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HOUSTON—Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

Pence’s home run to left field scored Lance Berkman and completed Houston’s comeback for its third straight win. The Astros trailed by as many as four.



Marlins 10, Padres 3

MIAMI—Greg Maddux failed in his fourth bid to reach 350 victories, when he was outpitched by young Andrew Miller in a loss to Florida.

Maddux (2-3) twice failed to hold a lead, and he allowed 11 hits and five runs, four earned, in 5 2-3 innings.



Nationals 5, Pirates 2

WASHINGTON—Tim Redding allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings, Aaron Boone homered and the Nationals beat the Pirates.

Redding (4-2) closed out an 11-game homestand, Washington’s longest of the season, by helping the Nationals to their sixth victory in seven games. Washington finished the homestand 8-3.

The right-hander, who has twice as many wins as any other Nationals starting pitcher, allowed six hits, walked none and struck out five.



Phillies 6, Giants 5

PHILADELPHIA—Pat Burrell had two doubles and two RBIs to lead the Phillies past the Giants for manager Charlie Manuel’s 500th career victory.

Shane Victorino had two hits and Carlos Ruiz homered for the Phillies. Philadelphia won in the bottom of the ninth when second baseman Eugenio Velez couldn’t handle Geoff Jenkins’ sharp grounder, allowing Ryan Howard to score from second.

Braves 14, Reds 7

ATLANTA—Chipper Jones drove in five runs and the Atlanta Braves scored seven runs in the second inning and beat the Reds to complete a three-game sweep.

Jones hit his ninth homer—a three-run shot off Bronson Arroyo in the seven-run second. Kelly Johnson was 4-for-6 and Mark Kotsay was 3-for-4 with a homer.



Rockies 7, Dodgers 2

DENVER—Aaron Cook gave the Rockies the strong outing they needed, Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBIs and the Rockies beat the Dodgers to end a four-game losing streak.

It was the fifth time Cook (5-1) stopped a Rockies’ losing streak, and for the third straight start he ended a four-game losing streak. The Rockies are 6-1 when Cook starts and 6-18 in other games.



Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2

PHOENIX—First baseman Conor Jackson’s ninth inning throwing error allowed Carlos Beltran to score the go-ahead run from second and the Mets went on to beat the Diamondbacks.

The Mets won at Arizona for the 15th time in 17 tries and handed the Diamondbacks’ just their second series loss of the season.



Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

ST. LOUIS—Albert Pujols reached base for the 32nd consecutive game, one shy of his personal best to start the year, and did it with a key two-run double in the fourth inning that was the go-ahead hit in the Cardinals’ victory over the Cubs.

Todd Wellemeyer (3-1) beat the team that drafted him in 2000 and gave him his first shot in the major leagues with five solid innings, helping the Cardinals take two of three from their Central Division rival. All three games were sold out.