Thursday’s results

Phillies 8, Nationals 4: At Washington, Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth homered, and Philadelphia stretched its winning streak to five games.

Cubs 11, Brewers 4: At Milwaukee, Jim Edmonds hit two homers, including a grand slam, and Chicago finished off a four-game sweep of the Brewers. Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome homered for the Cubs.

Braves 9, Cardinals 4: At Atlanta, rookie Clint Sammons homered and drove in three runs for the Braves, who defeated St. Louis to snap a five-game losing streak. Sammons, who was called up from the minors on Monday, picked up his first career RBI in the fourth, singling in a run that tied the game at 3.

Marlins 12, Rockies 2: At Miami, Anibal Sanchez won his first start in 15 months, and Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu hit home runs for Florida in a win over Colorado. Sanchez allowed two runs and six hits in 52/3 innings to win in his first start since May 2007.

Diamondbacks 2, Dodgers 1: At Los Angeles, Brandon Webb scattered six hits in eight innings to win his big league-leading 15th game, and Arizona beat the Dodgers.

Associated Press