Monday's National League Capsules

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Martin Prado and Dan Uggla homered off Takashi Saito in the eighth inning, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 victory and spoiling the Milwaukee Brewers' home opener on Monday.

Rickie Weeks continued his impressive start for winless Milwaukee with his third homer. But the Brewers are 0-4 after getting swept at Cincinnati to begin the season.

Peter Moylan (1-0) got three outs to earn the win and Craig Kimbrel struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.

Prado tied it with his leadoff drive in the eighth. Saito (0-1) got two outs before Uggla hit a deep fly to left-center that hit off the top of the wall and bounced over.

Atlanta starter Brandon Beachy and Milwaukee's Chris Narveson each tossed six sparkling innings.

Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Randy Wells overcame a shaky start to pitch six solid innings, Kerry Wood escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and Chicago beat Arizona.

Alfonso Soriano homered and drove in two runs for the Cubs. Carlos Marmol, who blew a save in Sunday's loss to the Pirates, worked the ninth for his second of the season.

Wells (1-0), hoping to regain the form of his 2009 rookie season, outpitched Diamondbacks left-hander Joe Saunders (0-1) on an overcast afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Willie Bloomquist hit his first career leadoff homer for Arizona.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Charlie Morton won his first road game since the end of 2009 in a 47-degree chill and Pittsburgh stunned St. Louis starter Kyle Lohse with a four-run sixth inning.

In a span of four pitches, Lohse (0-1) issued his first walk all year, then allowed Neil Walker's two-run double and Andrew McCutchen's second homer to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-1.

Joel Hanrahan got four outs to preserve a one-run lead for his third save in three chances for the Pirates, who are 3-1 on the road to start the year after going a major league-worst 17-64 away from home last season.

The Cardinals were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position and 2 for 16 with men on base against Morton (1-0) and four relievers. Albert Pujols was 0 for 3 with a walk and is 2 for 16 with a homer and one RBI thus far.

Upcoming Events