loaded single off the scoreboard with none out in the 11th inning, and the Florida Marlins tightened the NL East race by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Sunday. Alfredo Amezaga led off the 11th with a single against Clay Condrey (2-2), and Hanley Ramirez walked on a 3-2 pitch. Jeremy Hermida bunted to Condrey, who looked to third base before throwing late to first, and the infield single loaded the bases. Cantu singled on a 1-1 pitch and was mobbed by his teammates. By winning two of three games in the series, the Marlins closed to within one-half game of the Phillies and New York Mets. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5: In Phoenix, Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead triple to highlight a five-run ninth-inning rally and Los Angeles beat Arizona. The Dodgers took two of three from Arizona to pull even with the Diamondbacks in the National League's West Division. Cubs 9, Astros 0: In Houston, Ryan Dempster struck out seven in eight shutout innings to earn his first road win in two years and Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Houston. Mike Fontenot hit a solo homer and a two-run double and Derrek Lee had three RBIs to help Chicago shake out a mini-offensive slump that bridged the Major League Baseball All-Star Game break. Dempster (11-4) allowed six hits, all singles, and got his first road win since June 2, 2006, at St. Louis. Mets 7, Reds 5, 10 innings: In Cincinnati, third baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit one of Cincinnati's three homers off Mike Pelfrey, then made a throwing error in the 10th inning that helped New York rally for a victory and a split of their four-game series. The Mets have won 11 of their last 13 games, salvaging their season one month after they fired manager Willie Randolph. Rockies 11, Pirates 3: In Denver, Matt Holliday and Jeff Baker homered and had three hits each, Aaron Cook won his team-leading 12th game and Colorado completed a four-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Brewers 7, Giants 4: In San Francisco, Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs, pitcher Manny Parra had an RBI single en route to winning his eighth straight decision and Milwaukee completed a season sweep of San Francisco. Nationals 15, Braves 6: In Atlanta, former Braves outfielder Willie Harris drove in five runs and reached base five times, Jesus Flores had five hits and Austin Kearns hit a two-run homer as Washington routed Atlanta. Cardinals 9, Padres 5: St. Louis, Aaron Miles' grand slam in the ninth inning, the first game-ending hit of his career, helped St. Louis recover from another blown save by Jason Isringhausen to wrap up a four
