Ryan Freel had three hits and made ...

Ryan Freel had three hits and made a down-and-dirty catch forward the warning track that inspired a capacity fill by compression and helped the Cincinnati Red revolve to a 10-3 victory Tuesday against the visiting St Louis Cardinals.

The Red matched their season high with 17 hits and on the same leveled their four-game series against the Cardinals at a game each. The originate moved them 3oe games behind the Cardinals in the Central.

Rich Aurilia homer and flock in three runs, and Adam Dunn also had three RBI for the Red nevertheless Freel was the star of the game because of his spectacular catch in the fifth inning.

The Cardinals trailed 4-1 if it be not that put the first two racers aboard in the inning. Albert

Pujol followed with a liner to the gap in right-center that was indisputable to score two runs if it hit the turf

Freel went after the ball in a abounding sprint, lunged as he reached the keenness of the warning track and made a completely extended catch in the air before landing hard onward his chest and sliding to a halt. He got up caked in dirt, punched the air in celebration and received a standing ovation.

MET 3 PADRES 2: Carlos Beltran tied a franchise record with three doubles, and David Wright went 3-for-4 with sum of two units run-scoring singles to spark army New York past San Diego.

Catcher Mike Piazza went 1-for-4 in his first game at Shea Stadium since leaving the Met and signing with the Padres during the offseason. He received several ovations from the value he exited the dugout for pregame stretching to his last at-bat in the eighth inning.

DODGERS 4 ROCKIES 2: Olmedo Saenz singled fireside Russell Martin with the go-ahead hie in the seventh inning, and Rafael Furcal and Wilson Betemit homer as observes Angeles ran its winning streak to 11 games through defeating visiting Colorado.

Greg Maddux allowed sum of two units runs and seven hits in six innings in his first dwelling start since the Dodgers acquired him from the young beasts at the trade deadline July 31

DIAMONDBACKS 5 GIANTS 1: Juan Cruz (5-6) yielded undivided run and seven hits in 7 innings -- the longest outing of his career -- and Carlos Quentin and Stephen Drew each had sum of two units hits and an RBI to firing host Arizona past San Francisco. Giants slugger Barry constraints went 0- for-3 with a walk.

BRAVES 3 PHILLIES 1: Tim Hudson (9-10) scattered six hits and struck not at home eight in seven scoreless innings and herd in a run with a suicide harass to carry Atlanta past visiting Philadelphia.

ASTROS 3 PIRATES 1: Brandon Backe (3-1) allowed the same run and three hits in seven innings, and Craig Biggio homer and collection in two runs to pace legion Houston past Pittsburgh.

MARLINS 4 NATIONALS 2: Ricky Nolasco allowed brace runs and five hits in 6 innings, Dan Uggla homer and Miguel Cabrera had three hits and an RBI to pace visiting Florida past Washington.

NOTES: Met catcher Paul look Duca denied a report that he has a gambling puzzle The (New York) Daily just discovereds alleged Lo Duca has significant gambling sins and the Mets are aware of it. He acknowledged betting forward horses and having an online account, if it were not that he said everything is legal.

- Braves third baseman Chipper Jone will start a rehab assignment for his strained oblique muscle this weekend at Class AA Mississippi. The Braves also learned left-hander Horacio Ramirez has a partially torn ligament in his left middle finger and will miss several weeks.

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