Hardy's two homers lift Brewers past Astros, 6-4

ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILWAUKEE -- J.J. Hardy hit two homers and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers ended the Houston Astros' five-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Saturday night.
Chris Capuano (3-0) pitched a season-high six innings for the win, allowing four runs and four hits while striking out six and walking six.
Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many chances, working out of a jam by getting former Brewer Carlos Lee to ground out with runners on first and second to end it.
Morgan Ensberg homered for Houston, which dropped to 6-2 on the road -- one game shy of tying its best start to a season away from home.
Hardy has four home runs and eight RBIs in the last three games, marking the first time since May 19-21, 2003, that a Milwaukee player has hit four home runs in three games. The last was Geoff Jenkins.
HOUSTONMILWAUKEE
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Biggio 2b4000Weeks 2b5120
Burke cf4021FCdero p0000
Scott ph1000Hardy ss3223
Brkmn 1b2000Fildr 1b4110
CaLee lf5012BHall cf4000
Ensbrg 3b3111Turnbw p0000
Mehler p0000Cunsell 2b0000
Lane rf3000Mench lf4111
AEvrtt ss3100CHart rf4110
Asmus c4110DMiller c3031
WRdgz p2010Grffnno 3b3001
Lamb 3b0100Cpuano p2000
Vllneva p0000
Gwynn cf1000
Totals31464Totals336106
Houston010000300--4
Milwaukee00213000x--6
DP--Milwaukee 2. LOB--Houston 9, Milwaukee 7. 2B--Ausmus (5), Weeks (4), Fielder (6), DMiller (2). HR--Ensberg (2), Hardy 2 (5). SB--Weeks (4), CHart 2 (4), DMiller (1). SF--Graffanino.
IPHRERBBSO
Houston
WRodriguez L,0-2696637
Moehler210002
Milwaukee
Capuano W,3-0644466
Villanueva120002
Turnbow100010
FCordero S,6100021
Capuano pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP--WRodriguez. Umpires--Home, Chris Guccione; First, Gary Cederstrom; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Jim Reynolds. T--3:01. A--41,209.
Marlins 9, Nationals 3
MIAMI -- Hanley Ramirez and Jason Wood homered as Florida ended a six-game losing streak.
Anibal Sanchez (2-0) pitched five innings, giving up three runs and five hits. He walked three and struck out four. He left the game before throwing a pitch in the top of the sixth with right hamstring cramping.
Matt Chico (1-2) allowed five runs and six hits in 42/3 innings. He struck out six, but struggled with his control, walking seven and throwing two wild pitches.
WASHINGTONFLORIDA
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FLopez ss5120HaRmz ss4212
Blliard 2b4000Uggla 2b3320
Zmrmn 3b4121Boone 3b4111
DYong 1b3110Wlnhm lf5031
Kearns rf2000Borchd rf4000
Church cf4021CRoss cf5122
Rivera p0000Olivo c4010
Schndr c4001Wood 1b3111
Flores c0000ASnchz p1100
Snlling lf3000Lndstr p0000
Chico p2000Reed ph1000
Spigner p0000Mssngr p1000
Jimnz ph1000
RWgnr p0000
Rstvch rf1000
Totals33373Totals359117
Washington011010000--3
Florida22001220x--9
E--RWagner (1), ASanchez (1). DP--Florida 1. LOB--Washington 9, Florida 12. 2B--Church (8), Uggla (6), Boone (3). HR--HaRamirez (3), Wood (1). S--Boone.
IPHRERBBSO
Washington
Chico L,1-24 2-365576
Speigner1-300000
RWagner1 2-354311
Rivera1 1-300012
Florida
ASanchez W,2-0553234
Lindstrom210012
Messenger210000
HBP--by ASanchez (Belliard), by ASanchez (Kearns). WP--Chico 2, ASanchez. Umpires--Home, Jeff Kellogg; First, Eric Cooper; Second, James Hoye; Third, Mike Reilly. T--3:02. A--24,107.
Phillies 4, Reds 1
CINCINNATI -- Cole Hamels had a career-high 15 strikeouts in his first complete game and Philadelphia turned the first triple play in the major leagues this season.
Hamels (2-0) allowed five hits and walked two. His previous career best for strikeouts was 12, which he reached twice last season.
The Phillies backed Hamels with their first triple play since May 15, 1999, against the New York Mets. With Josh Hamilton on second base and Edwin Encarnacion on first in the fifth inning, David Ross hit a grounder to Phillies third baseman Abraham Nunez, who stepped on third to force Hamilton and threw to second baseman Chase Utley to force Encarnacion for the second out.
Utley's relay to first baseman Wes Helms caught Ross by a step. The Reds hadn't hit into a triple play since catcher Eddie Taubensee lined into one against San Diego on May 19, 1997.
The triple play helped the Phillies preserve a 2-1 lead.
PHILACINCINNATI
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Rwand cf4111Dunn lf4010
Rollins ss4100BPhllps 2b4000
Utley 2b4123Conine 1b4111
Burrell lf4000AGnzlz ss4000
Bourn lf0000Hmlton rf2000
Helms 1b4010EEcrcn 3b3020
Nunez 3b4010Ross c2000
Brajas c3010Milton p0000
Hamels p3000Hopper ph1000
Santos p0000
JCastro ph1000
Srloos p0000
Totals34484Totals29151
Philadelphia200001010--4
Cincinnati010000000--1
E--EEncarnacion (2). DP--Cincinnati 1. TP--Philadelphia 1. LOB--Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 4. 2B--Utley (8), Dunn (3). HR--Rowand (2), Utley (3), Conine (2). SB--Victorino (5), Rollins (2). CS--Barajas (1). S--Milton.
IPHRERBBSO
Philadelphia
Hamels W,2-09511215
Cincinnati
Milton L,0-3663201
Santos221102
Saarloos100000
Umpires--Home, Ed Montague; First, Bill Miller; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Brian Knight. T--2:15. A--39,353.
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