Dbacks move level with Giants in NL West

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks moved level with San Francisco for first place in the National League West division standings by beating the Giants 6-1 on Tuesday.

Paul Goldschmidt and Justin Upton both hit two-run homers as the Diamondbacks won their fourth straight to grab a piece of the division lead for the first time in five weeks. Ryan Roberts had two hits and drove in a run.

Arizona starter Daniel Hudson (11-7) allowed just one run and one walk over eight innings while striking out five.

Giants starter Tim Lincecum (9-9) lasted seven innings, giving up two runs in the fifth.

Phillies 5, Rockies 0

In Denver, Kyle Kendrick tossed eight sparkling innings to steer Philadelphia over Colorado Rockies in the National League on Sunday, extending their winning streak to five games.

Kendrick (6-5) struck out a career-high seven in his longest outing in 11 starts this season.

Ryan Howard homered twice, Hunter Pence doubled twice and Shane Victorino and Raul Ibanez each singled and scored a run for the Phillies.

Rockies starter Aaron Cook (2-6) pitched four innings before leaving with muscle spasms in his neck.

Cardinals 8, Brewers 7, 11 innings

In Milwaukee, Lance Berkman singled in Matt Holliday for the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning, giving St. Louis victory over Milwaukee in a clash of NL Central contenders that turned testy as the night wore on.

Sluggers Albert Pujols of the Cardinals and Ryan Braun each were hit by a pitch in the seventh, and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina became so incensed after he was ejected in the 10th that the plate umpire had to wipe his face during the argument.

Holliday sparked the Cardinals' winning rally by hitting a groundball to shortstop with two outs. Holliday then swiped second for his first stolen base of the season and scored when Berkman hit a shallow shot to left against Marco Estrada (2-7).

Cardinals reliever Kyle McClellan (8-6) allowed a one-out single in the 11th, but earned the victory after Octavio Dotel got the final two outs for his first save in the NL this year.

Nationals 9, Braves 3

In Washington, Rick Ankiel kept up his sudden power surge, hitting a grand slam that sent Washington over Atlanta for its fourth straight win.

The Nationals have their longest winning streak since Davey Johnson became manager on June 27. Atlanta has lost three straight.

Ankiel, who homered twice Monday against the Braves, went long in the fourth inning against Derek Lowe (6-10) to turn a one-run deficit into a 6-3 lead.

Washington starter John Lannan (8-7) struck out a season-high eight and improved to 3-0 against Atlanta this year. He gave up three runs in 6 2-3 innings.