Rain, and Sean Marshall, help Cubs end skid

at Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 1 (5 innings): Sean Marshall gave up four hits and singled in a run, and the Cubs won a rain-shortened game to end their eight-game losing streak.

at Cincinnati 6, Houston 4: Joey Votto’s two-run homer in the seventh was the decisive hit as the Reds handed the Astros their sixth straight loss.

at New York 6, Washington 1: Livan Hernandez pitched a nine-hitter and ended Ryan Zimmerman’s streak of safely reaching base at 43 games.

at Philadelphia 5, Florida 3: Joe Blanton had a career-high 11 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings.

St. Louis 8, at Milwaukee 1: Adam Wainwright hit one of the Cardinals’ four homers and struck out a career-high nine in seven innings.

at San Francisco 4, Atlanta 0: Tim Lincecum gave up five hits and stuck out eight in eight innings.

Dodgers 7, at Colorado 1: Eric Milton earned his first win as a Dodger.