Shane Victorino hit a home run and drove in four runs and the Phillies beat the Braves 8-3 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten at Turner Field this season. Pat Burrell also hit a homer for the Phillies, who improved to 6-1 against the Braves this season. They are 4-0 in Atlanta. Chipper Jones was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks in his return after missing eight straight starts with a strained right quadriceps. Mark Kotsay came off the disabled list after missing 33 games since May 26 with a lower back strain. He went 0-for-4. Philadelphia scored five runs on eight hits in the first three innings against Braves rookie Charlie Morton (1-2). Nationals 9, Marlins 6: At Miami, Collin Balester won his debut, and Ronnie Belliard hit a grand slam to give Washington a win over Florida. Balester gave up one hit and struck out three in five innings to become the first Nationals starting pitcher to win his big league debut. Balester became the first franchise starter to win his debut since Dan Smith on June 8, 1999, when the club was still in Montreal. Belliard's second career grand slam in the sixth put the Nationals ahead 6-1, improving Washington's record to 2-9 this season against Florida. He also hit a grand slam Aug. 25, 2005. Mets 7, Cardinals 4: At St. Louis, Tony Armas won his season debut after a minor league callup and eighth-place hitter Ramon Castro had two hits and three RBIs in New York's victory over St. Louis. David Wright hit his 16th homer and lacked a triple for the cycle in an offense that had 14 hits after mustering six runs while dropping three of the previous four games. The Mets punished Todd Wellemeyer (7-3), the National League pitcher of the month in May but 1-2 with a 6.52 ERA and two missed turns in the rotation due to elbow woes since. Carlos Delgado was 3-for-3 with two doubles, ending a 1-for-13 slump, and Ryan Church had two hits and an RBI. Castro, a backup catcher, has 11 RBIs in 59 at-bats. Rick Ankiel hit a two-run homer and Aaron Miles hit in his 13th straight game for the Cardinals, who won 7-1 on Monday in the opener of a four-game series but have lost nine of the last 12 regular season meetings against the Mets. Rockies 4, Padres 0: At Denver, Aaron Cook tossed a five-hitter for the first shutout of his career, and Colorado ended an eight-game losing streak with a win over San Diego. Cook (11-5) struck out four and needed 79 pitches and 1 hour, 58 minutes for his second complete game of the season, eighth of his career. He didn't allow a runner past first base and faced just three batters over the minimum. Pirates 6, Reds 5, 11 innings: At Cincinnati, Jack Wilson - batting at the very bottom of the order - hit a tiebreaking triple in the 11th inning that set up Pittsburgh's victory over Cincinnati. Dodgers 7, Astros 6, 11 innings: At Houston, Jeff Kent hit a solo homer off Wesley Wright in the 11th inning and Los Angeles blew a five-run lead, then rallied to beat Houston. Other results: Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 6; Giants 2, Cubs 1. __
