Wright, Bichette Do It All For Rockies
Jamey Wright pitched a six-hitter and Dante Bichette went 3 for 4 with five RBIs as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-1 Thursday night in Denver.
Wright (5-6) struck out five, walked three and allowed one run for the first complete game of his career and his first win since May 3.
Sammy Sosa was 3 for 3 with a single, double and home run for the Cubs.
Phillies 7, Giants 4
San Francisco
Mickey Morandini and Midre Cummings each had three hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia.
Kevin Stocker homered as the Phillies ended a three-game losing streak.
Mets 3, Dodgers 1
Los Angeles
Rick Reed outdueled Pedro Astacio with eight innings of three-hit ball and New York scored three ninth-inning runs to win it.
Reed (8-4) won his fourth consecutive decision. The righthander, a spring training replacement player with Cincinnati in 1995, gave up three walks and struck out one.
Padres 8, Pirates 6
San Diego
Craig Shipley homered in the first inning and hit a two-out, two-run single to break a tie in the sixth as revitalized San Diego won its fifth consecutive game.
The Padres are the top team in baseball since the All-Star break, having won 12 of 15 games.
Astros 10, Expos 5
Houston
Chuck Carr got three straight hits, including a go-ahead single in the seventh, as Houston notched its sixth consecutive victory.
The Astros won for the 13th time in 16 games, including four in a row against the Expos.