Colorado did most of its damage against Aaron Harang (4-3), who was 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in his previous three starts.
Dodgers 2, Brewers 1
In Los Angeles, D.J. Houlton earned his first major league victory in his first start, J.D. Drew and Jeff Kent hit consecutive homers for the second time in three games as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee.
Houlton (1-0) had a 7.13 ERA in 13 relief appearances this season before holding the Brewers to a run and four hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Eric Gagne, the fifth Los Angeles pitcher, put a runner on third with one out but got Bill Hall to ground out to second for his fifth save.
Victor Santos (2-5) lost his fourth straight road decision, allowing just two runs and six hits over seven innings before he was removed for a pinch-hitter.
Cubs 11, Padres 5
In San Diego, Greg Maddux won his 309th game, major league batting leader Derrek Lee had two hits during a seven-run fifth inning and Chicago downed San Diego for its eighth win in nine games.
Even Maddux singled and scored in the big inning, when the first eight Cubs batters reached base, with the first seven scoring for an 11-1 lead.
Maddux's victory tied him for 19th on the all-time list with Mickey Welch. Maddux (4-3) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings, struck out four and walked one.
Lee went 2-for-5 to raise his average to .380. He was one of six Cubs with at least two hits. Aramis Ramirez and Jerry Hairston had three each.
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