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From the Associated Press

at Arizona 5, Chicago 4: Chris Young homered in the first and second innings and drove in four runs as the Diamondbacks improved to a major-league best 29-16 in one-run games.

at San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 4: Pedro Feliz scored from first base on Rich Aurilia’s single to right field in the eighth inning, lifting the Giants to a three-game sweep over the slumping Brewers. The Brewers are 25-40 on the road.

at Colorado 10, Washington 5: Matt Holliday homered, doubled and drove in three runs for the Rockies. Elmer Dessens (2-1) gave up a run and three hits in six innings for his first win with Colorado.

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at Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4: Ty Wigginton hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Astros avoided a sweep. Houston trailed, 4-1, before scoring twice in the sixth. Luke Scott hit a one-out double in the eighth and Wigginton hit the first pitch he saw from reliever Shawn Chacon (4-4) to left field, his 19th homer of the year.

at St. Louis 4, Atlanta 1: Adam Wainwright gave up a run in seven sharp innings, Juan Encarnacion homered and the Cardinals handed the Braves their fifth loss in six games. Mark Teixeira had two hits and Brian McCann had an RBI single in the sixth for the Braves, who began the day a season-worst seven games back in the NL East.

at Cincinnati 9, Florida 3: Catcher Ryan Jorgensen’s first grand slam helped 29-year-old Tom Shearn win his major league debut.

at Philadelphia 14, San Diego 2: Kyle Kendrick (7-3) pitched six strong innings for the victory, giving up one run and six hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

Dodgers 6, at New York 2: David Wells pitched five effective innings in his debut with the Dodgers, who salvaged the finale of the three-game series.

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