Monday’s N.L. result

Cubs 2, Astros 1: At Chicago, Carlos Zambrano mixed his pitches instead of his punches and hit his second homer of the season to lead the Cubs past Houston. In his first appearance at Wrigley Field since his June 1 fight with catcher Michael Barrett, Zambrano allowed three hits and an unearned run in eight strong innings. Ryan Dempster pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 15 opportunities.

Dodgers 5, Mets 3: At Los Angeles, James Loney doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning in his second big league game of the season, and the Dodgers rallied past New York to hand the slumping N.L. East leaders their seventh loss in eight games. Randy Wolf earned the victory for Los Angeles.

Associated Press