PITTSBURGH—Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with an 8-1 victory that concluded Monday’s doubleheader.

In the opener, Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run double and Zach Duke pitched six shutout innings as the Pirates won 5-0 for their sixth consecutive win.



Reds 8, Marlins 7

CINCINNATI—Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers in the seventh inning, breaking open a tied game and sending right-hander Aaron Harang to a long-awaited victory.



Brewers 8, Cardinals 3

MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun hit two home runs for the second game in a row, and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and manager Tony La Russa both were ejected from Milwaukee’s victory.

Braun followed up Sunday’s two-homer performance by hitting two more off stingy Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (3-2), who had given up four runs or less in his first seven starts and had a 2.25 ERA going into the game.

The second of Braun’s blasts might have contributed to emotional outbursts by Molina and La Russa in the fifth inning.



Cubs 12, Padres 3

CHICAGO—Carlos Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth as Chicago won its fourth straight, beating San Diego.

Pitching with an extra day’s rest after his start Sunday was scratched because of rainy conditions, Zambrano (6-1) allowed six hits and three runs in seven innings and also chipped in with his bat.

He doubled to start the Cubs’ six-run outburst against Randy Wolf (2-3) and added a single in the sixth when Chicago tacked on five more runs.



Nationals 10, Mets 4

NEW YORK—Making his ninth start without a victory, Odalis Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Washington Nationals.

On an unusually chilly night with winds gusting to more than 20 mph, Jesus Flores and Lastings Milledge each had two-run doubles and Washington ended a three-game slide by first taking advantage of wildness by Nelson Figueroa (2-3), then doing something they haven’t been able to all season: get hits with runners on base.

Making his 200th career start, Perez (1-3) gave up a season-high 11 hits and four runs, but Washington scored at least four runs in one of his starts for just the second time this year.