Final Score: Washington 1, New York 0

Flushing, NY - Willie Harris made a spectacular diving catch in left field to rob the Mets of a potential tying run in the ninth inning, and the Nationals doubled Carlos Beltran off third base to end the game to hold on for a 1-0 victory at Shea Stadium. Felipe Lopez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth, an inning after the Nationals broke up Mike Pelfrey's no-hit bid, as Washington won three of the four games in the series. Jason Bergmann (1-1) struck out nine over seven innings to get the victory. He allowed three hits and walked two. Jon Rauch threw the eventful ninth inning for his ninth save. Pelfrey (2-4) was charged with three hits and the run over 7 2/3 innings for the Mets, who have never had a no-hitter in their history. He walked three and struck out four. Luis Castillo had two of the five hits for the Mets, losers of two in a row.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 11, St. Louis 5

St. Louis, MO - Jason Bay's three-run pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates past the St. Louis Cardinals in an 11-5 comeback win at Busch Stadium in the finale of a three-game series. Freddy Sanchez and Jason Michaels drove in two runs each for the Pirates, who took the first and last games of the series. Doug Mientkiewicz and Chris Gomez each had three hits and three runs scored, while Nate McLouth homered and drew three walks. John Grabow (3-1) picked up the win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief, and the Pittsburgh bullpen combined to throw five shutout innings behind starter Ian Snell, who allowed five runs on 11 hits in four frames. Chris Duncan went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in and a pair of runs scored for the Cardinals, losers in seven of their last nine. Jason Isringhausen's (1-5) struggles continued, as he was tagged for four runs -- three earned -- on two hits and two walks in one-third of an inning in relief of Joel Pineiro, who surrendered four runs on six hits in five innings.

Final Score: Chicago 4, San Diego 0

Chicago, IL - Ryan Dempster threw into the ninth inning, had a career-high 12 strikeouts and singled in a run, as the NL Central-leading Cubs blanked the San Diego Padres, 4-0, in the finale of a four-game series. Derrek Lee highlighted a four-run fifth inning with a two-run double for Chicago, which is 6-1 on its current homestand and has captured 12 of its last 15 at Wrigley Field. Dempster (5-1), who worked the previous three years as the closer for the Cubs, allowed six hits and one walk. He was nearing his third career shutout, but was removed with one out in the ninth. Kerry Wood struck out the final two batters for his eighth save. Greg Maddux (3-4) was charged with 11 hits and four runs over 4 1/3 innings in defeat. Brian Giles had three hits for the Padres, losers in eight of their last 11 games.

Final Score: Houston 8, San Francisco 7

San Francisco, CA - Lance Berkman's solo homer in the ninth inning provided the winning run, as Houston overcame a six-run deficit to top San Francisco, 8-7, in the finale of a four-game set with the Giants. Berkman finished 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, and remained red-hot. He has hit safely in 13 consecutive games, and has posted a .556 batting average with seven homers and 20 RBI in the span. Kaz Matsui went 3-for-4 with a double, while Carlos Lee finished 3-for-5 with a solo homer and Darin Erstad provided a pinch-hit, three-run homer for the Astros, who took three of four games from the Giants, and have won 11 of 13. Starter Chris Sampson allowed seven runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits in six innings, but the Astros' bullpen threw three scoreless innings. Tim Byrdak (2-0) threw two- thirds of an inning for the win. Omar Vizquel and Randy Winn each had three hits, while John Bowker drove in three runs for San Francisco, which has lost eight of 11. Giants starter Tim Lincecum was solid in six innings, as he allowed three runs on five hits and three walks, and struck out 10. But Tyler Walker allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning out of the bullpen, while Vinnie Chulk (0-2) gave up Berkman's homer and took the loss.

Final Score: Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 0

Philadelphia, PA - Cole Hamels went the distance for his first career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies launched three home runs in defeating the Atlanta Braves 5-0 in the rubber match of a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Hamels (5-3) allowed only four hits and two walks, striking out six. He retired 16 of the first 17 batters including 15 straight for Philadelphia, which is 5-5 in its last 10 games. Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz and Shane Victorino all homered for the Phillies in the win. Atlanta starter Chuck James (2-3) surrendered five runs on six hits and five walks in just four innings. Brian McCann, Jeff Francoeur, Omar Infante and Gregor Blanco collected the four hits for Atlanta, which is also 5-5 in its last 10 games.

Final Score: Arizona 8, Colorado 5

Phoenix, AZ - Brandon Webb got his major league leading ninth win and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded out 13 hits in completing a three- game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, 8-5 at Chase Field. Webb (9-0) tossed 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk. He struck out eight and retired 15 of the first 16 batters for Arizona, which has won three straight after getting swept in a three-game set at Chicago. Webb's current nine-decision win streak tied him with Curt Schilling for the longest in club history and is the best start to a season in franchise history. Stephen Drew was 4-for-5 with an RBI, scoring two runs, and Orlando Hudson was 2-for-3 with two RBI, scored two runs and walked twice for the Diamondbacks. Chris Snyder added a three-run homer for the victors. Colorado starter Aaron Cook (6-2) went five innings allowing five runs on 10 hits and four walks. He did strike out six for Colorado, which has now lost five straight. Clint Barmes was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Chris Iannetta, Matt Holliday, Ryan Spilborghs and Scott Podsednik each had an RBI for the Rockies.

Florida at Cincinnati, postponed

Cincinnati, OH - Thursday's game between the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins, the finale of a four-game series, has been postponed because of inclement weather. A makeup date has not been set. The Reds' Matt Belisle (1-3) had been scheduled to go against the Marlins' Andrew Miller (3-2). As a result of the postponed game, Belisle's turn in the rotation will be skipped, and rookie Johnny Cueto will make his scheduled start Friday against Cleveland, as the teams open interleague play. Meanwhile, the Marlins will push back their rotation, and Miller will get the start as Florida hosts Kansas City on Friday.