The Cubs climbed back to .500 (14-14) for the first time since they were 3-3 on April 8.
Dodgers 6, Braves 3
At Atlanta, Derek Lowe outpitched Tim Hudson, giving up three hits and an unearned run in seven innings for Los Angeles in a matchup of first-place teams.
Lowe (3-3) had eight strikeouts and walked two batters. After giving up a leadoff double to Willie Harris in the fifth, Lowe retired the last nine batters he faced.
Hudson (3-1) also pitched well, giving up three runs and seven hits in eight innings. He took his first loss in eight career starts against the Dodgers.
Wilson Betemit, normally the Dodgers' starting third baseman, hit a pinch-hit homer off Hudson in the eighth. Betemit, the former Brave, was hitting only .125 with no homers when he was benched by manager Grady Little.
The Braves mounted a rally in the ninth, scoring two runs before Takashi Saito got the final out for his ninth save.
Brewers 6, Pirates 3
At Milwaukee, Jeff Suppan won his fifth straight start, J.J. Hardy hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee improved to 10 games over .500 for the first time since 1998.
Suppan (5-2) pitched five innings, allowing two runs and eight hits. The Brewers' prized free agent acquisition in the offseason is 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA in five starts.
Rockies 9, Reds 7
At Cincinnati, Chris Iannetta and Matt Holliday hit two-run homers off Cincinnati's battered bullpen, powering Colorado to the win.
Colorado won back-to-back games for only the third time this season and clinched its first winning series on the road. The Rockies hadn't won a series since taking two of three from Arizona at Coors Field to open the season.
A local prep star and a balanced offense helped the Rockies pull it off.
Right-hander Aaron Cook (1-1) got his first career victory over the team he followed as a youth. Cook won a high school baseball championship in nearby Hamilton, Ohio, where he lives in the offseason.
Brian Fuentes pitched the ninth for his seventh save in eight tries.
Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2
At Phoenix, Jorge Sosa outpitched reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb, Shawn Green homered and drove in three runs and New York beat Arizona for its 13th straight victory at Chase Field.
Carlos Delgado was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored for the Mets, who won their fourth straight overall.
Sosa (1-0), making his first start of the season after being recalled from Triple-A New Orleans earlier in the day, allowed two runs and four hits over six innings.
Miguel Montero had a two-run, pinch-hit double for the Diamondbacks, who have lost five straight for the second time this season. Arizona has not beaten New York at home since May 11, 2004.
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