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The NL Roundup …
PITTSBURGH ó Xavier Paul scored on Chase díArnaudís sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday.
Paul legged out an infield hit with one out against St. Louis reliever Jason Motte (3-2), then stole second and advanced to third when catcher Gerald Lairdís throw rolled into center field.
DíArnaud lined to center and the speedy Paul easily beat the throw from centerfielder Colby Rasmus as the Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak.
Dodgers 3, Nationals 1
LOS ANGELES ó Chad Billingsley overcame a shaky first inning to pitch seven innings of two-hit ball, Aaron Miles drove in two runs and the Dodgers beat the Nationals.
Both of Washingtonís hits came in the first inning on singles by Ryan Zimmerman and Michael Morse, who drove in Washingtonís run. Billingsley allowed only one baserunner after that, issuing a leadoff walk to Jayson Werth in the fourth.
Cubs 5, Astros 4, 10 innings
CHICAGO ó Pinch-hitter Jeff Bakerís game-winning single in the 10th inning helped Chicago complete its first three-game sweep at Wrigley Field in nearly two years as the Cubs beat the Astros.
Phillies 5, Padres 3
PHILADELPHIA ó Roy Halladay bounced back from his shortest stint of the season to strike out eight in eight innings and lead the Phillies to a win over the Padres.
Marlins 5, Mets 4
MIAMI ó John Buck doubled for his first career pinch-hit RBI to drive in the go-ahead run with two out in the eighth inning, and the Marlins rallied past the Mets.
The Marlins trailed 4-3 going into the eighth against former East Rowan and Rowan Legion standout Bobby Parnell (3-2).
Logan Morrison led off with a game-tying homer, and Mike Stanton singled.
Giants 2, Brewers 1
SAN FRANCISCO ó Madison Bumgarner pitched into the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants survived another one-run game, beating the Brewers.
Mike Fontenot and Jeff Keppinger each drove in runs for the Giants, who have won seven of 10 games since the All-Star break. Aubrey Huff had three hits and Brandon Belt added two.
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 0
PHOENIX ó Justin Upton went 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs, and the Diamondbacks took two of three from Colorado with a victory in what might have been Ubaldo Jimenezís last start for the Rockies.
Reds 4, Braves 3
CINCINNATI ó Drew Stubbs led off the ninth with a first-pitch homer, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a victory. Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer, and Miguel Cairo added a solo shot off rookie Brandon Beachy, giving Cincinnati a 3-0 lead. Brian McCann homered for Atlanta.