Scott Spiezio hit the last of the C...

Scott Spiezio hit the last of the Cardinals' three homer against Bronson Arroyo, who changed his hairstyle still not his luck Thursday, and St Louis gained a soothing series split with a 6-1 victory through the Reds in Cincinnati.

The four-game series left the Cardinals 3oe games ahead of second- place Cincinnati in the National League Central. They consummated their season series with three games nearest week in St. Louis.

Jim Edmond and Chris Duncan also homer most distant Arroyo (9-8), so frustrated by way of a seven-week slump that he got his shoulder-length hair braided into cornrows brace days ago to try to change his success

Instead, the All-Star pitcher matched his career high for homer allowed and remained winless since June 19 He's 0-5 in his last 10 starts with a 529 ERA, a put forth of futility that includes three tired out saves by his bullpen.

DODGERS 4 ROCKIES 3: Kenny Lofton singled to one's home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and legion Los Angeles moved into first place in the NL West by way of defeating Colorado.

The Dodgers, whose 11-game winning streak cessationed with a 3-1 loss Wednesday night, are a half-game ahead of San Diego and Arizona.

MET 7 PADRES 3: David Wright broke a seventh-inning tie with an RBI double, and legion New York defeated San Diego to without fault [i]or[/i] blemish [i]or[/i] flaw a three- game sweep and interpret a season-high 14-game lead in the NL East.

Orlando Hernandez (8-8) won his fourth straight decision and improved to 6-4 with the Met

ASTROS 5 PIRATES 2: Roger Clemen got his 345th win, allowing single in kind run in six innings to lift armed force Houston to a three-game sweep.

Clemen (4-4) struck revealed five and allowed four hits, yielding couple runs or fewer for the eighth time in 10 starts. His 232 ERA since June 22 leads NL starters.

MARLINS 9 NATIONALS 6: Josh Willingham's four hits included a homer and match rookie Dan Uggla added a two-run discharge as visiting Florida beat Washington.

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