Tuesday’s results

Wed., Aug. 27, 2008

Phillies 8, Mets 7 (13): At Philadelphia, Chris Coste hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning and the Phillies overcame a 7-0 deficit to beat New York and retake the lead in the East Division.

Brewers 12, Cardinals 0: At St. Louis, Ben Sheets worked six scoreless innings and Ryan Braun was 3 for 5 with a two-run homer to help Milwaukee pound the Cardinals.

Cubs 14, Pirates 9: At Pittsburgh, Geovany Soto drove in seven runs and Chicago overcame Alfonso Soriano’s second dropped fly ball in Pittsburgh this season to rally for a victory over the Pirates.

Nationals 2, Dodgers 1: At Washington, Ryan Zimmerman started four double plays and just missed a fifth because of a teammate’s misplay and the Nationals handed Los Angeles its fifth straight loss.

Braves 10, Marlins 9: At Atlanta, Yunel Escobar’s single capped a four-run ninth inning against closer Kevin Gregg and lifted the Braves over Florida.

Reds 2, Astros 1: At Houston, Bronson Arroyo pitched Cincinnati’s first complete game of the season and Ryan Hanigan hit a solo homer to lead the Reds over the Astros.

Padres 9, Diamondbacks 2: At San Diego, Brian Giles and Kevin Kouzmanoff both drove in three runs as the Padres denied Arizona’s Brandon Webb his 20th victory. Webb was trying to become the N.L.’s first 20-game winner since 2005.

Rockies 7, Giants 2: At San Francisco, Garrett Atkins, Troy Tulowitzki and Chris Iannetta each drove in two runs to send Colorado past the Giants.

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