LOS ANGELES (AP)—Troy Tulowitzki(notes) hit two more home runs to equal a modern major league record with 14 shots in a 15-game stretch as the Colorado Rockies kept up their playoff push by routing the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 Saturday.
Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the cheap nfl jerseys
third and added another two-run homer in the fifth against rookie John Ely(notes) (4-8). Tulowitzki fouled out with the bases loaded in the eighth, but Melvin Mora(notes) hit a grand slam later in the inning.
Tulowitzki joined Albert Belle (1995) and Barry Bonds (2001) as the only players since 1900 to homer 14 times in a span of 15 games.
Jhoulys Chacin(notes) (9-9) threw 111 pitches over eight innings and was pulled three outs shy of his first big league shutout and complete game.
Brewers 2, Giants 1
At San Francisco, Yovani Gallardo(notes) struck out six batters in seven innings as Milwaukee knocked San Francisco out of first place in the National League West.
San Francisco fell a half-game back of San Diego after the Padres won 8-4 at St. Louis. San Francisco dropped two games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.
Jonathan Lucroy(notes) hit a two-run single in the fourth inning that held up for Gallardo (13-7). The right-hander matched his career high for wins also done last year. Gallardo outpitched Tim Lincecum(notes) (14-10).
Giants manager Bruce Bochy pulled his ace after five innings and a season-low 72 pitches. San Francisco trailed 2-0 when Lincecum left.
Reds 11, Astros 1
At Houston, Jay Bruce(notes), Jim Edmonds(notes) and Drew Stubbs(notes) hit home runs as Cincinnati beat Houston to increase its lead in the NL Central.
The Reds opened a seven-game edge over second-place St. Louis. Cincinnati stopped a six-game road losing streak.
Bronson Arroyo(notes) (16-10) pitched four-hit ball for six innings, striking out five and walking one.
Bruce’s two-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth as the Reds took a 7-1 lead. Joey Votto(notes) started the inning with a double and Bruce connected one out later off Nelson Figueroa(notes) (5-3) for his 21st home run.
Phillies 5, Nationals 2
At Philadelphia, Ryan Howard(notes) hit a two-run homer to lead Philadelphia past Washington for its sixth straight victory.
Jayson Werth(notes) and Raul Ibanez(notes) also homered for Philadelphia, which maintained a three-game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.
Howard’s drive in the third gave him his fifth Colts jersey
straight seasons with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs, setting a new franchise record previously held by Hall of Famer Chuck Klein.
Kyle Kendrick(notes) (10-9) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one.
Braves 4, Mets 2
At New York, Tim Hudson(notes) snapped a three-start losing streak and Nate McLouth(notes) homered and drove in two runs, giving Atlanta’s playoff push another boost with a win over New York.
Holding a slim lead in the NL wild-card race, the Braves got a two-run double from Alex Gonzalez(notes) and won their second straight game at Citi Field after consecutive losses to last-place Washington.
Billy Wagner(notes) struck out all three batters in the ninth against his former team for his second save of the series and 35th this year.
Hudson (16-8) allowed solo homers to Jose Reyes(notes) and Luis Hernandez(notes), who connected one pitch after breaking a bone in his right foot on a foul ball.
Padres 8, Cardinals 4
At St. Louis, Ryan Ludwick(notes) snapped a ninth-inning tie with a three-run homer to help San Diego beat his old team and end an 11-game losing streak in St. Louis.
Will Venable(notes) and David Eckstein(notes) had three hits and an RBI apiece for the Padres, who snapped a three-game skid overall and began the day a half-game behind San Francisco in the NL West. They remained 1 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the wild card.
Ludwick and Matt Stairs(notes) hit back-to-back homers off Kyle McClellan(notes) (1-4).
Mike Adams(notes) (4-1) was the winner.
Cubs 5, Marlins 3
At Miami, Marlon Byrd(notes) drove in two runs and Casey Coleman(notes) pitched six solid innings as Chicago won its season-high fifth straight game.
Aramis Ramirez(notes) and Blake DeWitt(notes) also drove in a run for the Cubs.
Carlos Marmol(notes) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 33rd save in 38 opportunities.
Marlins rookie Logan Morrison(notes) had three hits to extend his streak of reaching base to 37 games, tying Cliff Floyd(notes) for the third-longest string in franchise history.
Coleman (2-2) allowed three runs and five hits. He struck out five and walked four.
Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 6
At Pittsburgh, John Bowker(notes) and Andrew McCutchen(notes) each hit two-run homers, and James McDonald(notes) extended his scoreless-innings streak to 20 innings before giving up two runs as Pittsburgh beat Arizona.
Ryan Church(notes) hit a three-run homer and Kelly Johnson(notes) also connected for Arizona, which has lost 11 of 14 and assured itself of its second consecutive last-place finish in the NL West.
McDonald (4-5) improved to 4-1 at home with Pittsburgh and 4-4 overall Cowboys jersey
since joining the Pirates in a trade with the Dodgers.
Barry Enright(notes) (6-5) allowed six runs on six hits and three walks in 3 2-3
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