National League Roundup
Published 12:00 am Sunday, June 12, 2011
Associated Press
The National League roundup …
MIAMI ó Daniel Hudson allowed one run in six-plus innings, Stephen Drew had three hits and two RBIs, and Arizona handed Florida its 10th loss in 11 games with a 5-1 victory.
Florida had at least one hit in every inning but left 13 runners on base.
Hudson (7-5) won for the seventh time in eight decisions since starting the season 0-4. He gave up eight hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Floridaís Brad Hand (0-2) struggled in his second major league start after holding Atlanta to one hit in six innings in his debut Tuesday. Hand pitched five innings and gave up four runs, three of them earned, on five hits and five walks.
Dodgers 10, Rockies 8
DENVER ó James Loney hit his second career grand slam and hard-throwing rookie Rubby De La Rosa pitched five effective innings before exiting with a forearm cramp, helping the Dodgers hold off Colorado.
Matt Kemp hit his NL-leading 20th homer and Rod Barajas added another as the Dodgers concluded their 10-game road swing with a 5-5 mark.
Mets 7, Pirates 0
PITTSBURGH ó Chris Capuano pitched seven innings, Jose Reyes homered and New York beat the Pirates.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3
MILWAUKEE ó Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth, and the Brewers knocked St. Louis out of first place in the NL Central.
Fielderís 19th home run chased Jake Westbrook (6-4) who carried a shutout into the sixth.
Fielder, who went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs, now has 58 RBIs to extend his lead in the NL.
Phillies 4, Cubs 3
PHILADELPHIA ó Ryan Howard went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs, and Roy Oswalt recovered from a rocky first to pitch seven solid innings and lead the Phillies to a comeback win.
Nationals 2, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO ó Danny Espinosa hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for Washington.
Giants 4, Reds 2
SAN FRANCISCO ó Aubrey Huff had three hits and two RBIs, and Jonathan Sanchez pitched six wildly effective innings as the Giants rallied from two runs down.