Gorzelanny (6-3), who gave up one run, entered the game third in the NL with a 2.51 ERA. He lowered that to 2.39.
Dodgers 10, Nationals 0
At Washington, Brad Penny scattered four singles over 6 1-3 innings and Juan Pierre had a career-high four extra-base hits for Los Angeles.
Penny (7-1) struck out four and walked one, combining with two relievers on the Dodgers' third shutout of the season. Penny has yet to surrender a home run in 70 innings, making him the only pitcher in the majors who has pitched at least 40 innings without allowing a homer.
Mets 5, Giants 4, 12 innings
At New York, Carlos Delgado hit his second homer of the game for the Mets moments after Jose Reyes provoked excitable San Francisco reliever Armando Benitez to balk home the tying run in the 12th inning.
The Mets took advantage of two balks by Benitez (0-3) to win their fourth in a row. Minus Barry Bonds from the starting lineup, the Giants lost their fourth straight.
Marlins 9, Cubs 4
At Chicago, Jeremy Hermida hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and Josh Willingham added a three-run double in the eighth to lead Florida.
Reds 2, Astros 1
At Houston, Scott Hatteberg hit a solo home run in the eighth and Matt Belisle struck out a career-high eight for Cincinnati, which handed the Astros their ninth consecutive loss.
Brewers 5, Braves 4
At Milwaukee, Ben Sheets brushed off a poor first inning to get the win and Prince Fielder hit his NL-leading 17th homer for the Brewers, who snapped a six-game losing streak.
Rockies 8, Cardinals 3
At Denver, Yorvit Torrealba hit a grand slam and Rodrigo Lopez struck out a season-high seven in six innings as Colorado won its seventh straight.
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