Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Greg Dobbs' pinch-hit grand slam highlighted a five-run sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game series sweep of the New York Mets with a 10-6 win at Shea Stadium. Pat Burrell, Aaron Rowand and Jayson Werth each scored a pair of runs for the Phillies, who have pulled within 3 1/2 games of the division-leading Mets in the NL East and remain 1 1/2 games behind the Padres in the wild card race. San Diego beat San Francisco, 5-1, Sunday. Jimmy Rollins added an RBI and scored once for Philadelphia, which swept the Mets for the third time this season and finished the 18-game season-series with 12 wins. Chase Utley also drove in a run as the Phillies have won four in a row. Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer and David Wright also homered for the Mets, who committed six errors that led to four unearned runs in suffering their fourth loss in five outings. Luis Castillo also drove in a run for New York, which has dropped seven in a row to the Phillies.

Final Score: Atlanta 3, Washington 0

Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Tim Hudson tossed his 10th career shutout and first of the season, as the Atlanta Braves blanked the Washington Nationals, 3-0, in the finale of a three-game set at RFK Stadium. Hudson (16-8), who entered with a three-game losing streak, yielded seven hits, while walking one and striking out six. Kelly Johnson homered and Mark Teixeira knocked in two runs for the Braves, who had lost four of their previous six games. The Braves are now 7 1/2 games behind the New York Mets in the NL East and remain 5 1/2 games back of the San Diego Padres in the NL wild-card race. D'Angelo Jimenez doubled and singled for the Nationals, who have lost four of five.

Final Score: Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 2

Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Carlos Villanueva tossed seven scoreless innings and Joe Dillon drove in a career-best four runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, in the finale of a three-game series at Miller Park. Villanueva (8-4) scattered six hits over his quality outing while striking out four and walking three for Milwaukee, which remains one game behind Chicago for the NL Central lead. Chicago beat St. Louis 4-2 on Sunday. Prince Fielder added an RBI in a winning cause. Matt Belisle (8-9) surrendered five runs on six hits over six frames while tying a career high with nine strikeouts for the Reds, who have dropped two in a row since winning four straight.

Final Score: Chicago 4, St. Louis 2

St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Matt Murton's three-run homer powered a four- run third inning, and Jason Marquis and the Cubs bullpen made that inning stand up as Chicago topped the Cardinals, 4-2, to take three of four from St. Louis. Marquis (12-8) held the Cardinals to five hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings, fanning four and walking two. Geovany Soto finished 4-for-5 for the Cubs, who have won five of six to stay one game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers, who topped the Reds, 5-2, on Sunday. Ryan Dempster picked up his 28th save with a scoreless ninth. Skip Schumaker, who entered in the eighth as a pinch-hitter, drove in both runs for the Cardinals. Mark Mulder (0-3) lasted only three innings, allowing seven hits and four runs for St. Louis, which put an end to its nine-game losing streak in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday, but has dropped 10 of 11, falling all but out of the pennant race in the NL Central, seven games behind the first-place Cubs.

Final Score: Houston 15, Pittsburgh 3

Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Josh Anderson had a career-high five hits and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros destroyed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 15-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Chris Burke had three hits -- including a two-run homer -- and finished with four RBI for the Astros, who earned back-to-back wins for the first time this month. Cody Ransom and Ty Wigginton also homered, and Wigginton finished 3- for-5 with two runs scored as the Astros pounded out a season-best 22 hits. Brandon Backe (1-1) earned his first win in more than a year, allowing just two runs and three hits with a pair of walks and two strikeouts over six innings. Backe had Tommy John surgery September 6 of last season and made his first start of the 2007 campaign in a September 4 loss at Milwaukee. Jack Wilson, Jason Bay and Carlos Maldonado all homered for the Pirates, who have dropped two straight.

Final Score: Colorado 13, Florida 0

Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Franklin Morales combined with three relievers on a five-hit shutout as Colorado routed Florida, 13-0, to avoid a sweep in the finale of a three-game set Coors Field. Morales (2-2) allowed just three hits and fanned five for the Rockies, who snapped a three-game skid and stayed 4 1/2 games behind San Diego in the NL wild card race. Jorge Julio, Brian Fuentes and Manny Corpas combined to finish things with an inning of scoreless relief apiece. Garrett Atkins, Chris Iannetta, Matt Holliday and Todd Helton all homered for Colorado, which pounded out 20 hits in the win. Hanley Ramirez finished 1-for-3 for the Marlins, who lost for the first time in five games. Scott Olsen (9-14) was touched for six runs on eight hits in just two-plus innings of work en route to the loss.

Final Score: San Diego 5, San Francisco 1

San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - Jake Peavy struck out 10 over 7 1/3 innings for his career-best 18th win of the season, and the Padres continued their domination of the San Francisco Giants with a 5-1 victory, sweeping a three- game series. Josh Bard homered and drove in two runs for San Diego, which beat the Giants for the eighth straight time and maintained a 1 1/2 game lead on Philadelphia in the National League wild card standings. The Padres also remained two games behind first-place Arizona in the NL West, as the Diamondbacks beat the Dodgers, 6-1, Sunday. Peavy (18-6), the leader in the NL in wins and the major league leader in ERA at 2.39, allowed four hits and a run while walking one. He's posted double- digit strikeouts nine times this year and has won nine of his last 10 decisions. Peavy could be on his way to becoming the first Padre to win the Cy Young Award since Mark Davis in 1989. Tim Lincecum (7-5) gave up six hits and four runs -- three earned -- while walking five and fanning the same number to remain winless in his last five outings.

Final Score: Arizona 6, Los Angeles 1

Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Chris Snyder hit a three-run homer and Stephen Drew drove in a pair of runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, to salvage the finale of a three-game set. Snyder ended 2-for-4 with two runs scored for NL West-leading Arizona, which had only six hits in the game, but still maintains its two-game lead on San Diego in the division. The Padres beat the Giants, 5-1, earlier on Sunday. Arizona starting pitcher Edgar Gonzalez (8-2) got the win, allowing one run on six hits with one walk and one strikeout over five innings. Rafael Furcal homered for the Dodgers, who had a four-game win streak halted and fell 4 1/2 games behind Arizona in the division. Jeff Kent ended with two hits for Los Angeles, which also fell 2 1/2 games behind the Padres in the wild card race.