Thursday’s results

Astros 5, Reds 3: At Cincinnati, Lance Berkman hit his 18th homer at Great American Ball Park – the most by any visiting player – and drove in three runs, leading Houston over the Reds.

Phillies 3, Brewers 1: At Milwaukee, Pat Burrell’s two-out, two-run double broke a tie in the eighth, and Philadelphia held on for a victory over the Brewers.

Rockies 4, Cubs 2: At Denver, Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help Colorado beat Chicago.

Braves 7, Marlins 4: At Atlanta, Chipper Jones celebrated his 36th birthday by going 3 for 3, including a homer, to lead the Braves past Florida. Jones also singled in the fifth and was walked intentionally.

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2: At Pittsburgh, Brian Barton’s two-run single in the fifth inning gave St. Louis the lead on its first hit off erratic Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cardinals went on beat the Pirates.

Nationals 10, Mets 5: At Washington, Felipe Lopez’s grand slam and two-run single gave him a career-high-tying six RBIs and led the Nationals past New York. Washington finished with 13 hits.

Giants 1, Padres 0: At San Diego, Rich Aurilia homered off Chris Young in the seventh inning to keep Tim Lincecum (4-0) perfect this season and give San Francisco a win over the Padres.

Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 4: At Los Angeles, Jeff Salazar hit a two-run homer and Conor Jackson also had a pair of RBIs, leading Arizona to a victory over the Dodgers.

Associated Press