Rookie Alex Presley had three of Pittsburgh's 14 hits and the Pirates moved three games over .500 this late in the season for the first time in 12 years with a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros Monday. A day after matching a season high for hits with 16, the Pirates' offense had 13 off Houston's Brett Myers (3-8) – the most he's allowed in 234 career starts. Chase d'Arnaud, Garrett Jones, Neil Walker and Lyle Overbay each had two hits for Pittsburgh, which played in front of its fourth consecutive home sellout – another sign of how rare it is for the Pirates to be in contention. Paul Maholm (5-9) allowed one earned run in six innings for the Pirates. Nationals 5, Cubs 4, 10 innings: At Washington, Jayson Werth turned boos to cheers by scoring the winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning as the Nationals snagged another one-run victory. Werth opened the inning by drawing a walk off Marcos Mateo (1-2), then advanced on a sacrifice by pinch-hitting pitcher Livan Hernandez. Mateo was replaced by Carlos Marmol, and Werth stole third on Marmol's first pitch to Ivan Rodriguez. Then Marmol uncorked a 2-2 pitch that sailed way outside to Rodriguez. Werth scored and was mobbed by his teammates. Henry Rodriguez (3-1) pitched the 10th for the win. Phillies 1, Marlins 0: At Miami, Vance Worley pitched seven sharp innings and Philadelphia scored the only run on a close play in the seventh to beat Florida. Michael Martinez, playing for an injured Shane Victorino, got his fifth RBI with a single to center. A sliding Domonic Brown barely beat the throw home, although a TV replay appeared to show he was out. The Marlins argued only briefly, but twice had a player ejected for disputing other calls. Worley (4-1) allowed two singles and walked two while lowering his ERA to 2.21 in 10 games. Antonio Bastardo pitched a hitless ninth for his fifth save to complete a two-hitter for the Phillies, who lead the majors with 13 shutouts. Cardinals 1, Reds 0: At St. Louis, Chris Carpenter outdueled Cincinnati Reds nemesis Johnny Cueto with eight impressive innings, then watched from the dugout as pinch-hitter Mark Hamilton drove in the lone run with an infield hit for St. Louis. Cueto (5-3) allowed six hits in eight innings in his first appearance against the Cardinals since he spiked Carpenter on the back and dealt Jason LaRue a career-ending concussion with kicks during a brawl in Cincinnati Aug. 11. In other games it was: Padres 5, Giants 3; Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 6; Braves 4, Rockies 1; Mets 5, Dodgers 2.
