PITTSBURGH -Zach Duke pitched seven effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Johan Santana and the New York Mets 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Jason Jaramillo hit his first major league homer for the Pirates, who have won three of four. Freddy Sanchez and Nate McLouth each had two hits.
Duke (6-4) allowed one run and eight hits to lower his ERA to 2.62. He has allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts.
Santana (7-3) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings for New York, which has lost three of four. The Mets have scored two runs or less in five of Santanas 11 starts.
Marlins 10, Brewers 3
MIAMI – Cody Ross hit a grand slam and Dan Uggla belted a milestone home run to help the Marlins beat the Brewers.
Uggla became the fastest second baseman to reach 100 career homers with a two-run shot in the second. It came in his 502nd game as a second baseman, beating Alfonso Soriano by 34 games.
Manny Parra (3-7) gave up 10 runs on 11 hits in four innings. Burke Badenhop (4-2) pitched five scoreless innings in relief of Anibal Sanchez, who was making his first start since May 7 because of a sprained shoulder and allowed one run and two hits in three innings.
Nationals 10, Giants 6
WASHINGTON – Christian Guzman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Washingtons six-run eighth inning, helping the Nationals beat the Giants.
Guzman was in a 7-for-45 skid before his hit off Merkin Valdez gave the Nationals a 6-5 lead.
Washington snapped a six-game losing streak, avoiding its first seven-game slide since starting the season 0-7. The six-run inning tied its season high.
Ron Villone (3-0) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings to get the win for the Nationals, who fired pitching coach Randy St. Claire – the longest-tenured member of their staff – before the game. Steve McCatty was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse to replace St. Claire.
