MILWAUKEE â€" Ryan Braun snapped an 0-for-18 slump with an RBI double in the eighth inning, lifting Milwaukee to a three-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 3-2 win Wednesday.
Jonathan Broxton (1-1) started the eighth with the Reds leading 2-1. He retired the first two batters before an infield single by Norichka Aoki. With Carlos Gomez up, Aoki stole second and took third on catcher Dioner Navarro's throwing error. Gomez hit a soft liner that just got over the outstretched glove of shortstop Wilson Valdez and Aoki scored to tie the game. Gomez stole second and Braun followed with a sharp liner into left to drive in Gomez.
The Reds' fourth straight loss matched their season-worst set June 18-22.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants 15, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis: Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong (10-5) and San Francisco to a romp over St. Louis. Scutaro doubled, singled and then hit his third career slam, connecting in the ninth off Mitchell Boggs.
Ahead 2-0, the Giants broke it open with five runs in the sixth. They turned the game into a rout with four runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth. Vogelsong (10-5) gave up three hits in seven innings.
Padres 2, Cubs 0 at San Diego: Clayton Richard threw a five-hitter and San Diego swept Chicago. Richard (9-11) held the Cubs to five singles and pitched out of trouble three times to hand Chicago its eighth straight loss.
Pirates 7, Diamondbacks 6 at Pittsburgh: Neil Walker homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Correia won his seventh straight decision and Pittsburgh overcame four errors to beat Arizona.
Braves 12, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia: Former University of Memphis star Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh after Tim Hudson blew a five-run lead. Ryan Howard's three-run homer off Hudson during a five-run fifth tied it at 6.
Marlins 13, Mets 0 at New York: Giancarlo Stanton hit two two-run homers, Jose Reyes also connected against his former team and Miami handed New York its ninth straight loss at home.
Nationals 4, Astros 3 at Houston: Gio Gonzalez pitched a nine-inning complete game and hit a home run â€" both career firsts â€" to lead Washington past Houston.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 10, Red Sox 9 at Boston: Adrian Beltre had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Texas blew a late four-run lead and the Rangers beat Boston. Josh Hamilton homered among his three hits and had four RBIs for Texas.
A's 9, Angels 8 at Oakland, Calif.: Chris Carter hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run sixth inning and Oakland overcame a shaky outing by rookie Dan Straily.
Indians 6, Twins 2 at Cleveland: Justin Masterson pitched seven strong innings and Shin-Soo Choo went 4-for-4 as Cleveland ended an 11-game losing streak.
Yankees 12, Tigers 8 at Detroit: Curtis Granderson snapped out of a short slump by hitting his 30th homer and driving in four runs to help New York end Detroit's six-game winning streak.
Orioles 9, Mariners 2 at Baltimore: Steve Johnson struck out nine over six innings in his first major league start and Matt Wieters tied a career high with five RBIs as Baltimore swept the three-game series.
Rays 3, Blue Jays 2 at St. Petersburg, Fla.: Alex Cobb (6-8) pitched seven solid innings for Tampa Bay, allowing one run and five hits while striking out seven.
Royals 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago: Jeremy Guthrie (1-3) picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings for Kansas City. Solo home runs by Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez provided all the runs for Kansas City.
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