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Final Score: Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 4

Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-5 with two runs scored as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed the three-game sweep with a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park. Jason Bay went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored while Ryan Doumit drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates, who have won three straight and four of six. Paul Maholm started on the mound and gave up four runs on six hits in six innings of work. Franquelis Osoria (2-1) got the win for pitching one inning of scoreless relief. Steve Holm drove in a pair of runs while Dan Ortmeier added a pair of hits and a run scored for the Giants, who have dropped four straight and five of six. Matt Cain (1-3) was saddled with the loss as he gave up five runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Cain also went 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate.

Final Score: Atlanta 5, San Diego 4

Matt Diaz drove in the game-winner in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 5-4 win at Turner Field. Yunel Escobar went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored while Greg Norton drove in two for the Braves, who have won six straight on the heels of a four-game losing streak. Jo-Jo Reyes started on the mound for Atlanta, but left in the third inning with a blister on the index finger of his left hand. He gave up two runs -- one earned -- on five hits in 2 2/3 innings of work. Buddy Carlyle then took the mound in place of Reyes, but left in the fifth after colliding with Kevin Kouzmanoff. Carlyle have up one run on one hit with a walk in two innings of work. Manny Acosta (1-1) got the win for getting the final out of the ninth inning. Adrian Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and Kouzmanoff drove in a pair of runs for the Padres, who have dropped four straight and six of seven overall. Starter Wilfredo Ledezma gave up one unearned-run on two hits in four innings of work. Joe Thatcher (0-4) got the loss for giving up the winning run.

Final Score: Colorado 9, St. Louis 3

Garrett Atkins and Chris Iannetta each drove in a pair of runs as Colorado salvaged a split with a 9-3 win over St. Louis in the finale of a four-game set from Coors Field. Matt Holliday added four hits and scored three times for the Rockies, who have won three of their last five. Omar Quintanilla collected three hits and scored two runs, while Todd Helton, Ryan Spilborghs and Clint Barmes knocked in a run each. Starter Jorge De La Rosa (1-1) allowed five hits and two runs over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five with one walk, to notch the win for Colorado. Ryan Ludwick homered twice and Yadier Molina added an RBI for the Cardinals, who dropped the final two games of the set. St. Louis hurler Kyle Lohse (3-2) was tagged in the loss for eight hits and seven runs with five walks and four strikeouts in four innings of work.

Final Score: Arizona 8, Philadelphia 3

Brandon Webb threw a complete game, and Chris Snyder went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Arizona earned a four-game split with an 8-3 win over Philadelphia. Webb (8-0) surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on six hits with four strikeouts, and equaled his start to the 2006 campaign. That season he also won eight consecutive decisions, and went on to win the National League Cy Young Award. Mark Reynolds went 3-for-4, while Justin Upton and Chris Young each homered for the Diamondbacks, who have won just three of their past seven. Brett Myers (2-3) struggled in five innings of work, as he gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on nine hits, while walking three and striking out five. Shane Victorino went 2-for-4 and scored twice, while Eric Bruntlett had two hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who won just one of six games against Arizona last season.

Final Score: Florida 7, Milwaukee 2

Matt Treanor went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, and Jorge Cantu finished with a two-run shot, as the Florida Marlins beat Milwaukee, 7-2, to sweep a three-game series with the Brewers. Luis Gonzalez went 3-for-3, and Hanley Ramirez had two hits and an RBI for the Marlins, who outscored the Brewers 16-4 in the set. Starter Mark Hendrickson gave up one run on seven hits, but lasted just 4 1/3 innings. Logan Kensing (1-0) followed him with 2 2/3 frames of scoreless relief. Carlos Villanueva (1-4) took the loss after allowing seven runs on 10 hits in five innings, though he struck out six and tallied two hits. Joe Dillon and J.J. Hardy each collected two hits for Milwaukee, which has lost six in a row.

Final Score: Washington 8, Houston 3

Rob Mackowiak went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, and John Lannan tossed six strong innings, as Washington staved off a sweep with an 8-3 win over Houston. Lannan (3-3) gave up just one run on seven hits and one walk, with three strikeouts for the Nationals, who had lost the first two games of this three-game set. Ryan Zimmerman collected three hits, and Cristian Guzman scored three times and had a pair of hits for the Nationals, who won five of seven games against the Astros last season. Brandon Backe (2-4) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in six innings, though he had three walks to nine strikeouts. Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee each had a pair of hits for the Astros, who had 10 overall but just one for extra bases - a double from Ty Wigginton.