Rockies 2, Nationals 1
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WASHINGTON -- Ubaldo Jimenez allowed one run in eight innings pitched and Todd Helton homered, doubled and drove in both runs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Saturday night.
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Jimenez (4-8) retired the first 13 batters before Michael Morse singled with one out in the fifth inning. The right-hander struck out eight, allowed five hits and walked one. It was the third time this season Jimenez pitched at least eight innings, all of them coming on the road.
Ian Desmond singled, tripled and scored the lone run for the Nationals, who have lost three consecutive one-run games. Jason Marquis (7-4) took the loss.
Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 26th save. Jayson Werth grounded into a double play with runners on the corners to end the game.
Marlins 6, Astros 1
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MIAMI -- Ricky Nolasco tossed a seven-hitter for his sixth career complete game, Logan Morrison hit a bases-loaded triple in Florida's four-run fifth inning and the Marlins beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday night.
John Buck added a solo homer for the Marlins, who tied a season high with their fourth consecutive victory. Morrison finished with three hits, and Nolasco (6-5) struck out eight and walked one in his second complete game of the season.
Houston has lost eight of nine and 13 of 15 overall. Brett Myers (3-9) allowed six runs, five earned, and four hits in 4 1-3 innings, dropping to 0-5 with an 8.17 ERA in his last seven starts against Florida.
Giants 3, Mets 1
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum labored through six innings to win for the second time in his past eight starts and Pablo Sandoval had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 20 games as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 3-1 Saturday night.
Nate Schierholtz and Aubrey Huff drove in runs in the first inning off Chris Capuano (8-8) to help assure that the World Series champion Giants would go into the All-Star break in sole possession of first place in the NL West for the first time since 2003. San Francisco has a two-game lead over Arizona with one game left before the break.
The win also assures that Lincecum (7-7) will head to the All-Star game without a losing record. Lincecum was selected to the NL team by manager Bruce Bochy in a move that appeared to be as much a reward for what he had done in the past as it was for how he pitched in the first half this season.
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