Slumping Braves snap 3-game skid

Atlanta has won just three of its last 13 games.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON -- Tim Hudson allowed three hits and took a shutout into the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Edgar Renteria hit a three-run homer and Chipper Jones added an RBI double as the Braves won for just the third time in 13 games.
ATLANTAHOUSTON
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CJones 3b4011Burke 2b4000
AJones cf4000Munson 1b4000
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Frncur rf4000Lane cf3010
LaRche 1b2000Asmus c3000
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THudsn p3110Bchholz p2000
Ray p0000Tveras ph1110
Sprger p0000
Totals31474Totals30242
Atlanta103000000--4
Houston000000020--2
DP--Houston 2. LOB--Atlanta 2, Houston 5. 2B--Betemit 2 (8), CJones (11). 3B--OPalmeiro (1). HR--Renteria (7). SB--Burke (4). S--Renteria.
IPHRERBBSO
Atlanta
THudson W,6-4832245
Ray S,4110001
Houston
Buchholz L,3-6874418
Springer100000
Umpires--Home, Greg Gibson; First, Rob Drake; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Larry Vanover. T--2:22. A--41,808.
Phillies 6, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON -- Pat Burrell's two-run homer off Livan Hernandez sparked a five-run rally in the eighth inning.
With their bullpen spent after a 12-inning victory Friday night, the Nationals needed a long outing from Hernandez, who had won four straight starts.
The right-hander gritted his way through seven innings, then faltered in the eighth as Washington lost for only the second time in 10 games.
PHILAWASHINGTON
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Rollins ss5021ASrano lf3000
Utley 2b4001Clayton ss3120
BAbreu rf5110Vidro 2b4000
Burrell lf4112NJhnsn 1b3000
Gordon p0000Zmrmn 3b3011
Howard 1b5010MrAnd rf3110
Rwand cf4130JGillen rf1000
DaBell 3b2110Schndr c4000
Coste c3000Byrd cf3011
Dllucci ph1112LHrndz p1000
Fasano c0000Stanton p0000
Lidle p2110Rauch p0000
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Geary p0000
Nunez ph1000
Rhodes p0000
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Totals376126Totals29252
Philadelphia000010050--6
Washington000011000--2
E--Utley (5), Zimmerman (6). DP--Washington 2. LOB--Philadelphia 8, Washington 7. 2B--Rollins (16), Rowand (10), Dellucci (7), Clayton (14), MarAnderson (5). HR--Burrell (16). CS--Zimmerman (4). S--LHernandez. SF--Utley, Byrd.
IPHRERBBSO
Philadelphia
Lidle632242
Geary W,4-0120010
Rhodes100001
Gordon100002
Washington
LHrndz L,5-6793334
Stanton1-300001
Rauch1 2-333103
LHernandez pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Umpires--Home, Tim Timmons; First, Joe Brinkman; Second, Jeff Nelson; Third, Derryl Cousins. T--2:53. A--32,089.
Cubs 4, Reds 2
CINCINNATI -- Michael Barrett's grand slam in the seventh inning lifted Chicago.
Barrett's two-out homer off reliever Esteban Yan broke open a scoreless game and powered the Cubs to their second consecutive victory over Cincinnati, which had won eight straight with a high-powered offense.
CHICAGOCINCINNATI
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Pierre cf5120FLopez ss3110
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Barrett c3114Aurilia 3b5000
Nevin 1b5020Dunn lf2000
ARmrz 3b3020Httberg 1b3010
Murton lf4010Kearns rf3000
JJones rf5000Ross c4000
NPerez ss4110Clausen p2000
CZmro p2000Yan p0000
Howry p0000McCkn ph1010
Wmack 2b0000Mays p0000
Wthers p0000
Olmedo ph1000
Totals35494Totals33262
Chicago000000400--4
Cincinnati000000011--2
LOB--Chicago 12, Cincinnati 11. 2B--Pierre (11), ARamirez (14), FLopez (12), Griffey Jr. (7). 3B--McCracken (1). HR--Barrett (8), Griffey Jr. (11). S--CZambrano.
IPHRERBBSO
Chicago
CZambrano W,5-37 2-341164
Howry1-300011
Dempster S,11121100
Cincinnati
Claussen L,3-76 2-353337
Yan1-331111
Mays100001
Weathers110021
HBP--by Claussen (ARamirez). WP--Howry. Umpires--Home, Randy Marsh; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Sam Holbrook. T--2:50. A--34,141.
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