Just before the game began, the Mets suspended Rodriguez for two days without pay. He was charged with third-degree assault after Wednesday night’s game, police said. His girlfriend’s father went to a hospital with a scraped face and bump on his head following the confrontation at a ballpark family lounge.

Santana has his own legal troubles. A Florida woman who accused him of rape sued the Mets ace in Lee County, Florida, after authorities declined to prosecute the case.

Against the Rockies, Santana (10-6) won for the second time in four starts and boosted the Mets back to .500 at 57-57. He struck out the side in the first, and finished with 10 strikeouts.

Carlos Beltran had his first three-hit game for the Mets since his season started on July 15, raising his average to from .185 to .214.

Jason Hammel (8-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in seven innings, losing for the fourth time in five decisions.

Brewers 8 Diamondbacks 4: At Milwaukee, Casey McGehee set a franchise record with his ninth straight hit, going 4 for 4 and leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

McGehee had a solo homer, a two-run double, an RBI single and another single. His seventh-inning single off reliever D.J. Carrasco broke the team mark set by Ryan Braun in 2008.

McGehee started his 9-for-9 performance Tuesday night with a double in his last at-bat. He tied his career high with four hits Wednesday night, including a home run.

The major league record for consecutive hits is 12, set by Pinky Higgins in 1938 and matched by Walt Dropo in 1952.

McGehee scored three times and helped the Brewers avoid a four-game sweep.

Randy Wolf (9-9) won consecutive games for the first time this season. John Axford held on for his 17th save in 19 chances.

Rodrigo Lopez (5-11) took the loss.

Giants 8 Cubs 7: At San Francisco, pinch-hitter Andrew Torres hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs.

The second-place Giants host NL West-leading San Diego in a weekend series.

Pat Burrell hit a grand slam and solo home run and Pablo Sandoval also homered to snap a drought of 178 at-bats without a longball.

Aaron Rowand led off the ninth with an infield single against Andrew Cashner (1-5) and went to second on a sacrifice by Freddy Sanchez . After Aubrey Huff was intentionally walked, Cashner walked Buster Posey unintentionally to load the bases.

Torres, held out of the starting lineup before of tightness in his legs, then hit a drive to center that landed on the warning track and bounced over the fence.

Brian Wilson (3-1) pitched a hitless ninth for the win.

Padres 3 Pirates 0: At San Diego, Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer while Jon Garland and three relievers combined on a four-hitter to lead the Padres to a victory that completed a three-game sweep of the lowly Pirates.

The Padres protected their 2 1/2 -game lead over the Giants in the NL West going into a weekend showdown at San Francisco. Giants lefty Jonathan Sanchez , who last weekend guaranteed a sweep over the Padres, will start Friday night’s series opener against Padres lefty Clayton Richard . San Diego is 7-1 against the Giants this year.

The Padres earned their first-ever season sweep of the Pirates (39-75), who have the worst record in the NL. The Padres (67-46) have the league’s best record.

Phillies 10 Dodgers 9: At Philadelphia, Carlos Ruiz’s game-winning two-run hit in the ninth inning capped a frantic rally to help the Phillies beat the Dodgers.

Ruiz’s shot bounced off the left-center field fence off Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton , scoring Jayson Werth and Ben Francisco . The Phillies entered the eighth inning trailing 9-2.

They scored four runs in the eighth off three relievers, then four off Broxton (4-4), who began the inning by hitting Placido Polanco and walking Mike Sweeney and Werth.

Francisco, the next hitter, hit what looked like a double-play grounder to Casey Blake , but it went through the third baseman’s legs for a crucial error. Ruiz then smacked a 88-mph slider to deep left to cap the comeback.

Marlins 5 Nationals 0: At Washington, Ricky Nolasco rebounded from a rough start by taking a shutout into the seventh inning, Mike Stanton homered for the second consecutive game, and the Marlins beat the Nationals to complete a three-game sweep.

Using his biting slider, Nolasco (13-8) struck out eight batters in six-plus innings, allowing six hits and one walk.

Stanton hit a two-run homer off Livan Hernandez (8-8) in the second, when umpires checked a replay of the drive and ruled it cleared the fence. That gave the rookie a hit in six straight at-bats after going 5 for 5 Wednesday.

Thursday’s start was delayed 1 hour, 57 minutes because of rain. Only dozens of fans were still around when the game ended at 12:23 a.m.