RESULTS
* at St. Louis 12, Arizona 3: Albert Pujols hit a three-run home run to help eliminate the Diamondbacks from the National League West pennant race. Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds set a major league season record with 201 strikeouts.
* at Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 1 (10 innings): Ryan Braun hit a grand slam and the Brewers remained tied for the lead in the NL wild-card race.
* at Houston 8, Cincinnati 6: Roy Oswalt (17-10) kept the Astros’ playoff hopes alive.
* Colorado 3, at San Francisco 1: Clint Barmes hit a home run for the second game in a row and the Rockies completed a three-game sweep.
* Florida at Washington: The game was canceled because of rain and will not be made up.
* at New York 7, Chicago 6: Carlos Beltran drove in the winning run in the ninth inning and the Mets moved to within one game of NL East-leading Philadelphia.
* San Diego 7, at Dodgers 5: Despite the loss, the Dodgers clinched the NL West title.
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