Casey Kotchman leads Braves past Rockies

at Atlanta 8, Colorado 1: Jair Jurrjens pitched seven strong innings and Casey Kotchman had three hits and three RBIs.

Philadelphia 4, at Cincinnati 3: Ryan Howard hit a solo homer and left-hander Cole Hamels improved to 4-0 in five career starts against Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh 8, at Washington 5 (10 innings): Adam LaRoche had a two-run double in the 10th and the Pirates won their season-high fourth in a row.

Arizona 5, at Florida 3: Mark Reynolds homered leading off a five-run seventh and Jon Garland pitched six strong innings.

Milwaukee 4, at Houston 2: Trevor Hoffman earned his 10th save as the Brewers won their seventh in a row.

at San Diego 2, San Francisco 1: Barry Zito’s first complete game since 2003 was spoiled by home runs by Scott Hairston and Nick Hundley.

at Dodgers 5, New York 3: Casey Blake’s three-run homer lifts L.A.