Braves 2, Giants 1 (11 innings)
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves keep coming up with new things to throw when they celebrate.
This time, they went with the resin bag.
"I tried to get away," Martin Prado said, breaking into a smile after his two-out single in the 11th inning gave the Braves their second straight last at-bat win over San Francisco, 2-1 Tuesday night. "They got me with dirt, the resin bag, everything. That's fine. It's a great win for the team."
Randall Delgado had already dressed by the time the Braves won, but he sure did his part. The 21-year-old rookie allowed no hits through six innings in his second big-league start. He was lifted after giving up his lone hit -- Cody Ross' leadoff homer in the seventh that tied the game at 1.
Delgado insisted that he never thought about a no-hitter, but he knew how well he pitched. That's going to make it even more difficult to return to the minor leagues; he was called up to fill in for injured Tommy Hanson, and will head right back to Triple-A with Jair Jurrjens coming off the disabled list on Wednesday.
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"That was pretty exciting," Delgado said. "I'm so proud of myself."
Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad sparked the winning rally with a ground-rule double. He moved over to third on a ground out and came home on Prado's opposite-field single to right off Javier Lopez (5-2).
Prado's teammates charged out of the dugout and caught up him around second base, pelting him with all sorts of stuff in what has become a familiar team tradition. They lead the NL with 22 wins in the last at-bat.
On Monday, the Braves rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the ninth inning, beating the Giants 5-4 on Freddie Freeman's two-out, two-run single off Brian Wilson.
"This is what I really love about this team," Prado said. "We always go all the way to the end. If we lose, we lose battling."
The Giants put two players on the disabled list before the game, then lost starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to a sprained ankle in the third. Four relievers combined to allow only six hits and one earned run in eight innings.
That's a tough one but I'm proud of the staff," manager Bruce Bochy said. "They fought hard, man. They were into it."
Twenty-year-old Arodys Vizcaino (1-0) picked up his first big league win with two scoreless innings. Manager Fredi Gonzalez gave him the game ball and the lineup sheet the Braves put up in their dugout.
"My first game, I was nervous," Vizcaino said through a translator. "Now I feel like I'm part of the team because the guys make me feel so comfortable."
Padres 6, Mets 1
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SAN DIEGO -- Although it's too late for this season, the San Diego Padres continue to flash a resurgent offense.
Nick Hundley had three hits, including two triples, to lead a 15-hit attack as the San Diego Padres defeated the slumping New York Mets 6-1 on Thursday night.
Orlando Hudson drove in two runs and Cameron Maybin hit his eighth homer, a leadoff drive in the seventh, for San Diego, which reached double figures in hits for the second straight game.
The last-place Padres, with the NL's lowest batting average coming in at .238, lead the league in runs scored since the All-Star break.
"I don't think there is one thing," said San Diego manager Bud Black. "If you look at where we were earlier in the year, I think it was bound to turn around. I think there is heightened awareness of situational hitting."
Hundley has been on a tear since he returned Friday from his second stint on the disabled list. Hundley has hit in all four games, going 9 for 16.
"I'm not going to make a living out of that," Hundley said about his triples. "It was awesome, but it was a miracle."
Hundley's second triple leading the eighth inning came off Mets starter Mike Pelfrey, who is scheduled to start Friday against Milwaukee.
"It was weird seeing him come out of the pen," Hundley said. "It was like, 'Who is this guy?' To take a swing like that off an ace like that gives me a lot of confidence."
The right-handed Pelfrey left his last start on Saturday at Arizona after four innings when he was hit by a line drive on the right elbow. Since X-rays were negative and Pelfrey only threw 50 pitches, manager Terry Collins wanted to get him some work.
"It felt good to get back on the mound," said Pelfrey, who only faced three batters, threw eight pitches and allowed a one-out RBI single by Alberto Gonzalez before he was replaced.
Marlins 6, Rockies 5
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DENVER -- Anibal Sanchez waited more than two months for his next win. Another late rally by the Colorado Rockies nearly spoiled his celebration.
Sanchez tossed eight strong innings to win his first game since June 10 and the Florida Marlins held on to beat the Rockies 6-5 Tuesday night.
"I waited for a long time that game," Sanchez said. "I'm excited for my No. 7."
Sanchez (7-6) was sharp in earning his first victory since beating Arizona and continued his dominance of the Rockies, who he nearly no-hit in April. He scattered five hits and struck out seven, improving to 3-0 in four starts against Colorado.
"My last start was terrible. I felt good today," Sanchez said. "I didn't try to do anything extra, I didn't want to throw any harder, I just wanted a lot of command."
His only blemishes were allowing home runs to Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith.
"Aside from the home runs, he pitched outstanding," Florida manager Jack McKeon said. "He kept the damage down to solo home runs."
Sanchez's victory came after a second straight ninth-inning rally off closer Leo Nunez.
A night after he hit a walk-off three-run homer, Jason Giambi hit a pinch-hit two-run homer off Nunez with two outs in the ninth. Ty Wigginton followed with a single before Nunez got Dexter Fowler to pop out to nail down his 33rd save.
"We didn't care about Giambi hitting the home run. Throw him a strike, let him hit it," McKeon said. "He can't tie us and he can't beat us."
Nationals 6, Reds 4
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WASHINGTON -- Chien-Ming Wang is pitching better than he has in three years, and the Washington Nationals believe this is only the beginning.
Wang won back-to-back starts for the first time since 2008 and Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman homered to lift the Nationals to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Wang (2-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings, his longest outing since a stint of 7 1-3 innings on June 10, 2008, that began his previous consecutive wins run.
"I think he's just going to get stronger," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said of Wang, who threw more breaking balls because his sinker wasn't sharp. "From what I've seen, he wasn't tired, and he was still throwing the ball hard."
Morse homered into the right-field seats in the third inning for his 21st shot this season. He also hit a run-scoring double in the first. Zimmerman led off the fifth with his seventh home run.
Ian Desmond singled in two runs in Washington's three-run first. Morse leads the Nationals in batting average (.323) and home runs (21).
"Ever since I've been here, he hasn't had really a bad day," said Johnson, who took over as manager on June 26. "He missed one day and came back hitting ropes the next day. I don't know where we'd be without him. He's been awfully good."
Johnson will consider moving Morse to left field, where he was slated to play before first baseman Adam LaRoche tore his labrum and rotator cuff in May. As long as he brings his bat to the ballpark, he should help the Nationals.
"He's just a good hitter," Johnson said. "He hits the breaking ball, fastball. It doesn't matter what they throw him."
Cincinnati's Mike Leake (10-8) allowed six runs -- five earned -- and five hits in six innings. His streak of five straight quality starts was snapped.
"I felt like I threw the ball pretty good," Leake said. "The balls that they hit out were off the plate, good pitches. I don't know if they had a good plan or what."
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