Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 41st save, setting a major league rookie record.
Ian Desmond’s singles in the first and third innings were the only hits allowed by Lowe (9-12) until Michael Morse led off the seventh with a homer.
John Lannan (8-11) gave up seven hits and three runs, two earned, in seven innings as his streak of five straight wins over the Braves ended.
Jones hit his 14th homer in the second inning. Lowe, 38, lined a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left field in the third inning for his first homer in his 405th career at-bat.
Lowe, a career .149 hitter, entered the game hitting .182 this season.
In Milwaukee, Starting pitcher Jake Westbrook hit a grand slam for his first major league home run to lead St. Louis.
Rafael Furcal and Albert Pujols added solo homers as the Cardinals won their fifth in six games to cut the first-place Brewers’ lead to 8 1/2 games in the NL Central.
The win guaranteed Milwaukee will lose its first series at home since Arizona took two of three at Miller Park July 4-6.
Furcal led off the game with a homer and Pujols followed two batters later with his NL-leading 32nd. Westbrook (11-7) tossed five innings, and his slam in the fourth gave St. Louis a 6-2 lead.
In Cincinnati, Hunter Pence homered for the second straight game, and Cliff Lee got his sixth straight win for Philadelphia.
The NL East leaders are a season-best 40 games over .500, boasting the majors’ best record at 86-46.
Lee (15-7) came within one out of his sixth shutout. He left with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth. Ryan Madson retired Yonder Alonso on a foul pop for his 25th save in 27 chances.
The Phillies’ second straight shutout gave them 19 this season, most in the majors.
Pence homered off left-hander Dontrelle Willis (0-4).
In San Francisco, Madison Bumgarner matched his career high with 11 strikeouts, Jeff Keppinger and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, and San Francisco snapped a three-game skid and avoided a sweep.
Bumgarner (9-12) allowed two hits and walked two in eight innings. Sergio Romo finished the Giants’ 11th shutout with a 1-2-3 ninth that included a strikeout.
In Los Angeles, Matt Kemp got his career-high 102nd RBI and Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer as Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep.
It was the eighth win in nine games for the Dodgers, who went 17-11 in August to move into third place in the NL West. The Padres lost their season-high seventh straight and finished 1-7 on their eight-game trip.
Los Angeles starter Ted Lilly (9-13) allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He had a season-high four walks in his ninth career win over the Padres — his most against an opponent.
In New York, Lucas Duda hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning as New York rallied.
Jason Bay had three hits, including the tying single, and David Wright hit two long doubles high off the wall in left field for the Mets, who have won five of six. The third baseman also made a diving stop on Omar Infante’s hot grounder for the second out of the ninth before Bobby Parnell got his third save in five chances.
In Houston, J.A. Happ allowed three hits and struck out six over seven innings and Houston completed a sweep of the three-game series.
Despite having the worst record in baseball (47-90), the Astros have won five of their last seven overall and seven of their last eight at home. Houston’s other sweep this season was against the Chicago Cubs May 30-June 1.
In Phoenix, Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer for the second straight game and Arizona won its ninth straight.
Josh Collmenter (9-8) limited Colorado to two runs in six innings as the Diamondbacks set a franchise record with 12 consecutive home wins. The nine-game overall streak is Arizona’s longest since a franchise-best 12 straight from June 18-30, 2003.
Sean Burroughs had a pinch-hit RBI single for the Diamondbacks, who maintained a six-game lead over second-place San Francisco in the NL West.
