Saturday’s NL results

Phillies 11, Cubs 7: At Philadelphia, Greg Dobbs was 4 for 4, including a go-ahead two-run triple in the seventh inning that led Philadelphia to a victory over Chicago.

Brewers 12, Mets 3: At New York, J.J. Hardy hit a grand slam to back a solid pitching performance by Ben Sheets as Milwaukee beat New York.

Braves 9, Pirates 2: At Pittsburgh, Atlanta’s Chuck James held slumping Pittsburgh hitless until Jason Bay (Gonzaga/North Idaho) singled in the seventh, and Scott Thorman homered twice in leading the Braves to a victory.

Astros 10, Diamondbacks 4: At Houston, Luke Scott hit a three-run homer, Hunter Pence had three RBIs and Roy Oswalt beat Arizona for the sixth time in seven career starts.

Rockies 6, Giants 2: At Denver, Matt Holliday homered twice and Jeff Francis allowed four hits over eight innings to help Colorado defeat San Francisco.

Cardinals 5, Padres 0: At San Diego, Braden Looper pitched seven strong innings and So Taguchi hit a three-run double to lead St. Louis to a win over San Diego.

Dodgers 7, Reds 3: At Los Angeles, Brad Penny allowed four hits over 6 1/3 innings to remain unbeaten, leading Los Angeles to a victory over Cincinnati.

Nationals 7, Marlins 3: At Washington, Ryan Zimmerman’s grand slam off Jorge Julio with two outs in the bottom of the ninth lifted Washington to a victory over Florida in a game that began Saturday and ended at 1:42 a.m. EDT today after more than 3 1/2 hours of rain delays.

Associated Press