CINCINNATI: Brandon Phillips drove in a pair of runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Monday night.
Cincinnati’s five-game slide matched its longest slump from last season, when it won the NL Central.
The Reds still didn’t hit much, but left-hander Cliff Lee helped them by letting in a run on a wild pitch in the seventh. Todd Frazier followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
Bronson Arroyo (2-1) gave up pinch-hitter Chase Utley’s two-run homer in the eighth, but Cincinnati rallied against the Philadelphia bullpen. The Reds loaded the bases against Jeremy Horst (0-1), and Phillips singled off Mike Adams to break the tie.
Aroldis Chapman got his third save.
Nationals 10 Marlins 3: Ryan Zimmerman homered and had four RBIs and Washington racked up 16 hits while routing hosts Miami to snap a three-game losing streak.
Ian Desmond had four hits, Tyler Moore recorded three RBIs and Jordan Zimmermann pitched well for the third straight outing for the Nationals. The Marlins drop to 2-11 overall and 1-6 at home.
Zimmermann (3-0) struck out six and allowed three runs, six hits and one walk while pitching his second career complete game.
Cardinals 10 Pirates 6: Allen Craig had three RBIs and St. Louis scored seven runs in the second inning with two outs to crush nemesis James McDonald and hosts Pittsburgh.
McDonald (1-2), who allowed four hits with 13 strikeouts in 13 shutout innings against the Cardinals last season, allowed eight runs (three earned) and eight hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Blue Jays 4 White Sox 3: J.P. Arencibia and Maicer Izturis homered and Mark Buehrle prevailed in his first game against his former team as Toronto won the opener of a seven-game homestand.
Buehrle (1-2) overcame a shaky first inning to earn his first victory in a Blue Jays uniform, limiting Chicago to a pair of runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Dayan Viciedo led the Chicago attack with three hits and an RBI while Paul Konerko and Alexei Ramirez also drove in runs.
After Chicago cut the deficit to one in the eighth, Casey Janssen, the fourth Toronto pitcher, struck out a pair in a perfect ninth inning for his fourth save.
Mets at Rockies, postponed: The opener of the four-game series was postponed because of snow, which began falling in the Denver area on Monday morning.
The game was scheduled to be made up on Tuesday at 3:10 p.m. ET as part of a day-night doubleheader.
Padres 6 Dodgers 3: Eric Stults hit a three-run homer and pitched six solid innings as visiting San Diego defeated Los Angeles to snap a five-game losing streak.
Alexi Amarista walked and Cameron Maybin had a two-out single before Stults smashed a booming shot to center off Chad Billingsley in the second inning for his first career homer.
The contest was tied at three before San Diego drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh where they scored a second run. The Padres added a ninth-inning insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Blanks.
