for four and drove in three runs for the Nationals. The loss dropped the Phillies one game behind the Dodgers in the wild-card race.
Houston 7, at Pittsburgh 4: Craig Biggio drove in three runs as the Astros won their seventh in a row. The win moved the Astros to 79-78, the first time they have been over .500 since June 22.
Cincinnati 5, at Florida 3: David Ross hit two home runs at Miami and third-place Cincinnati moved within 2 1/2 games of division-leading St. Louis in the Central Division.
at Atlanta 12, New York 0: John Smoltz pitched eight sharp innings for his 15th win.
at Chicago 14, Milwaukee 6: Henry Blanco had four hits and four RBIs to help Sean Marshall get his first win since July 5.
at San Francisco 4, Arizona 2: Moises Alou hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning for the win.
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