MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun delivered another big hit and Eric Gagne made a bid to reclaim his job as the Milwaukee Brewers’ closer in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

Gagne earned his 10th save, but it wasn’t easy. Gagne allowed a leadoff single to Russell Martin before getting Blake DeWitt to hit into a fielder’s choice and Mark Sweeney to fly out.

DeWitt advanced to second on a passed ball, and Gagne walked Andruw Jones before getting Juan Pierre to pop out to end the game.

Coming off one of the worst outings of his career last week, Los Angeles starter Brad Penny (5-4) gave up two runs in the first four innings, then got in trouble in the fifth after issuing a leadoff, four-pitch walk to Brewers pitcher Carlos Villanueva (2-4).



Phillies 5, Braves 4

PHILADELPHIA—Jayson Werth drove in four runs, Kyle Kendrick pitched six effective innings and Philadelphia beat Atlanta.

Kendrick (3-2) shook off a shaky first inning and allowed three runs and six hits. Brad Lidge finished for his 10th save in as many chances, though he allowed his first earned run of the season.

Chipper Jones went 3-for-4 for the Braves, raising his major league-leading average to .415.

Trailing 3-0, the Phillies rallied against Jo-Jo Reyes (1-1) in the fourth. Reyes gave up five runs and 11 hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Mets 6, Nationals 3

NEW YORK—Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead New York over Washington.

Maine (5-2) was mostly dominant for his second straight start, allowing just two runs—one earned—and two hits and retiring 11 of the last 12 batter he faced after giving up Ryan Zimmerman’s two-run homer to left in the third.

John Lannan (3-4), 3-1 with a 2.17 ERA in five previous starts, gave up 12 hits and four runs in six innings.



Reds 5, Marlins 3

CINCINNATI—Edinson Volquez pitched six effective innings, Joey Votto homered and Cincinnati earned a costly victory over Florida.

Reds shortstop Jeff Keppinger fouled a pitch off his leg in the second inning and X-rays revealed a broken left kneecap. He drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-0 and played defense in the third and fourth innings before departing.



Padres 4, Cubs 3

CHICAGO—Khalil Greene hit a three-run home run to help Shawn Estes earn his first victory since 2005 with San Diego’s victory over Chicago.

Estes pitched 5 1-3 innings and the Padres’ bullpen secured the win with 3 2-3 innings of hitless relief. Trevor Hoffman pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save in nine chances. It was the 531st save of his career.

Alfonso Soriano led off the first inning with a home run and Reed Johnson had a two-run double for the Cubs.