● Brewers 3, Cardinals 2: In St. Louis, Jeff Suppan beat St. Louis in his first chance since leaving the World Series champions as a free agent. Rickie Weeks hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth inning for Milwaukee. Suppan (1-2) allowed one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings, a day after the Cardinals presented him with his World Series ring.
● Padres 7, Dodgers 2: In Los Angeles, Jake Peavy allowed a run and three hits over seven innings, and Brian Giles and rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff homered to pace the Padres.
● Phillies 8, Astros 5: In Philadelphia, Chase Utley homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the sixth and Jimmy Rollins hit his NL-leading sixth homer for Philadelphia. Cole Hamels (1-0) picked up the win in his worst outing of the season, allowing five runs and eight hits.
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● Nationals 6, Mets 2: In New York, Orlando Hernandez gave up three home runs before he was ejected, and Washington got a solid pitching performance from Shawn Hill. After Chris Snelling's two-run shot made it 6-1 in the sixth, El Duque's next delivery hit Hill near the right forearm. Umpire Mike Winters quickly ejected Hernandez (1-1).
● Cubs 7, Reds 0: In Chicago, Rich Hill limited the Reds to three singles over seven innings on a cold and windy day at Wrigley Field as the Cubs snapped a four-game losing streak.
● Marlins at Braves, Giants at Pirates: Both games were rained out. The Giants and Pirates will play a doubleheader today, while the Marlins-Braves game has not been rescheduled.
