Cardinals 10, Cubs 9
In St. Louis, So Taguchi scored the go-ahead run on Paul Bako's passed ball in the eighth inning as St. Louis edged Chicago.
The Cardinals improved to 28-8 at home against the Cubs since the start of the 2000 season. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer for the Cardinals, his 20th.
Steve Kline (2-1) retired the last five batters to beat Mike Remlinger (0-1).
Reds 6, Mets 4, 12 innings
In New York, Cincinnati's Sean Casey hit his second two-run homer, in the 12th inning, and finished with five hits to lead Cincinnati over New York.
Wily Mo Pena and D'Angelo Jimenez also connected for the Reds, who snapped New York's season-high five-game winning streak. Mike Matthews (2-1) pitched a hitless 11th, and Danny Graves got three outs for his 28th save.
With two outs in the 12th, Juan Castro doubled off John Franco (1-4) before Casey hit his 100th career homer.
Giants 3, Dodgers 2
In San Francisco, Ray Durham hit a bases-loaded triple and Jerome Williams pitched six strong innings as San Francisco beat Los Angeles for its fifth straight victory.
The Giants increased their National League West lead to 1 1/2 games with their third straight win over their fiercest rivals.
Durham has missed half the season with several injuries, but the Giants' leadoff hitter cleared the bases in the second inning with a triple to the gap in right-center field. Durham then stood on the base and applauded his sixth hit in 11 at-bats against the Dodgers during the series.
Both benches cleared in the fifth inning when Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver collided with Michael Tucker while applying a tag in front of first base.
Yankees manager Joe Torre and Marlins manager Jack McKeon filled out their coaching staffs Wednesday for next month's Major League Baseball All-Star game in Houston.
Torre selected Royals manager Tony Pena and Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca as the two American League coaches. McKeon picked manager Jimy Williams of the host Astros and Rockies manager Clint Hurdle for the National League team.
Torre also invited Yankees coaches Don Mattingly, Rich Monteleone, Willie Randolph, Luis Sojo, Mel Stottlemyre and Roy White.
McKeon also invited Marlins coaches Jeff Cox, Doug Davis, Perry Hill, Bill Robinson, Wayne Rosenthal and Pierre Arsenault.
The 75th annual All-Star game is July 13.
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