Sunday’s results
Mets 8, Cubs 3: At Chicago, Tom Glavine joined pitching’s most prestigious club earning his 300th victory. Glavine left with a five-run lead after 6 1/3 innings, and New York’s bullpen held on to beat the Cubs.
Marlins 6, Astros 5: At Miami, Scott Olsen allowed two of Houston’s first three hitters to score, then settled down and retired 14 of 15 batters during one stretch as Florida beat the Astros.
Braves 6, Rockies 5 (10): At Atlanta, rookie Yunel Escobar hit a run-scoring single in the 10th inning, giving the Braves a win over Colorado. Chipper Jones went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer for Atlanta.
Nationals 6, Cardinals 3: At Washington, Ryan Zimmerman hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the Nationals beat St. Louis for their first six-game winning streak in more than a year.
Phillies 8, Brewers 6 (11): At Milwaukee, Wes Helms hit a two-out, two-run double in the 11th inning, and Philadelphia came back from a 6-0 deficit to beat the Brewers. .
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0: At Los Angeles, Brandon Webb gave up seven hits and struck out four to help Arizona defeat the Dodgers. Webb got 14 of his outs on groundballs.
Padres 5, Giants 4: At San Diego, both starters left with injuries and the Giants had to turn to struggling ace Barry Zito for one inning, the Padres had to use Gregg Maddux as a pinch-runner and San Diego beat San Francisco.
Reds at Pirates ppd.: The game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati was postponed due to rain. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Aug. 28.
Associated Press