CINCINNATI: Hanley Ramirez hit his first home run of the season and the Florida Marlins went deep a season-high five times to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 in the National League Sunday. John Buck homered to snap a seventh-inning tie. Greg Dobbs, Mike Stanton and Emilio Bonifacio also connected for the Marlins, who got all their runs from homers. Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips homered for the Reds in a game of long shots. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (3-3) allowed a season-worst three home runs in seven innings. He is 0-3 in 10 career appearances against the Marlins. Ricky Nolasco (3-0) allowed six hits in seven innings while Leo Nunez got two outs for his ninth save in nine tries. Braves 6, Cardinals 5: In Atlanta, Brooks Conrad recaptured his pinch-hit magic of 2010, driving in the winning run in the ninth inning to give Atlanta victory over St. Louis. Pirates 8, Rockies 4: In Denver, Charlie Morton pitched into the sixth inning to guide Pittsburgh past Colorado. Morton (3-1) allowed seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. Garrett Jones had three RBIs while Xavier Paul, Andrew McCutchen, Lyle Overbay and Pedro Alvarez all had two hits for the Pirates, who have four road series wins already, matching their entire 2010 tally. Mets 2, Phillies 1, 14 innings: In Philadelphia, Ronny Paulino had a career-high five hits in his first start for the Mets, including a go-ahead double in the 14th inning, as New York beat Philadelphia . Nationals 5, Giants 2: In Washington, Jordan Zimmermann (2-4) allowed only two runs over six innings to end his three-game losing streak and lead Washington past San Francisco. Padres 7, Dodgers 0: In Los Angeles, Dustin Moseley pitched seven shutout innings for his first victory of 2011 as San Diego blanked Los Angeles. Moseley (1-3) struck out six and allowed just two runners as far as second base. He was winless in five April starts despite a 1.99 ERA, with his teammates getting shut out in each of his first three outings. Astros 5, Brewers 0: In Houston, Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer before being taken to the hospital to have X-rays on his injured ribcage, and Houston downed Milwaukee. Lee's home run, off Brewers starter Chris Narveson (1-2), came in the sixth and pushed Houston's lead to 4-0. Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 3: In Phoenix, Ryan Robers homered as Arizona took advantage of some key mistakes by Chicago.
