Monday’s results

Cubs 6, Brewers 4: At Milwaukee, Derrek Lee doubled with one out in the ninth to score Alfonso Soriano and Chicago rallied to beat the Brewers. Reliever Chad Gaudin earned the win with a scoreless eighth.

Pirates 8, Rockies 4: At Pittsburgh, Ian Snell won for the second time in 18 starts, Nate McLouth homered and the Pirates rallied for a victory over Colorado. Ryan Doumit and Doug Mientkiewicz each had three hits and two RBIs for Pittsburgh. A two-run homer by Matt Holliday in the first and an RBI single from Willy Taveras in the second put Colorado up 3-0.

Cardinals 12, Braves 3: At Atlanta, Albert Pujols drove in three runs to help St. Louis beat the Braves. Joe Mather went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs for the Cardinals. Ryan Ludwick also drove in two runs. Looper allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Marlins 7, Mets 3: At Miami, Dan Uggla and Cody Ross hit RBI singles to spark a five-run eighth inning, and Florida rallied past New York. It was the Marlins’ 31st come-from-behind win this season, most in the National League.

Astros 5, Reds 4: At Houston, Roy Oswalt came off the disabled list and struck out five in the Astros’ win over Cincinnati. Geoff Blum hit his third homer in two days and Jose Valverde pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 27th save. The Astros’ bullpen allowed one hit in four scoreless innings.

Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5: At San Diego, backed by big home runs by Khalil Greene and rookie Nick Hundley, Greg Maddux snapped a career-high, 14-start winless streak by beating Arizona. Maddux also moved past Hall of Famer Phil Niekro and into 10th place on the all-time strikeout list with 3,344.

Giants 7, Dodgers 6: At Los Angeles, Jose Castillo hit a pair of RBI singles, Fred Lewis also drove in two runs and San Francisco beat the Dodgers. Kevin Correia allowed six runs – four earned – and seven hits in 51/3 innings for the win. He struck out five, walked none and hit a two-out, two-run single in the Giants’ five-run fourth.

Associated Press