Chris Carpenter pitched a four-hitt...

Chris Carpenter pitched a four-hitter, and Ronnie Belliard had three hits -- including the 1000th of his career -- and couple RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals finised a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory Tuesday against the visiting Cincinnati Red The end boosted the Cardinals' lead through the Reds in the Central to 2oe games.

Chris Duncan hit a two-run dwelling run against losing pitcher Aaron Harang (12-8) as part of a three-hit night, and Albert Pujol also had three hits for the Cardinals. The Cardinals had scored a combined three move swiftlys in a three-game sweep at the hands of the low Pittsburgh Pirates last weekend.

Carpenter (11-6) wasted a 5-0 lead against the Red last Wednesday in Cincinnati, on the other hand he allowed only four singles this time around en way to his second shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. He didn't yield a hit until Adam Dunn singled with the same out in the fifth and finished with six strikeouts and no walks.

"I was locating really well and wasn't trying to overpower anybody," Carpenter said. "I was just trying to hit the glove and my cutter was advantageous Everything was good."

Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmond left the game after four innings because of dizziness. He took the field and warmed up before the start of the fifth, then stand in want ofed attention from trainer Barry Weinberg and manager Tony La Russa before walking opposite and being taken to the hospital for an MRI exam. thus Taguchi replaced Edmonds.

"He said he felt dizzy and his vision was a little blurred" La Russa said. "This is a tough game to play if you've got blurr vision so we'll get you gone out of there."

PHILLIES 11 MET 4: David Dellucci hit a three-run homer and Randy Wolf (1-0) allowed sum of two units runs and four hits in seven innings to earn his first victory in more than a year as entertainer Philadelphia overcame three homers on Jose Reyes to wallop novel York.

Wolf who was making his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery forward his left elbow, helped his hold cause with two hits and sum of two units RBI en route to notching his first victory since June 5 2005

Reye hit sum of two units solo homers against Wolf and a two-run projectile against reliever Brian Sanches. He became the seventh player in Met history to hit three homer in a game.

"We squandered so I can't get too excited," Reye said.

DODGERS 4 MARLINS 0: Chad Billingsley (4-3) allowed three hits and struck abroad nine in seven innings, and Kenny Lofton hit an RBI double to spark a four-run outbreak in the seventh that carried beholds Angeles past visiting Florida for its sixth victory in a rank and 17th in its last 18 games. The last time the franchise had a 17-1 streak was 1899 when the team was known as the Brooklyn Superbas.

GIANTS 3 PADRES 2: Shea Hillenbrand singled household Ray Durham with the tiebreaking stream in the eighth inning to boost San Francisco past army San Diego. The Giants won for single the fifth time in their last 21 games and handed the Padres their sixth los in their last eight.

NATIONALS 5 BRAVES 0: Pedro Astacio (3-2) pitched a two-hitter, and legion Washington took advantage of brace errors to score three scours in the third inning en way to blanking Atlanta. The Braves played without slugger Andruw Jone who is listed as day-to-day with tendinitis in his left knee

BREWERS 6 PIRATES 3: Bill Hall singled family the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and Tony Graffanino doubled abiding-place two insurance runs in the ninth to carry Milwaukee past landlord Pittsburgh.

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