Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward (R) is helped by New York Mets' catcher John Buck (C) and umpire Greg Gibson after being hit by a pitch thrown by Mets' Jonathon Niese during the sixth inning of their game at Citi Field in New York Wednesday. — AP
NEW YORK — Chris Johnson hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and Atlanta beat the New York Mets 4-1 Wednesday after Braves outfielder Jason Heyward sustained a broken jaw when he was hit by a pitch. Atlanta got an RBI single from Freddie Freeman and another impressive start by rookie Alex Wood in splitting the two-game series for its 20th victory in 24 games. The Braves also benefited from a disputed call in the 10th. Andrelton Simmons singled off Scott Atchison (3-2) with two outs and Freeman hit a two-strike grounder back toward the box that ticked off the bottom of Scott Rice's glove and rolled behind him. The reliever retrieved the ball and fired to first, where Freeman was called safe. Greg Burke allowed Johnson's homer. Luis Avilan (5-0) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and Craig Kimbrel reached 40 saves for the third straight season. He has converted 30 chances in a row. Cardinals 8, Brewers 6: Carlos Beltran and Allen Craig hit towering home runs in St. Louis' six-run second inning, and the Cardinals held off Milwaukee. Matt Holliday also homered and Shane Robinson had three hits for the Cardinals, who are one game behind Pittsburgh in the NL Central race. Padres 2, Pirates 1: Ian Kennedy pitched seven strong innings, combining with two relievers on a four-hitter, and Yonder Alonso drove in two runs as San Diego beat Pittsburgh to avoid a three-game sweep. Kennedy (5-9) won for the second time in four starts since being obtained from the NL West-rival Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31. He held Pittsburgh to four hits, struck out eight and walked three. Luke Gregerson pitched the eighth, walking Felix Pie and allowing Andrew McCutcheon's sacrifice fly, and Huston Street worked the ninth for his 24th save in 25 chances. Phillies 4, Rockies 3: Michael Young hit the winning single with one out in the ninth inning after Carlos Ruiz tied the game with a double, pushing Philadelphia past Colorado. Erik Kratz opened the ninth with a double off closer Rafael Betancourt (2-4). Pinch runner Casper Wells advanced to third on a grounder and scored the tying run on Ruiz's pinch-hit double to left. Jimmy Rollins was walked intentionally and Young followed with the winning single to left. Jake Diekman (1-3) tossed a scoreless ninth for the win. Dodgers 4, Marlins 1: Zack Greinke allowed one run in eight innings to win his fourth start in a row Wednesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of sloppy defense by Miami for the second consecutive night. Greinke (12-3) allowed six hits, walked none and lowered his ERA to 2.91. The Marlins' lone run came on a first-inning homer by Giancarlo Stanton, and they had only one hit after the fourth inning. Reds 10, Diamondbacks 7: Shin-Soo Choo went 4 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs to spark Cincinnati's offensive outburst in a win over Arizona. The Reds opened a six-game lead over Arizona in the race for the National League's second wild-card spot. Cincinnati remained third in the NL Central, but moved to 2½ games behind first-place Pittsburgh. Nationals 11, Cubs 6: Jayson Werth and Scott Hairston hit three-run homers to lead Washington over Chicago. Werth's three-run homer in the third inning off Jake Arrieta gave the Nationals a 6-1 lead and was his eighth since the All-Star break. — Agencies
