Brandon Phillips hit a tying triple with two out in the fifth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop Alex Gonzalez's error, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday in the finale of the weekend series. Ramon Hernandez was on first when Phillips lifted a fly ball down the right-field line that eluded a diving Jason Heyward and bounced into the corner. Orlando Cabrera followed with a routine grounder to Gonzalez, but the former Reds infielder dropped the ball, and Phillips scored while Cabrera easily beat the throw to first. The NL East-leading Braves have lost three of four. They wasted a solid outing by Tommy Hanson (8-8), who allowed an earned run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings. Edinson Volquez (2-1) pitched five innings for the Reds and Francisco Cordero got three outs for his 29th save. Phillies 6, Nationals 4, 11 innings: At Washington, Placido Polanco and Jayson Werth each drove in a run in the 11th inning, helping Philadelphia avoid the sweep. Wilson Valdez led off the 11th with a bunt single against Collin Balester (0-1) and was sacrificed to second by pinch-hitter Roy Oswalt, the ace pitcher acquired Thursday in a trade with Houston. Valdez went to third on a fly ball by Jimmy Rollins and scored on Polanco's third hit, a single to center. Werth followed with an RBI double. The Phillies lost the first two games of the series to the last-place Nationals but managed to avoid their first sweep against Washington. Padres 5, Marlins 4: At San Diego, Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a two-run double with two outs in the sixth inning to chase Florida ace Josh Johnson as the Padres avoided a three-game sweep. Cardinals 9, Pirates 1: At St. Louis, Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer and Adam Wainwright stayed unbeaten at home with seven strong innings for the Cardinals. Diamondbacks 14, Mets 1: At New York, Adam LaRoche hit a pair of three-run homers and Daniel Hudson made a memorable debut for Arizona. Rockies 8, Cubs 7: At Denver, Jorge De La Rosa pitched into the seventh inning to earn his first win in three months as Colorado earned its fourth consecutive victory. Astros 5, Brewers 2: At Houston, pinch-hitter Jason Michaels connected for a grand slam in the seventh inning as Houston completed the three-game sweep. Giants 2, Dodgers 0: At San Francisco, Matt Cain pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning, earning his first career win against the Dodgers as the Giants completed a three
