RESULTS
at New York 8, Philadelphia 2: Mike Pelfrey (1-0) gave the Mets’ injury-riddled pitching staff a boost and the Mets ended a nine-game losing streak to the Phillies by exploiting four errors that led to six unearned runs.
Chicago 6, at Pittsburgh 4 (15 innings): Felix Pie’s two-run single in the 15th inning allowed the Cubs to outlast the Pirates.
St. Louis 6, at Houston 4: Albert Pujols hit two home runs, ending his longest power drought to start a season, to help the Cardinals win their third straight series.
Cincinnati 12, at Milwaukee 4: Adam Dunn and Corey Patterson each hit two-run homers and the Reds scored 10 straight runs to down the Brewers.
at San Francisco 1, San Diego 0: Daniel Ortmeier hit a two-out, RBI double in the ninth off Heath Bell to give the Giants consecutive victories for the first time this year.
Florida 10, at Washington 4: Mike Jacobs hit two homers, including one that capped a seven-run fifth inning, to send the Nationals to their sixth straight loss.
at Colorado 12, Atlanta 6: Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run third inning and the Rockies won their third in a row.
at Arizona 4, Dodgers 3: The Diamondbacks’ winning streak reached six with a three-game sweep of L.A.
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