Ryan Howard powers the Phillies

at Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 7: Ryan Howard hit a tying three-run home run in the ninth inning before Paul Bako’s single lifted the Phillies.

at New York 4, Cincinnati 0: Jeff Francoeur had a two-run single in his Mets debut and Johan Santana (10-7) pitched seven sharp innings.

Washington 13, at Houston 2: Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn hit consecutive home runs and the Nationals set season highs for hits (21) and runs.

Atlanta 4, at Colorado 3: Jair Jurrjens (7-7) pitched six strong innings and singled twice to drive in a run and score a run for the Braves.

at Arizona 5, Florida 1: Justin Upton matched a career high with four hits to back Jon Garland (5-8), who gave up one run in eight innings.

at San Francisco 2, San Diego 1: Pablo Sandoval homered for the second consecutive game, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth inning.

at Milwaukee 6, Dodgers 3