PITTSBURGH—Brandon Webb became the majors’ first 11-game winner with his second successive effective start, holding Pittsburgh to one run and three hits over seven innings and driving in a run during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-1 victory over the Pirates on Friday night.

Webb (11-2), coming off a 4-0 shutout win over Washington on Saturday in which he yielded only six singles, didn’t allow a hit until Jose Bautista’s two-out single in the fifth. The right-hander has permitted only one extra-base hit—Jason Bay’s RBI double in the sixth—while giving up nine hits and one run in 16 innings over his last two starts.

Brandon Lyon pitched the ninth inning for his 13th save in 15 opportunities after Tony Pena worked the eighth inning.

Ian Snell (2-6), who is winless in 10 starts since April 12, allowed two runs—one earned—and five hits in five innings. He struck out nine and walked three.



Reds 11, Marlins 3

MIAMI—Jay Bruce continued his sizzling start in the majors with three hits and three more RBIs, and Johnny Cueto pitched six innings to win his third straight start for Cincinnati.

Ken Griffey Jr. remained stuck on 599 career home runs, going 2-for-3. He hasn’t gone deep in his last 13 at-bats dating to last Saturday, when he moved one away from becoming the sixth member of baseball’s 600-homer club.

Bruce—the Reds’ first-round pick three years ago—went 3-for-4, and is now hitting .463 with 10 RBIs in 11 games since being called up late last month.

Jorge Cantu hit his ninth and 10th homers and added a double for Florida, which has lost eight of its last 10. Andrew Miller (4-5) allowed four runs and six hits and lasted just 3 1-3 innings.



Astros 6, Cardinals 1

HOUSTON—Hunter Pence had an RBI double and Houston scored three runs on two St. Louis errors.

Brian Moehler (3-2) had his best outing in six starts this season, allowing two hits and striking out five in seven innings. He set down the Cardinals in order four times and retired the last eight batters he faced.

Geoff Blum homered in the eighth, his fourth of the season, as Houston won for the 13th time in 17 home games.

Braden Looper (7-5), facing the Astros for the fourth time this season, matched a career high with seven strikeouts and gave up two earned runs and eight hits in six innings.



Giants 10, Nationals 1

WASHINGTON—Tim Lincecum pitched seven sharp innings to win his fourth straight decision and Jose Castillo hit a three-run homer for San Francisco.

Lincecum (8-1) didn’t allow a hit until Lastings Milledge singled with two outs in the fourth. He gave up one run and five hits, struck out five and walked none.

The Giants backed Lincecum with seven runs in the third, capped off by Castillo’s fifth homer of the season. Jason Bergmann (1-3) walked Lincecum with the bases loaded to force in one run, Fred Lewis had a two-run single and Ray Durham also singled in a run.

Elijah Dukes had an RBI double for Washington, which has lost eight of 11.