The Padres took two of three games in the series, opening a seven-game gap between them. The California rivals will meet again in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium starting Monday.

Scott Hairston started the winning rally with a single down the left-field line off George Sherrill (1-2). He was sacrificed to second and, with one out, Salazar hit a full-count pitch up the middle past the diving second baseman for the winner.

San Diego's Heath Bell (5-0) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.

In San Francisco, Anibal Sanchez pitched his first shutout since 2006 as Florida blanked San Francisco in its own park.

Sanchez (8-6) retired his first 13 batters and matched a career-high with eight strikeouts.

Jorge Cantu played his final game for Florida, having been traded to Texas.

Giants rookie Buster Posey had his hitting streak snapped at 21 games, one shy of tying Hall of Famer Willie McCovey's San Francisco rookie record, set in 1959.

Giants' rookie Madison Bumgarner (4-3) had a four-start winning streak snapped.

In New York, R.A. Dickey pitched more than eight scoreless innings as New York beat St. Louis to record its first series victory in more than a month.

Working on three days' rest, Dickey (7-4) showed no sign of the sore left hip that prompted manager Jerry Manuel to pull the knuckleballer out of a game on Sunday.

Ike Davis hit a three-run homer for the Mets, who dropped the Cardinals into second place in the NL Central.

St. Louis' Blake Hawksworth (4-7) gave up Davis' homer in the third.

In Washington, Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, guiding Washington past Atlanta.

Olsen (3-2) gave up two earned runs in six innings before a thunderstorm caused a 90-minute delay.

Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled for the Nationals.

Backup catcher Wil Nieves bounced a single up the middle off Derek Lowe (10-9) in the fourth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie.

In Philadelphia, Wilson Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted Philadelphia to its eighth straight win, edging Arizona.

After the Diamondbacks tied it in the ninth, the Phillies rallied against Esmerling Vasquez (1-4) in the 11th.

The Phillies closed within 21/2 games of division-leading Atlanta. They have made up 41/2 games in the past week.

Jose Contreras (5-3) tossed a scoreless 11th for the win.

Hours before the first pitch, the Phillies improved their chances at winning a fourth straight NL East title by acquiring three-time All-Star pitcher Roy Oswalt from Houston. He is scheduled to start at Washington on Friday.

In Denver, Ubaldo Jimenez rebounded from two rough starts to pitch seven effective innings and end Colorado's eight-game losing skid with victory over Pittsburgh.

Jimenez (16-2) returned to the form that earned him a start in the All-Star game. He allowed one run and struck out six to move within a win of tying the franchise record for wins.

Carlos Gonzalez and Brad Hawpe homered and Clint Barmes had two hits and three RBIs for the Rockies.

Pirates starter Paul Maholm (6-9) gave up eight runs in 5 1-3 innings.