Thursday’s NL results

Fri., April 27, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

Pirates 5, Astros 3: At Pittsburgh, Jason Bay’s two-run single in the sixth inning off Wandy Rodriguez gave Pittsburgh its second three-game sweep of Houston this season. The Pirates scored three runs in the eighth when pinch-hitter Xavier Nady was hit by reliever Chad Qualls’ pitch with the bases loaded and Ryan Doumit, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, added a two-run single.

Cardinals 7, Reds 5: At St. Louis, Skip Schumaker had a career-best three hits and two RBIs to help the Cardinals rally past Cincinnati. Russ Springer (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to get the win and Jason Isringhausen got three outs for his sixth save in seven chances

Nationals 4, Phillies 2: At Philadelphia, Shawn Hill gave up two runs and four hits in eight-plus innings and Washington snapped Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak. Dmitri Young homered for the Nationals and Chad Cordero got three outs for his second save in four chances. Diamondbacks 7, Padres 4: At Phoenix, Tony Clark has his second two-homer game of the season and Livan Hernandez pitched seven solid innings to key Arizona’s win over San Diego. Clark broke a 3-all tie with a shot into the pool area in right-center leading off the fourth. He added a two-run homer in the sixth.

Giants 5, Dodgers 4: At Los Angeles, Ray Durham doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth after Barry Bonds hit into a double play with runners on the corners for San Francisco’s season-best eighth straight win. The Dodgers dropped their fourth in a row.

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