Manny Acosta (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh, Peter Moylan retired the Mets in order in the eighth and Rafael Soriano earned his 13th save.

CUBS 6, NATIONALS 2: At Washington, Rich Harden allowed three hits over six innings, Derrek Lee homered and Chicago spoiled the debut of Washington interim manager Jim Riggleman. Harden (6-6), who had won only one of his previous seven starts, improved to 4-1 on the road. He allowed an unearned run, walked none and struck out seven.

ASTROS 3, DODGERS 0: At Los Angeles, Wandy Rodriguez (9-6) threw six shutout innings, scattering five hits with six strikeouts, and three relievers pitched a scoreless inning apiece for Houston. Humberto Quintero hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot, in the fifth inning for the Astros. Kaz Matsui added an RBI single in the seventh.

ROCKIES 10, PADRES 1: At San Diego, Aaron Cook pitched six solid innings, Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer and Seth Smith added a two-run shot for Colorado. Cook (9-3) continued his dominance over the Padres by getting out of two bases-loaded jams while only allowing one run. Cook raised his career record against the Padres to 13-4. He allowed eight hits, walked four and struck out eight.

American League

INDIANS 4, MARINERS 1: At Cleveland, Cliff Lee won for the first time in more than a month, allowing one run in his second complete game of the season for the Indians. Lee (5-9) hadn't won since a three-hit shutout against St. Louis on June 14, a game in which he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner had lost three straight starts. The Indians scored three runs or less in 11 of his 20 starts. Grady Sizemore, batting leadoff for the first time since May 16, had two hits and drove in a run for Cleveland.

ANGELS 6, ATHLETICS 2: At Oakland, Calif., Ervin Santana ended a three-start losing streak, Kendry Morales hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles notched its fourth straight win. Chone Figgins added a two-run double in a four-run fourth and Mike Napoli had a double among his three hits for the first-place Angels. They began the second half by winning for the eighth time in their last 10 road games to move a season-high 13 games over .500 (50-37). Brian Fuentes finished for his majors-leading 27th save and 14th straight.