NL roundup: Marlins' Johnson beats Phillies' ace Halladay

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Johnson outdueled Roy Halladay in their perfect game rematch, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Thursday.

Johnson and Halladay last met on May 29 in Miami, when the Phillies' ace threw the 20th perfect game in major league history in a 1-0 win. This time, Johnson (7-2) gave up three hits, walked one and struck out five as the Marlins ended a four-game losing streak.

Halladay (8-4) was sharp, too, allowing one run and six hits in eight innings. He fanned eight and walked one.

Both Halladay and Johnson finished the outings with ERAs under 2.00.

PADRES 4, METS 2 (1ST GAME); METS 3, PADRES 0 (2ND GAME): At New York, Jonathon Niese pitched a one-hitter for his first career complete game and the Mets overcame a triple play to beat San Diego in the nightcap for a doubleheader split. Niese (3-2) allowed only Chris Denorfia's leadoff double in the third inning, his second stellar start since coming off the disabled list Saturday. In the opener, Mat Latos (6-4) outpitched Johan Santana (4-3) and San Diego stopped New York's nine-game home winning streak. Adrian Gonzalez had three hits for the Padres, including a go-ahead single.

REDS 7, GIANTS 6: At Cincinnati, Brandon Phillips had four hits, including a two-run triple in the eighth inning that rallied the Reds to yet another comeback win. Joey Votto's RBI single up the middle scored Phillips and gave the Reds their 12th win in their final at-bat, the most in the majors.

ASTROS 5, ROCKIES 4: At Denver, Roy Oswalt struck out nine, Humberto Quintero homered and Houston won its third straight. Quintero got three hits and Tommy Manzella drove in a career-high three runs as the Astros won for the ninth time in 12 games.

BREWERS 5, CUBS 4 (10 INNINGS): At Milwaukee, Carlos Gomez raced home from first base on a sacrifice bunt and throwing error in the 10th inning, giving the Brewers a wild victory over Chicago. Gomez pinch-hit and drew a leadoff walk from Bob Howry (1-1). Craig Counsell followed with a bunt and the speedy Gomez rounded second base and just kept going. First baseman Xavier Nady's frantic throw to third sailed wild, allowing Gomez to score. Milwaukee's Corey Hart hit his NL-leading 16th homer in the second inning.

NATIONALS 4, PIRATES 2: At Washington, Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham homered in the fourth inning, Livan Hernandez made the lead stand up and Washington beat Pittsburgh to become the last team in the majors to sweep a series this season. Hernandez (5-3) allowed two runs over six innings.

BRAVES 11, DIAMONDBACKS 7: At Phoenix, Brooks Conrad scrambled home to break a ninth-inning tie and Atlanta, after blowing a five-run lead, beat Arizona. The speedy Conrad hit for David Ross, who had a double, single and two RBIs. Conrad singled, stole second and made a headfirst slide to score on pinch-hitter Brian McCann's one-out single off closer Chad Qualls (1-3).