• Nationals 9, Cubs 2: In Washington, Adam LaRoche added to his home run tear with a two-run shot and the Nationals won a fight-filled game to finish a lopsided four-game sweep.
Benches and bullpens emptied in two straight innings, and Cubs bench coach Jamie Quirk, Cubs catcher Steve Clevenger, Cubs right-hander Manuel Corpas and Nationals lefty Michael Gonzalez were all ejected.
• Braves 1, Rockies 0: In Atlanta, Tim Hudson pitched seven sharp innings and Atlanta posted its second straight 1-0 victory over Colorado.
This was an especially galling loss for the Rockies. Juan Francisco raced home with the lone run when Colorado starter Jhoulys Chacin (2-5) dropped a routine throw back to the mound from his catcher.
That was enough for Hudson (14-5), who stranded eight runners. Craig Kimbrel earned his 34th save.
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• Marlins 6, Brewers 2: In Miami, Josh Johnson pitched seven solid innings and ended his career-worst four-game losing streak.
Johnson (8-11) allowed two runs and four hits while striking out seven. He won for the first time since Aug. 3 at Washington.
Greg Dobbs drove in two runs for Miami. The Marlins had 12 hits, three by Donovan Solano.
