NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 7, Reds 5

Third baseman Edwin Encarnacion hit one of Cincinnati's three homers off Mike Pelfrey, then made a throwing error in the 10th inning that helped the New York Mets rally for a victory Sunday and a split of their four-game series.

The Mets have won 11 of their last 13 games, salvaging their season one month after they fired manager Willie Randolph. The latest victory left them in a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East heading into their three-game series at Shea Stadium that starts Tuesday.

New York needed some help to pull it out. Encarnacion provided it with his team-leading 16th error.

Robinson Cancel opened the 10th with a double off Bill Bray (2-1), his first extra-base hit in the majors since 1999 with Milwaukee. Jose Reyes then bunted for a single, his fourth hit of the game.

Argenis Reyes then grounded to Encarnacion, who looked Cancel back to third and then tried to start a double play. Instead, he threw the ball into center field, letting in the go-ahead run.

Carlos Delgado finished the rally with a sacrifice fly. Delgado also had three hits and a walk, extending his month-long surge. The first baseman is batting .419 in July.

Duaner Sanchez (5-1) got the victory with two innings in relief of Pelfrey. Billy Wagner got the last three outs for his 24th save in 30 chances.

Marlins 3, Phillies 2

Jorge Cantu hit a bases-loaded single off the scoreboard with none out in the 11th inning, and Florida tightened the NL East race by beating Philadelphia.

Alfredo Amezaga led off the 11th with a single against Clay Condrey (2-2), and Hanley Ramirez walked on a 3-2 pitch. Jeremy Hermida bunted to Condrey, who looked to third base before throwing late to first, and the infield single loaded the bases. Cantu singled on a 1-1 pitch and was mobbed by his teammates.

Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5

Andre Ethier hit a go-ahead triple to highlight a five-run ninth-inning rally and Los Angeles beat Arizona.

The Dodgers took two of three from Arizona to pull even with the Diamondbacks in the NL West.

Cubs 9, Astros 0

Ryan Dempster struck out seven in eight shutout innings to earn his first road win in two years and Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Houston.

Rockies 11, Pirates 3

Matt Holliday and Jeff Baker homered and had three hits each, Aaron Cook won his team-leading 12th game and Colorado completed a four-game sweep of Pittsburgh.

Brewers 7, Giants 4

Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs, pitcher Manny Parra had an RBI single en route to winning his eighth straight decision and Milwaukee completed a season sweep of San Francisco.

Nationals 15, Braves 6

Former Braves outfielder Willie Harris drove in five runs and reached base five times, Jesus Flores had five hits and Austin Kearns hit a two-run homer as Washington routed Atlanta.

Cardinals 9, Padres 5

Aaron Miles' grand slam in the ninth inning, the first game-ending hit of his career, helped St. Louis recover from another blown save by Jason Isringhausen to wrap up a four-game sweep of San Diego.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 9, Rays 4

Alex Rios and Marco Scutaro homered, and Toronto avoided a three-game sweep with a victory over AL East-leading Tampa Bay.

Scutaro hit a three-run shot off Edwin Jackson (5-7) in the fifth to put the Blue Jays ahead 6-4. Rios had a two-run homer in the third and added a run-scoring double during a three-run seventh.

Shawn Camp (3-1) threw 1 2-3 scoreless innings for the win. The Blue Jays won for the fourth time in 17 road games.

Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena had solo homers for the Rays, who dropped to 38-15 at home this season. Tampa Bay has lost eight of 10 overall.

Indians 6, Mariners 2

Cliff Lee followed up his All-Star start with his second complete game of the season, scattering 11 hits in Cleveland's victory over Seattle.

Lee became the American League's first 13-game winner and Kelly Shoppach ended an 0-for-13 funk with a three-run homer off Carlos Silva in the fourth. Silva (4-12) left with back tightness immediately after the home run, the latest ailment for Seattle's sick, injured and ineffective rotation.

Rangers 1, Twins 0

Taylor Teagarden broke up Scott Baker's perfect-game bid with a sixth-inning home run for his first major league hit, and Vicente Padilla pitched Texas past Minnesota.

The Rangers denied the Twins their fourth series sweep over the past month, handing them just their eighth defeat in 31 games. Baker (6-3) took a hard-luck loss, his first in six starts.

Padilla (11-5), activated from the disabled list before the game, gave up three hits in seven innings. He threw just 80 pitches, and though Rangers manager Ron Washington said before the game that Padilla wasn't on a pitch count, he was relieved by Eddie Guardado to start the eighth.

Tigers 5, Orioles 1

Justin Verlander came within an out of completing a three-hitter, and Detroit got home runs from Magglio Ordonez and Marcus Thames to hand Baltimore its 15th consecutive Sunday loss.

Ryan Raburn had two RBIs for the Tigers, who split the four-game series and moved back to .500 (49-49).

Verlander (8-9) was replaced by Todd Jones after allowing his second walk of the ninth inning. Jones then walked Aubrey Huff before retiring Kevin Millar on a grounder to end it.

Verlander retired 16 straight batters between a second-inning double by Luke Scott and a seventh-inning double by Millar. The right-hander is unbeaten in eight starts since June 6.

The Orioles' 15-game skid on Sundays is the longest on any given day since Arizona dropped 15 in a row on Saturdays in 2004, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

The Tigers took a 3-1 lead with a two-run sixth against Brian Burres (7-6).

Royals 8, White Sox 7

Esteban German hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning to lead Kansas City over Chicago.

German was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Mike Aviles had three hits for the Royals, who have won five of seven. Joakim Soria got three outs for his 26th save and Ramon Ramirez (1-1) earned the win.

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