NL roundup: Mat Latos' arm, bat pace Padres past Giants

SAN FRANCISCO — Mat Latos pitched a one-hitter, allowing just a sixth-inning single that deflected off him, and also drove in the lone run to lead the San Diego Padres over the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Latos (3-3) retired the first 15 batters. Eli Whiteside opened the sixth with a one hopper that hit off Latos' glove hand and bounced toward shortstop. Third baseman Chase Headley's throw to first wasn't in time.

ASTROS 4, CARDINALS 1: At St. Louis, Bud Norris shut down St. Louis for the fourth straight time, Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer after a testy exchange and Houston wrapped up a three-game sweep of the Cardinals, who have lost seven of nine. Norris (2-4) struck out eight and walked none in eight innings. He gave up one run and six hits. Though he's 8-7 with a 5.10 ERA lifetime, Norris is 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA in four career starts against St. Louis.

MARLINS 2, METS 1: At Miami, Cody Ross scored from third base on a wild pitch by Fernando Nieve with one out in the ninth inning to lift Florida past New York. Ross walked with one out off Nieve (1-2) and took third on a single by Ronny Paulino. Nieve's first pitch to pinch-hitter Dan Uggla was a breaking ball in the dirt that bounced away from catcher Rod Barajas, and Ross slid across home plate with the winning run.

NATIONALS 14, ROCKIES 6: At Denver, Ryan Zimmerman homered twice and knocked in six runs, and Washington scored seven runs in the eighth to rock Colorado. Cristian Guzman had a pinch-hit, three-run double, and Josh Willingham and Ian Desmond each added two RBIs for the Nationals.