NL roundup: Rockies stay ahead in Wild Card chase

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DENVER — Second baseman Clint Barmes made a diving catch to start a game-ending double play, preserving the Colorado Rockies' 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Huston Street earned his first six-out save in three years and the Rockies remained 2 1/2 games ahead of surging Atlanta in the NL wild-card race. The Braves beat Washington 6-3 in 10 innings.

Colorado's victory also kept the Los Angeles Dodgers' magic number at two for clinching the NL West title.

One day after St. Louis wrapped up the NL Central crown, the Rockies received four scoreless innings of work from four relievers to preserve the win for Jorge De La Rosa (16-9), who was removed after the fifth.

Street was called on for his first six-out save since Aug. 2, 2006, with Oakland. He allowed leadoff hits in both the eighth and ninth, but worked his way out of it to earn his 34th save in 35 chances this season.

BRAVES 6, NATIONALS 3: At Washington, Atlanta scored three in the top of the 10th inning, keeping up its late-season surge and completing a three-game sweep. Brian McCann drove in a run with a groundout, and pinch-hitter Omar Infante followed with a two-run single as the Braves ran their winning streak to six.

PIRATES 6, DODGERS 5: At Pittsburgh, right fielder Andre Ethier misplayed Lastings Milledge's two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and Pittsburgh rallied for four in the ninth inning to prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title.

The Dodgers went ahead 5-2 by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth against Matt Capps (4-8), only to let the Pirates stage their best rally of a dismal season in which they are four losses from losing 100 games.

GIANTS 5, CUBS 1: At San Francisco, Matt Cain pitched eight scoreless innings and Eli Whiteside had a pair of RBI doubles to lead San Francisco to the victory.

Eugenio Velez, Juan Uribe and Pablo Sandoval each had two hits and drove in a run for the Giants, who had lost six of eight. San Francisco remained five games behind NL wild card-leading Colorado with six games left.

METS 4, MARLINS 0: At Miami, Pat Misch pitched an eight-hitter for the first complete game of his career, and New York spoiled Florida's home finale.

Jeff Francoeur and Anderson Hernandez homered for the Mets. Francoeur also robbed Chris Coghlan of a homer in right field.