Cubs squander lead against Reds
CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Drew Sutton lined a two-out, two-run double off Carlos Marmol in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 after squandering a five-run lead Saturday.
Marmol (2-3), the Cubs closer, walked two straight batters with two outs before Sutton lined a ball into the right field corner to break the 5-5 tie.
Arthur Rhodes (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the win. Francisco Cordero worked the ninth for his 34th save in 37 chances.
METS 10, PHILLIES 9: At Philadelphia, David Wright hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning off new Philadelphia closer Ryan Madson to rally New York over the Phillies. Wright homered twice for the first time this season and matched a career high with six RBIs. The Mets scored five runs off the Phillies' bullpen in the final two innings to stun the NL East leaders.
BRAVES 7, CARDINALS 6: At St. Louis, Brian McCann hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning and Atlanta held on to beat St. Louis. The Cardinals have dropped two straight games for the first time since July 25-26 when they lost consecutive games to Philadelphia. Mike Gonzalez (4-4) got the win despite allowing two runs, one earned, in the eighth which gave the Cardinals a 6-5 lead.
DODGERS 9, GIANTS 1: At San Francisco, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer, Vicente Padilla pitched six strong innings and singled in a run and the Dodgers topped their win total from 2008. Padilla (3-0) struck out five and didn't allow an earned run to remain unbeaten since signing a minor league deal with the Dodgers on Aug. 19 following his release by the Rangers.
ASTROS 4, PIRATES 2: At Houston, Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping Houston beat Pittsburgh. Carlos Lee also connected for a two-run home run as Houston won for the seventh time in nine games. The Astros have won 12 of 16 at home. Carlos Lee hit his 25th home run of the season for Houston.
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