NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 9, at Pittsburgh 4: The Cubs tied a major league record with eight consecutive hits to start the game.
St. Louis 4, at Milwaukee 3: Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the top of the ninth.
at Colorado 3, Cincinnati 1: Jason Marquis yielded four hits over 7 1/3 innings, and the Rockies won their fifth game in a row.
San Diego 4, at San Francisco 3: The Giants fell 6 1/2 games behind the Dodgers, three behind the Rockies.
Atlanta 2, at Houston 1: Javier Vazquez struck out nine in seven shutout innings for the Braves.
Florida 4, at New York 2: Hanley Ramirez and Cameron Maybin hit two-run homers for the Marlins.
Dodgers 5, at Arizona 4
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