Miami, FL (My Sportsbook) - Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs to lead the Florida Marlins over the New York Mets, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game set at Pro Player Stadium. Cabrera finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored and Juan Pierre added two hits for the Marlins, who have won a season- best eight straight overall and are two games behind Chicago in the NL wild card race. A.J. Burnett (6-6) tossed 6 1/3 innings to earn the win, Wilson Delgado drove in a run for the Mets, who have dropped a season-worst 10 straight and 15 of 16.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0

Pittsburgh, PA (My Sportsbook) - Dave Williams threw 6 1/3 shutout innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0, in the second of a three-game series at PNC Park. Williams (1-1) allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out five for the Pirates, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Jose Mesa worked around a single in the ninth for his 37th save. Rookie outfielder Jason Bay hit his 22nd homer. Lyle Overbay doubled for one of three hits for the Brewers, who lost for just the second time in the past six games.

Final Score: Houston 9, Cincinnati 7

Houston, TX (My Sportsbook) - Mike Lamb hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBI and two runs scored to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Minute Maid Park. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and scored twice for the Astros, who have won 11 straight games and are just a half-game behind the Chicago Cubs for the lead in the National League wild card race. Roy Oswalt (17-9) won his NL-leading 17th game, striking out nine in 7 2/3 strong innings. Sean Casey hit a pair of two-run homers and Jason LaRue hit a three-run shot for Cincinnati, which has lost seven of its last eight games.

Final Score: Colorado 8, San Francisco 7

Denver, CO (My Sportsbook) - Jeromy Burnitz broke a tie with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a two-game set at Coors Field. Mark Sweeney delivered a pinch-hit grand slam for the Rockies, who have won five of their last six games. Tim Harikkala (6-3) earned the victory with one inning of relief. Shawn Chacon worked the ninth for his 33rd save. San Francisco's Barry Bonds had two hits, including his 698th career home run. The Giants are now tied with the Houston Astros, 1/2 game behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL wild card standings.

Final Score: St. Louis 4, San Diego 2

San Diego, CA (My Sportsbook) - Roger Cedeno drove in two runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in the middle contest of a three-game set at Petco Park. Edgar Renteria finished 2-for-4 with a run batted in and a run scored for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Jeff Suppan picked up the win with five innings of two-run ball. Suppan (15-6) allowed five hits with three strikeouts and five walks. Jake Peavy (11-5) suffered the loss after allowing four runs -- three earned -- on eight hits with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Phil Nevin belted a home run for the Padres, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the top spot in the NL wild card race.

Final Score: Los Angeles 8, Arizona 2

Los Angeles, CA (My Sportsbook) - Hideo Nomo snapped a career-high 10-game losing streak with six-plus innings, and Robin Ventura added a pinch-hit grand slam to lead Los Angeles to an 8-2 win over Arizona at Dodger Stadium. Nomo (4-11) -- who also overcame an eight start losing streak -- allowed two runs on five hits to win for the first time since April 21 for the Dodgers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and opened a 4 1/2 game lead over San Francisco atop the NL West. Chris Snyder and Alex Cintron both finished with a hit and an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who dropped their fifth straight game and fell to 54 games under .500 for the first time in franchise history.

Final Score: Montreal 7, Chicago 6 (12 innings)

Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - Brian Schneider drove in the go-ahead run and scored what turned out to be the difference, as the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-6, in 12 innings at Wrigley Field. Schneider's only hit turned out to be one of the most important for the Expos, who have split the first two games of this three-game set versus the Cubs. Endy Chavez added four hits for Montreal, which has won two of three. Corey Patterson finished 4-for-6 with two homers for the Cubs, who have seen their NL wild card lead cut to just one-half game over the San Francisco Giants and the surging Houston Astros.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, postponed

Atlanta, GA (My Sportsbook) - Tuesday night's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves at Turner Field was postponed because of rain. The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader, beginning at 4:35 p.m. (et) on Wednesday.