Final Score: New York 4, Milwaukee 2

Milwaukee, WI - Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth and the New York Mets went on to best Milwaukee 4-2 in the opener of a three-game set from Miller Park. Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy and Carlos Beltran joined Delgado with two hits while Beltran also scored twice for the Mets, who have won four of their last five to move two games ahead of the Phillies for the top spot in the NL East. Philadelphia dropped a 7-4 decision to Washington Monday. Starter Johan Santana limited the Brew Crew to a pair of runs on seven hits, while walking one and matching a season- high with 10 strikeouts. The lefty took a no-decision but ran his unbeaten streak (5-0) to 12 starts. Nelson Figueroa (3-3) was handed the win after pitching one-plus innings of relief. Ryan Braun had three hits and an RBI, including a pair of doubles for Milwaukee, which was coming off a three-game weekend sweep of the Pirates. The Brewers own a 5 1/2 game lead over the Phillies in the NL wild card standings but trail the Cubs by 4 1/2 games for the NL Central lead. Houston downed Chicago 3-0 Monday. Starter Ben Sheets had to leave after the fifth inning with tightness in his left groin. The right-hander was cruising with a 1-0 lead at the time, having given up only two hits and one walk but was handed a no- decision when the bullpen blew the lead. Eric Gagne (4-3) received the loss for Milwaukee after allowing three runs in the eighth inning.

Final Score: Washington 7, Philadelphia 4

Washington, DC - Tim Redding had a no-hitter through five innings, and Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run home run as Washington topped Philadelphia, 7-4, to win its season-high seventh straight game. Redding (10-8) didn't keep up his dominant pace, but still took the win after allowing three runs on two hits and three walks in 5 2/3 frames, with two strikeouts. Willie Harris, Cristian Guzman and Jesus Flores each finished with two hits and an RBI, while Lastings Milledge added a two-run single for Washington in the opener of this three-game set. Kyle Kendrick (11-8) struggled with his control and took the loss, after allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks in just four innings. Jimmy Rollins homered and Ryan Howard doubled and drove in a run for the Phillies, who had won two straight. Because the Mets beat Milwaukee earlier Monday, Philadelphia fell to two games back of New York for first place in the NL East.

Final Score: Colorado 4, San Francisco 0

Denver, CO - Jorge De La Rosa threw seven scoreless innings and added an RBI single in leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series. De La Rosa (8-7) walked just one and gave up four hits, while striking out six for the Rockies, who had lost three of four. Troy Tulowitzki had two of Colorado's four hits, including an RBI triple. Jonathan Sanchez (8-10), who was activated from the disabled list before the game, was the hard-luck loser. He allowed three runs on just three hits and three walks, and fanned six in his seven-inning start. Bengie Molina had three of San Francisco's eight singles, as the Giants failed to record an extra-base hit in their sixth loss in seven games.

Final Score: Houston 3, Chicago 0

Chicago, IL - Roy Oswalt took a shutout into the ninth inning, and Hunter Pence finished with two hits and batted in a run as Houston blanked the Cubs, 3-0, in the first of three games with Chicago. Oswalt (13-9) gave up just four hits and struck out three in 8 1/3 innings, and won for the fifth time in his past six starts. Miguel Tejada finished 2-for-4 with a triple, while Lance Berkman had two hits and two walks for the Astros, who have won six straight games. Jason Marquis (9-8) took the loss despite giving up just two runs on five hits and three walks in six innings. He also struck out eight for the Cubs, who remained 4 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee atop the NL Central, after the Brewers lost to the Mets on Monday. Chicago had four hits, all of them singles, and lost its third in a row for the first time since mid-July.

Final Score: Arizona 8, St. Louis 6

Phoenix, AZ - Stephen Drew hit for the cycle as part of a five-hit day while three other Arizona players homered to give the Diamondbacks an 8-6 comeback victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of a three-game series at Chase Field. Drew's cycle coupled with Adrian Beltre's cycle for the Seattle Mariners Monday night mark the second time in Major League Baseball history that two players have hit for the cycle on the same day. The first was on September 17, 1920, when Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants both accomplished the feat. Adam Dunn, Chris Young and Mark Reynolds all homered while new addition David Eckstein went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, as the Diamondbacks won for only the second time in eight games. The win keeps Arizona 2 1/2 games in front of Los Angeles for the NL West lead after the Dodgers downed San Diego Monday night. Randy Johnson struggled in his outing, giving up four homers, five runs and six hits in only 3 2/3 innings of work while striking out eight and walking three. Chad Qualls (3-8) got the win after throwing one scoreless inning. Brandon Lyon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 26th save of the season. Joel Pineiro allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in five innings, with three strikeouts. Kyle McClellan (2-7) took the loss after giving up three runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings of relief work. Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Joe Mather and Felipe Lopez all swatted homers in the loss. Cesar Izturis added three hits as the Cardinals dropped their fifth game out of the last six. The loss coupled with a Brewers loss Monday kept St. Louis 6 1/2 games behind Milwaukee for the NL wild card spot.

Final Score: Los Angeles 5, San Diego 2

Los Angeles, CA - Casey Blake homered and scored two runs to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in the first of three games at Chavez Ravine. Greg Maddux (7-11) got his first win in a Dodger uniform in two years and tied Roger Clemens for eighth all-time with 354 wins, allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th save of the season. Manny Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run batted in and James Loney added two hits for Los Angeles, which has won three straight after losing eight in a row. The Dodgers, coupled with a Diamondbacks victory earlier Monday, remained 2 1/2 games behind Arizona for the NL West lead. Adrian Gonzalez had a double and scored a run and Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in a run as the Padres snapped their two-game winning streak. Chris Young (4-5) made his first appearance since August 10, throwing five innings and giving up four runs and six hits while striking out three and walking three.