Friday’s N.L. results

Reds 5, Marlins 3: At Cincinnati, Aaron Harang won for the third time in four August starts and the Reds tied a season high with their fourth straight victory, beating Florida.

Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 2: At Phoenix, Sean Marshall gave up one run in six innings, Jacque Jones had four hits and Chicago defeated Arizona.

Padres 14, Phillies 3: At San Diego, Milton Bradley hit a pair of three-run homers and Adrian Gonzalez also connected twice to back Greg Maddux as San Diego routed Philadelphia.

Mets 5, Dodgers 2: At New York, Oliver Perez outpitched Los Angeles ace Brad Penny and David Wright homered and drove in two runs for the Mets in the victory over the Dodgers.

Rockies 6, Nationals 5: At Denver, Matt Holliday sparked a five-run, ninth-inning rally to lead Colorado to the victory over Washington. The Rockies avoided falling back to .500.

Braves 7, Cardinals 2: At St. Louis, John Smoltz worked eight innings for the second straight start and Mark Teixeira drove in his 29th run in 22 games with Atlanta to lead the Braves to the win.

Pirates 8, Astros 3 (15): At Houston, Adam LaRoche’s three-run homer triggered a five-run 15th and Pittsburgh beat Houston to move ahead of the Astros and out of the cellar in the Central.

Giants 11, Brewers 6: At San Francisco, Barry Bonds hit his 761st career home run and pitcher Noah Lowry added three RBIs to lead the Giants to the win over Milwaukee.

Associated Press