PHILADELPHIA -Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz both had three hits and Philadelphia beat San Diego 9-4 on Thursday night.
One day after their 10-game winning streak ended, the NL East-leading Phillies moved 6 1/2 games ahead Atlanta and Florida with their 15th win in 17 games.
Kyle Blanks hit a two-run homer for San Diego, which has the second-worst record in the majors (37-59).
Hamels (6-5) allowed three runs and four hits, striking out six. He won for the second time in nine starts.
Kevin Correia (6-8) allowed eight runs and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings. It was his shortest outing in 20 starts this season.
The Phillies scored three runs in the second, one in the third and four in the fourth. Carlos Ruiz hit a solo homer in the seventh for the Phillies, who had 14 hits.
Giants 5, Braves 1
ATLANTA – Barry Zito gave up three hits in seven innings and San Francisco avoided a four-game sweep.
The Giants improved to 2-5 on their 10-game trip while the Braves, who had a four-game winning streak end, finished a 6-2 homestand. They were denied their first four-game sweep of the Giants in Atlanta.
Zito (6-10) walked five batters but gave up one run, Yunel Escobars second-inning homer, and San Francisco scored four unearned runs in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.
Mike Gonzalez (3-3), who had ligament-replacement surgery on his left elbow in May 2007, suffered a left forearm contusion when struck by Nate Schierholtzs line drive to open the eighth inning.
Escobar has four homers and 13 RBIs in eight games since the All-Star break.
Atlanta starter Kenshin Kawakami gave up four hits and one run in five innings.
