Kim (5-5), acquired in May, won for the first time in seven starts at Dolphin Stadium. He pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out six. He didn't allow a base runner until he walked Ken Griffey Jr. in the fourth.
irates 7, Astros 3
At Pittsburgh, Jason Bay and Adam LaRoche each drove in two runs and Pittsburgh ended a seven-game losing streak with victory over Houston.
The Pirates skid was their longest since they lost eight in a row last season.
Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm (6-12) avoided a major league-leading 13th loss by pitching effectively over six innings.
Houston's Wandy Rodriguez was ineffective for the second start in a row, giving up six runs, four earned, in five innings.
Braves 14, Cardinals 6
At Atlanta, Willie Harris joined Felix Millan as the only players in Atlanta history with six hits in a game, going 6-for-6 with two triples and six RBIs as the Braves downed St Louis.
Harris is the franchise's seventh player to reach the mark.
Chipper Jones hit his 16th homer and had four RBIs for Atlanta, which set a single-game franchise record with a crowd of 53,953 at Turner Field.
Phillies 12, Padres 4
At San Diego, Ryan Howard hit two home runs off David Wells, drove in five runs and scored three times to lead Philadelphia to victory over San Diego.
Howard, the reigning National League MVP, reached base five times, going 3-for-3 with two walks. His power display gave Philadelphia starter Jamie Moyer the win in a matchup of 44-year-old lefty pitchers.
Moyer and Wells had a combined age of 88 years, 307 days, the second-oldest pitching matchup in big league history.
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