PHILADELPHIA—Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Adam Eaton pitched 6 2-3 impressive innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Tuesday night.

Ken Griffey Jr. walked as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning to remain one shy of 600 home runs. Griffey wasn’t in the Reds’ lineup for the second straight game because of general soreness. He’s been bothered by a sore left knee, though he could return Wednesday.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo homer and tripled for two of Cincinnati’s four hits. Rookie sensation Jay Bruce had a checked-swing, infield single in three at-bats.



Braves 5, Marlins 4

ATLANTA—Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and Greg Norton came through with a two-run double in the eighth inning that gave Atlanta another come-from-behind victory.

The Braves actually won a one-run game, improving their mark in those contests to 3-16, despite two more homers by Florida’s slugging second baseman, Dan Uggla.

Atlanta beat the Marlins in its final at-bat for the second night in a row. Jones sparked the Braves in the eighth with a leadoff single against Matt Lindstrom (1-1). Mark Teixeira followed with a double into the left-field corner, putting runners at second and third.

Norton, a .171-hitting utilityman forced to start because the Braves have two outfielders on the disabled list, drove the first pitch he saw just inside the first-base bag.

The Marlins have lost five of their last seven game to slide out of first in the NL East.

Will Ohman (3-0) won for the second night in a row with a scoreless inning. Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his second save.



Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 1

MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run to ruin a memorable night for Randy Johnson, powering Milwaukee to a victory over Arizona.

Johnson (4-2) broke a tie with Roger Clemens to take sole possession of second place on baseball’s career strikeout list in the first inning when he fanned Mike Cameron. That gave the Big Unit 4,673 strikeouts, still far behind Nolan Ryan’s 5,714.

Brewers starter Seth McClung (3-2) gave up a run and six hits over six innings.



Astros 2, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH—Lance Berkman and Miguel Tejada doubled in runs, Wandy Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings in his second start after coming off the disabled list, and Houston ended a five-game losing streak.

Chris Sampson, Doug Brocail and Jose Valverde finished up the five-hitter with an inning each, with Valverde getting his 16th save. Kaz Matsui went 4-for-4 with a sacrifice bunt and scored both Astros runs.

The Pirates were shut out for the first time this season.

Rodriguez (2-1) was out for five weeks with a strained left groin before returning to lose to St. Louis 6-1 last Wednesday.

Pirates left-hander Phil Dumatrait (2-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings.