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Wang shuts out Cleveland Indians

MAJOR LEAGUES Wang Chien-ming silenced big hitters from the mid-West and Robinson Cano got the only run in the contest

AP , NEW YORKAP, PITTSBURGH

Jimmy Rollins connected twice off Glavine and Bobby Abreu, Rowand and David Dellucci also went deep for the Phillies, who have lost four of five.

Chad Bradford (3-2) was the winner. Ryan Madson (6-4) took the loss.

Astros 9, Cubs 2

At Chicago, Chris Burke went 4-for-4 and scored five times to match Craig Biggio's Houston record, and Andy Pettitte allowed five hits in seven strong innings to beat Chicago.

Pettitte (6-7) earned his first career victory over the Cubs, retiring 12 straight after he was struck by Juan Pierre's line drive leading off the third inning. The lefty did not give up another hit until Phil Nevin's leadoff homer in the seventh.

Burke's second homer of the season, a solo shot, got the Astros started in the first, and Lance Berkman's two-run double knocked Chicago rookie Sean Marshall (3-5) out in the fifth as Houston built a 5-0 lead. Houston has won six of its last seven to move back over the .500 mark for the first time since May 30.

Diamondbacks 2, Giants 1

At Phoenix, rookie Enrique Gonzalez gave Arizona a lift, allowing one hit in seven innings to beat San Francisco and snap a seven-game losing streak.

Omar Vizquel's first-inning single was Giants' only hit off Gonzalez, making his third major league start. Vizquel was erased on Ray Durham's double-play grounder.

Padres 9, Dodgers 1

At San Diego, Mike Cameron hit a three-run homer and also tripled and doubled to finish a single short of becoming the first San Diego player to hit for the cycle.

Cameron hit a three-run shot to left off Jae Seo with one out in the fifth to give the Padres an 8-1 lead. Cameron doubled in the second, tripled in the fourth and walked in the seventh. Eric Young also homered for the Padres.

Park Chan-ho (4-3) beat his former team, holding Los Angeles to one run and three hits. Aaron Sele (3-1) was the loser.

The Dodgers came in with sole possession of the NL West lead, but dropped into a tie with Arizona, which beat San Francisco.

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