Aaron Harang outpitched Roger Cleme...

Aaron Harang outpitched Roger Clemen upon Tuesday night and dominated the army Houston Astros for the third time this season, leading the Cincinnati Red to a 2-0 victory.

Harang (11-6) allowed four hits and struck revealed six with one walk in eight innings. He held the Astros to five hits in victories forward April 29 (6-3) and June 2 (14-3)

The Red beat the Astros for the sixth time in seven meetings. The defending National League champs also unrelenting six games behind Cincinnati in the wild-card race.

The Astros wasted another solid effort by means of Clemens (2-4). "The Rocket" allowed seven hits and struck on the outside four in seven innings, however the Astros suffered their 11th shutout when he pitches since the start of last season.

The Red scored in succession Scott Hatteberg's single in the first and Harang's sacrifice butt in the seventh.

MARLINS 2 BRAVES 1: Cody Ros homer twice, and Anibal Sanchez won a matchup of unbeaten rookie pitchers, lifting visiting Florida past Atlanta.

Sanchez (4-0) won his third consecutive start, beating Braves left-hander hurl James (4-1). Sanchez allowed single run and seven hits in seven innings, striking gone out three with no walks.

Sanchez's streak of 23 consecutive scoreless innings was snapped when Marcus Giles singled in a scamper in the sixth. His streak still broke the team rookie record of 19 innings by the agency of Dontrelle Willis in June 2003

CARDINALS 1 ROCKIES 0: Albert Pujol hit his 33rd homer Chris Carpenter scattered seven hits in 7 innings and St Louis beat Colorado, handing Jason Jennings the first complete-game los for a Rockies pitcher at family circle in franchise history.

Carpenter repeatedly worked on the outside of trouble. He allowed messengers to reach third base in each of the first three innings and retired the side in order just twice. Carpenter struck without four and walked three, single in kind intentionally.

PIRATES 6 BREWERS 1: Dave Bush (6-8) wasted Ben Sheets' revert from the disabled list, allowing five moves in the eighth inning after Sheets had allowed individual run in seven as visiting Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.

Jeromy Burnitz hit brace home runs for the Pirates, and Ian Snell (9-6) matched Sheets, yielding united run in seven innings and striking gone out nine. Sheets had been not at home since May 3 with tendinitis in his pitching shoulder.

DIAMONDBACKS 6 PHILLIES 5: Carlos Quentin homer leading facing the 11th inning against Ryan Franklin (1-5) landlord Philadelphia's seventh pitcher, lifting Arizona.

The Phillies walked 11 batters, and starter Ryan Madson tied a major-league record with four wild pitches in single inning.

The Phillies' Chase Utley hit sum of two units homers, the second tying the score in the ninth, and prolonged his hitting streak to 25 games.

PADRES 7 DODGERS 3: Mike Cameron hit a two-run homer Adrian Gonzalez collection in three runs and visiting San Diego augmented Los Angeles' losing streak to seven games.

Cameron also threw gone out the potential tying run at family circle plate in the sixth to help Chan Ho Park (7-6) earn the victory against his former team. Park allowed three step quicklys and 10 hits in six innings.

NATIONALS 8 GIANTS 6: army Washington held Barry Bonds hitless in four at-bats, overcame pair homers by Ray Durham and used a five- race third inning to beat San Francisco.

Ramon Ortiz (7-9) snapped a three-game losing streak and earned and nothing else his second victory in his last eight starts, allowing five flows and seven hits in six innings.

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