Saturday’s N.L. results

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3: At Chicago, Daryle Ward hit a grand slam in the third inning and Derrek Lee had three hits to help the Cubs beat St. Louis. Sean Marshall pitched five-plus innings for Central-leading Chicago, which has won three straight after a four-game skid.

Brewers 8, Reds 4: At Milwaukee, Gabe Gross and Geoff Jenkins each hit three-run homers to lead the Brewers past Cincinnati, ending a five-game losing streak.

Astros 3, Padres 2: At San Diego, Roy Oswalt left with a strained oblique one out before he would have qualified for the decision in the Astros’ victory over the Padres.

Giants 4, Marlins 3: At Miami, Barry Bonds extended baseball’s home run record with a two-run shot that lifted San Francisco to a win over Florida.

Mets 7, Nationals 4: At Washington, Luis Castillo homered for the first time in more than a year, David Wright hit a tiebreaking two-run double and surging New York beat the Nationals.

Pirates 11, Phillies 6: At Pittsburgh, third baseman Abraham Nunez’s two-run throwing error put the Pirates in the lead for the first time and Pittsburgh withstood Philadelphia’s four-run first inning and two early home runs to beat the Phillies.

Diamondbacks 12, Braves 6: At Atlanta, Orlando Hudson went 4 for 5 and drove in two runs to back a brilliant performance by Micah Owings in Arizona’s victory over the Braves.

Rockies vs. Dodgers: At Los Angeles, the Rockies and Dodgers were tied 4-4 going into the 11th inning at press time.

Associated Press