National League

Mets 7, Diamondbacks 3

Zack Wheeler pitched effectively, New York's hitters lashed balls all over Chase Field and the Mets walked away with a much-needed win.

What's concerning is what it may cost them down the road.

New York opened a three-game series in the desert with a win over Arizona on Monday night, but lost Juan Lagares and Curtis Granderson to injuries.

Granderson should be OK in a few days after injuring his left forearm and ribs during a collision with the wall, but Lagares could be out for a little while after straining his right hamstring legging out a grounder.

"We look at the big picture, it's tough for us," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "It's really tough. He's played absolutely great, he's swung the bat well, he's earned that right to be out there every day. For this to happen to him now, it's a tough break for him and a tough break for everybody."

Granderson hit the wall while tracking down a flyball by Miguel Montero in the first inning and left in the sixth as his arm and ribs got progressively sorer. X-rays were negative.

Lagares could be out a little longer.

New York's best hitter at .319, he raced hard down the line on a fielder's choice in the seventh. He tried to stay in the game, but left after consulting with the Mets' trainer.

The injuries overshadowed what had been a solid game for New York, which has yet to get on track early in the season.

David Wright added two RBIs and the Mets had 13 hits to open a three-game series. Wheeler (1-2) worked around traffic to end a five-start winless streak and Carlos Torres got the final eight outs for his first career save.

Lagares will be evaluated this morning to see how severe the injury is.

"Grandy will be OK, but somebody's got to step up, someone else has got to be the guy," Collins said.

The Diamondbacks continued to struggle at home.

Montero had three RBIs, but Josh Collmenter (0-1) gave up three runs the first three innings and Arizona was unable to bounce back, losing its sixth straight at home, the longest streak since Aug. 24-29, 2012.

The Mets and Diamondbacks entered this three-game series hoping to get a spark after a difficult start to the season.

Pitching has been a problem during the Mets' mediocre run.

New York is 26th in the majors with a 4.97 ERA and is the worst in baseball at keeping the ball in the yard, giving up 21 homers. Bartolo Colon gave up four on Sunday, when the Mets allowed 11 extra-base hits — tied for second-most in team history — in a 14-2 loss to Anaheim.

Wheeler gave up plenty of baserunners, but no homers and only a couple of runs.

Montero hit a run-scoring double off the right-hander in the first inning — when Granderson crashed into the wall — and added a sacrifice fly in the third. Wheeler worked around runners over the next four innings before being lifted with one out in the seventh.

He allowed two runs on six hits in 6 2-3 innings.

"I did have the three walks, which was a bit of a disappointment, but I did get faster outs," Wheeler said. "I kept my pitch count down, for the most part."

New York added two more runs in the fifth inning against Mike Bolsinger in his major league debut, going up 5-2 on run-scoring singles by Granderson and Duda.

Wright had an RBI single in New York's two-run eighth off Ryan Rowland-Smith.

Cardinals 4, Brewers 0

Milwaukee's nine-game winning streak was snapped when Lance Lynn struck out 11 in seven innings and Jon Jay hit a three-run homer for St. Louis.

Lynn allowed three hits over seven innings before Carlos Martinez finished off the surprising Brewers, who still have the majors' best record at 10-3. Lynn (3-0) frustrated hitters by mixing a fastball that topped 95 mph with a slider.

Jhonny Peralta hit a solo shot in the second off Brewers starter Matt Garza (0-2) before Jay sent a ball over the wall near the right field corner in the sixth.

Braves 9, Phillies 6

Dan Uggla hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth inning that lifted Atlanta to a wild win over the Phillies.

Evan Gattis also homered twice and Uggla drove in five runs as the Braves won their fourth straight. The teams combined for five homers and 12 runs in the final two innings.

Gattis, Uggla and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers in the eighth that put Atlanta ahead 5-1.

Domonic Brown's three-run homer capped a five-run bottom of the eighth that gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead.

But the Braves rallied against Jake Diekman (1-1).

Luis Avilan (3-1) wound up with the win and David Carpenter got his first save.

Ryan Howard homered and Marlon Byrd drove in two runs for Philadelphia. Utley had two hits, and is batting .489 this season.

