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CHICAGOSEmD Jeremy Hermida hit a pinch-hit home run leading off the ninth inning for Florida.
Justin Miller (3-2) earned the win by getting the final two outs in the eighth, and Kevin Gregg earned his 21st save with a perfect ninth.
Bobby Howry (3-4) started the ninth and took the loss.
• Astros 3, Brewers 1: At Milwaukee, Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run and three hits over six innings to help Houston snap Milwaukee's eight-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory Friday night.
Sacrifice flies by pinch-hitter Mark Loretta and Kazuo Matsui, and Lance Berkman's RBI single, ended the Brewers' shot at winning nine straight for the first time since taking 10 in a row in August 2003.
• Mets 7, Cardinals 2: At New York, Mike Pelfrey won his seventh consecutive decision and Carlos Delgado homered for New York.
Jose Reyes added a two-run triple and Endy Chavez had four hits for the Mets, who have won 14-of-17. On Thursday, they gained sole possession of first place in the NL East for the first time since April 19.
• Braves 8, Phillies 2: At Philadelphia, Jair Jurrjens pitched eight scoreless innings and Brian McCann hit two homers, including a grand slam, for Atlanta.
Jurrjens (10-5) allowed three hits, struck out six and walked one. The 22-year-old right-hander leads all rookies in wins, and he lowered his ERA to 3.02.
• Padres 6, Pirates 5: At Pittsburgh, Adrian Gonzalez homered to help San Diego beat Pittsburgh, which traded two of its top players shortly after the game started.
• Rockies 7, Reds 2: At Cincinnati, Brad Hawpe hit a two-run homer and Aaron Cook went eight solid innings as Colorado won for the seventh time in eight games.
Jeff Baker added a solo homer, Willy Taveras had three hits and three stolen bases and every Colorado starter had at least one hit.
• Dodgers 3, Nationals 2: At Los Angeles, Chad Billingsley took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, Nomar Garciaparra singled home the tying and go-ahead runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals.
• D'backs 10, Giants 2: At San Francisco, Dan Haren allowed two runs over eight innings as the D-backs began a 10-game road trip by roughing up the Giants.
Arizona put up five runs in the fifth inning that stuck a fork in the Giants.
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