Unbeaten Happ pitches Phillies past Marlins

Pineiro (8-9) gave up one run, struck out three and allowed five hits in getting his third win in five decisions after losing five straight and eight of nine.

Ryan Franklin got four outs for his 22nd save in 23 attempts.

Yusmeiro Petit (0-4) lasted six innings, his longest outing this year, and his six strikeouts marked his best since whiffing six in his season debut April 11 against Los Angeles. He allowed three hits, tying his best mark this season since his season debut, and walked four.

Rockies, 6, Padres 1 At San Diego, Jason Marquis threw eight strong innings and drove in two runs to become the majors' first 12-game winner, leading Colorado over San Diego.

The win spoiled the major league debut of San Diego right-hander Mat Latos (0-1), the club's top pitching prospect, who allowed two runs and three hits in four innings.

Ian Stewart and Brad Hawpe hit solo homers for Colorado, which won for the 30th time in 40 games since June 4.

Marquis (12-6) was never seriously threatened by San Diego, last in the majors in runs scored and batting average. He gave up one run and five hits as he got 16 ground ball outs.

Dodgers 4, Astros 3 At Los Angeles, Matt Kemp hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Brad Ausmus had a pair of RBI doubles as Los Angeles beat Houston to earn a split of the four-game series.

Kemp drove a 3-2 pitch from LaTroy Hawkins (1-4) into the left-field pavilion for his 12th homer. He had three hits and tied a career high by scoring four runs.

Ramon Troncoso (4-0) pitched a perfect eighth to extend his streak to 16 innings without allowing an earned run. Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth for his 22nd save as Los Angeles improved baseball's best record to 58-34.

Braves 7, Mets 1 At Atlanta, Yunel Escobar had two of his four RBIs in a five-run fifth inning as Atlanta beat New York, which lost starting pitcher Fernando Nieve in the second inning. Nieve left the game with a strained right quadriceps after he tried to beat out a hit.

Escobar hit his ninth homer in the second and had a run-scoring single in the fourth to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. The shortstop delivered a two-run double in the fifth as the Braves stretched the lead to 7-1.

Braves right-hander Javier Vazquez (7-7) gave up six hits and one run in seven innings.

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