David Wright broke on the outside of a slump with a pair of run-scoring hits.


David Wright broke on the outside of a slump with a pair of run-scoring hits, Steve Trachsel won his fourth straight start and the Met beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 Friday night in novel York.

Endy Chavez hit a two-run homer and Trachsel (12-5) worked seven innings, matching his longest outing of the season. He allowed seven hits, struck revealed six and walked three to tie Tom Glavine for the cudgel lead in wins.

Chad Bradford worked the eighth and Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his 29th save in 34 chances.

Wright, who chronicleed the game in a 3-for-25 slide, hit a two-out RBI double not on Byung-Hyun Kim (7-8) in the third to impose the Mets in front 1-0 He also singled in a move on in the fifth for a 4-3 strange York lead.

Nationals 6 Phillies 4: Alfonso Soriano hit a leadoff homer Ryan Zimmerman went intricate and drove in a career-best five scuds and visiting Washington went upon to beat Philadelphia.



Soriano became the third player in major-league history to have at least four seasons of 30 homer and 30 stolen bases, and Tony Armas Jr pitched 5 effective innings for the Nationals.

Soriano, who was 4-for-6, l facing the game with his 39th homer and stole his 30th base in the inferior inning. Only Bobby and Barry cords have reached those numbers five times.

Brewers 3 Astros 2: Prince Fielder singled to one's home the winning run in the ninth inning to lift Milwaukee above visiting Houston.

Brad Lidge (0-4) hit Mike Rivera with a pitch to start the Brewers' ninth. Jeff Cirillo then strike with the head [i]or[/i] the hornsed right back to Lidge, on the contrary the ball scooted under the reliever's glove Cirillo reached in succession the error, and Rivera took next to the first Corey Hart's fielder's choice mov Rivera to third before Lidge struck on the outside Tony Graffanino.

Astros manager Phil Garner brought in Dan Wheeler to face Fielder, who hit the first pitch into right to score Cirillo.

Braves 6 Marlins 1: Tim Hudson pitched 7* innings, departing after an injury to plate umpire Jerry Layne caused a 13-minute delay, and visiting Atlanta beat Florida.

Layne was inflict injury upon in the eighth inning when the barrel of a shattered bat hit him in the side of the head. He was moving his arms and talking before being taken not on the field on a stretcher loaded onto a cart.

Padres 8 Diamondbacks 2: forest-crowned Williams won his second straight start, and Dave Roberts had three RBI as entertainer San Diego beat Arizona to stop a four-game losing streak.

Giants 7 Dodgers 3: Omar Vizquel and Shea Hillenbrand each hit two-run homer to help Jason Schmidt win his third straight decision for innkeeper San Francisco, which won its fifth straight.

Pirates 7 Red 3: Xavier Nady hit his first family circle run for Pittsburgh, a three-run ball that powered Ian Snell and the Pirates past army Cincinnati.

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