Pirates 7, Reds 7 (six innings, suspended)

Neil Walker and Gaby Sanchez hit back-to-back homers twice, and the Pirates and and Reds combined for 10 homers in only six innings before rain forced a suspension.

The game will be resumed in the top of the seventh inning today at 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh hit six solo shots and Cincinnati had four homers, most of them into a heavy rain. Already, it's the most homers in a major league game since 2006.

Pittsburgh had three sets of back-to-back homers, only the third time that's happened in major league history.

Nationals 9, Marlins 2

Jordan Zimmermann bounced back from the shortest start of his career to pitch seven innings and lead the Nationals to a win over the Marlins, who endured their eighth loss in a row.

Bryce Harper had two doubles and an RBI triple for Washington. He has batted .520 over his past seven games to boost his average to .348.

Catcher Sandy Leon hit his first career home run, while Tyler Moore also homered and had an RBI single. Anthony Rendon drove in three runs with a double and a triple, and Danny Espinosa doubled and tripled for two of the Nationals' 11 extra-base hits.

Zimmermann (1-0) allowed two runs, struck out seven and lowered his ERA from 8.10 to 5.27.

Brad Hand (0-1) fell to 1-11 in his career as a starter. He lasted only three innings while allowing five runs and five extra-base hits.

Padres 5, Rockies 4

The Padres scored twice in the eighth inning on Rex Brothers' wild pitch and catcher Wilin Rosario's errant throw back to the plate, lifting San Diego to a victory over the Rockies.

The Rockies held a one-run lead when Brothers walked the bases loaded with two outs. Facing Yasmani Grandal, Brothers (1-2) unleashed a wild throw. As Rosario retrieved the pitch, he turned and threw wildly back to Brothers covering the plate.

The ball was out of Brothers' reach and Xavier Nady scored. As the ball sailed past the mound, Seth Smith scored from second base as the Padres took a 5-4 lead.

Dale Thayer (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning and Huston Street worked the ninth for his fourth save.

American League

Orioles 7, Rays 1

Wei-Yin Chen took a four-hitter into the seventh inning and Baltimore got its offense back on track against Chris Archer in a victory over Tampa Bay.

Matt Wieters and J.J. Hardy each had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run for the Orioles, who were coming off a three-game series against Toronto in which they scored only five runs in 30 innings.

In this one, Baltimore built a 6-0 lead over the first three innings and coasted to the finish. The Orioles had 13 hits, including five doubles.

It was by far the worst of Archer's 30 big league starts. The seven runs and 12 hits allowed by Archer (1-1) were both career highs, and his ERA jumped from 1.38 to 4.50.

Chen (2-1) retired his first 10 batters and didn't allow a hit until James Loney doubled with one out in the fifth. The left-hander gave up one run, five hits and two walks in 6 1-3 innings.

Athletics 3, Angels 2

Pinch-hitter John Jaso came through with a two-run homer off closer Ernesto Frieri in the ninth inning, sending Oakland to a victory over Los Angeles.

Yoenis Cespedes also went deep for the A's, offsetting Albert Pujols' 496th home run.

Frieri (0-1) was trying to preserve a 2-1 lead for starter Hector Santiago when Josh Donaldson led off the ninth with a single. One out later, Jaso drove a 1-2 pitch deep into the right-field seats for his first homer of the season and the first by an A's pinch-hitter.

Jaso has six homers and 21 RBIs at Angel Stadium along with a .424 average, the highest by any player with at least 75 plate appearances at the "Big A."

Jim Johnson (1-2) got the victory with a scoreless eighth, and Luke Gregerson earned his second save.

Pujols also had an RBI single.

Mariners 7, Rangers 1

Mike Zunino homered an inning before adding an RBI single in Seattle's strange six-run outburst that included three Texas errors and a replay reversal that gave the Mariners a run.

Roenis Elias (1-1) worked into the seventh inning with five strikeouts for his first major league victory in his third career start.

The Mariners went ahead to stay in the fifth on Zunino's solo homer off Colby Lewis (0-1), who made his first big league start in 21 months after elbow and hip operations.

Rangers manager Ron Washington was ejected during Seattle's six-run sixth for arguing a call that was overturned on instant replay in favor of the Mariners.

Seattle had gone 21 innings without a run before Zunino's third homer.