PITTSBURGH (AP) - Paul Maholm pitched seven shutout innings, Brandon Wood homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Monday night to split their four-game series.
Maholm (3-7) lowered his ERA to 3.12, allowing only three hits and two walks. Hampered by poor run support, he won for just the second time since April 25.
Mets starter Mike Pelfrey nearly matched Maholm, giving up two runs and four hits in seven innings. He did not walk a batter.
Neil Walker had two RBIs as Pittsburgh (32-33) moved within a game of .500.
For the second time in three days, the Mets (32-34) missed an opportunity to reach .500 for the second time since April 9.
Diamondbacks 12, Marlins 9
MIAMI (AP) - Miguel Montero hit three doubles and drove in four runs, and pitcher Zach Duke hit a two-run homer for Arizona.
Juan Miranda had three RBIs and Justin Upton knocked in a pair for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of five.
Duke allowed seven runs and 13 hits in 4 2-3 innings, finishing an out short of qualifying for the win despite an early nine-run lead. Micah Owings (3-0) picked up the win by pitching 2 1-3 innings in relief.
J.J. Putz earned his 18th save by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Ricky Nolasco (4-2) allowed nine runs - five earned - in three innings for the Marlins, who have lost 11 of 12 and finished 1-10 on their homestand.
The Diamondbacks led 9-0 in the third inning, but Florida pulled within 12-9 in the eighth on a two-run single by John Buck.
Astros 8, Braves 3
HOUSTON (AP) - Hunter Pence homered and drove in four runs, pushing his hitting streak to 23 games after a day off due to back trouble, and Houston beat Atlanta to snap a four-game skid.
Pence missed his first game this season on Sunday while dealing with tightness in his lower back. He said before the game that he felt great and then quickly showed it by extending his career-best hitting streak with a two-run homer off Derek Lowe (3-5) in the third inning.
Pence also drove in two runs with a single in Houston's five-run sixth. He finished with three hits and his hitting streak is the longest active in the majors.
Wandy Rodriguez (4-3) allowed two hits in six scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list as the Astros won for just the second time in 10 games.
Cubs 1, Brewers 0
CHICAGO (AP) - Darwin Barney scored on a fielder's choice in the eighth inning for the only run as Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Aramis Ramirez grounded to Brewers shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt with one out, but the throw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy wasn't in time to tag Barney, who dived over home plate.
Jeff Samardzija (4-2) worked one inning for the win and Carlos Marmol saved the opener of a four-game series. Brewers reliever Kameron Loe (2-6) took the loss.
Cubs starter Ryan Dempster and Brewers lefty Randy Wolf each pitched seven scoreless innings.
Reds 6, Dodgers 4
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bronson Arroyo outpitched Hiroki Kuroda for the second time in 11 days and singled home the go-ahead run to lead Cincinnati over Los Angeles.
Joey Votto hit a three-run homer and Chris Heisey also connected for the Reds.
Arroyo (5-6) allowed four runs and seven hits over 7 2-3 innings with no walks in a rematch of his June 3 duel with Kuroda, which Cincinnati won 2-1. The Reds' right-hander is 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA in his last four starts against the Dodgers, after going 1-4 with a 4.67 ERA in his other nine starts against them.
Francisco Cordero struck out the last three batters for his 13th save in 15 chances.
Kuroda (5-8) was charged with four runs - two earned - and seven hits over 6 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.39 ERA in his last five starts, but his teammates have totaled just nine runs during that stretch.
Padres 3, Rockies 1
DENVER (AP) - Anthony Bass pitched five efficient innings to win his major league debut, Ryan Ludwick drove in two runs and San Diego snapped a three-game skid with a victory over Colorado in a game delayed 83 minutes by a thunderstorm.
Bass (1-0) was called up before the game from Double-A San Antonio with Dustin Moseley still bothered by a slightly dislocated left shoulder and Aaron Harang going on the disabled list due to a bruised right foot.
The righty allowed five hits, walked four and struck out one before the storm hit and halted his night.
Aaron Cook (0-1) didn't return to the mound after the long delay, either. Cook, making his second start of the season, gave up five hits and two runs in 5 2-3 innings.
Heath Bell earned his 18th save.