hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 Friday night despite Cliff Lee's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies. Shane Victorino singled to start the seventh for the first hit off Lowe, and Placido Polanco followed with a double. The right-hander then came out of the game with an apparent leg or foot injury. Lowe (3-3) appeared to hurt himself in the top of the seventh after singling and going to second on Chipper Jones' single. Brian McCann had a pair of doubles and an RBI, and Alex Gonzalez had three hits and an RBI for the Braves. Lee (2-3) set the major league high for strikeouts this season, coming within one of the franchise record. The big league mark for a nine-inning game is 20. Reds 5, Cubs 4: At Chicago, Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and Brandon Phillips made some key defensive plays at second base as Cincinnati beat Chicago. Other results: Astros 3, Pirates 2 ; Mets 6, Dodgers 3; Cardinals 6, Brewers 0; Giants 4, Rockies 3; Nationals 3, Marlins 2, 10 innings; Padres 4, Diamondbacks 3, 11 innings. Yankees end losing streak Curtis Granderson hit two homers, rookie Ivan Nova limited the Texas Rangers to two singles up to the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees ended their season-worst three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night. Even before Nova (3-2) threw his first pitch, Granderson put the Yankees ahead to stay. His 433-foot (132 meter) drive into the second level of seats high above the Rangers' bullpen in right-center made it 2-0 in the first. He hit his AL-leading 10th homer in the seventh, a towering solo shot closer to the right-field line but still in the upper deck. Athletics 3, Royals 2: At Kansas City, Gio Gonzalez pitched seven effective innings as the Oakland Athletics ruined Eric Hosmer's much-anticipated major league debut. Rays 6, Orioles 2: At Baltimore, James Shields gave up just three hits into the eighth inning and Brandon Guyer homered in his first big league at-bat. Twins 9, Red Sox 2: At Boston, Trevor Plouffe hit his first homer of the season and Scott Baker pitched eight strong innings. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4: At Toronto, Adam Lind homered and drove in two runs and Jesse Litsch struck out a career
