The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - Held hitless into the eighth inning by Mike Hampton, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied late and Jimmy Rollins' RBI single with one out in the ninth inning beat John Smoltz and the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Thursday.

Marlon Byrd looped a single to right field to end Hampton's no-hit bid after 7 1/3 innings. Placido Polanco's two-run single off Smoltz tied it.

Smoltz (0-1) blew just his second save in 28 opportunities. Pat Burrell opened the ninth with a double and, after David Bell flied out, Rollins singled home pinch-runner Jason Michaels.

Jose Mesa (2-4) pitched a scoreless ninth.

Phillies manager Larry Bowa was ejected with one out in the top of the ninth for arguing balls and strikes with plate umpire Terry Craft.

The fiery Bowa stormed out of the dugout, threw his hat down several times, kept pointing at a corner of the plate and kicked dirt all over the plate. He was restrained by first-base umpire Charlie Reliford and Phillies bench coach Gary Varsho.

D'backs 4, Astros 2

HOUSTON - Luis Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Miguel Batista pitched into the ninth inning to lead Arizona.

Batista (5-3) gave up seven hits, struck out seven and walked one, lowering his ERA to 2.60 - second in the NL behind Los Angeles Dodgers ace Kevin Brown (1.97). Batista improved to 1-3 in seven career appearances against Houston.

He was lifted after allowing Morgan Ensberg's leadoff double in the ninth. Jose Valverde got three straight outs for his fifth save in five chances.

Cardinals 8, Brewers 4

MILWAUKEE - Albert Pujols hit his 20th homer and Bo Hart doubled and tripled in his major league debut as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers.

Jason Isringhausen got the final out for his first save of the season. The Cardinals' closer was activated June 10 after missing 61 games as he continued his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery.

Brett Tomko (3-5) allowed two earned runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings for the win.

Expos 5, Pirates 2

PITTSBURGH - Brad Wilkerson and Edwards Guzman drove in runs in an infrequent multi-run inning for Montreal, and the Expos finished their demanding 3 1/2-week trip by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Expos stopped a season-worst six-game losing streak, winning for only the eighth time on a 22-game trip that covered 11,310 miles, 25 days and ranged from Seattle to San Juan, their part-time home. They play in Montreal today for the first time since May 25.

Tomo Ohka (5-7) got the victory. Rocky Biddle pitched the ninth for his 18th save in 21 chances.

Salomon Torres (4-2) took the loss.

Marlins 5, Mets 1

MIAMI - Tommy Phelps pitched seven shutout innings and Mike Lowell hit a three-run homer as Florida defeated the Mets.

Lowell hit his 22nd home run, tying Toronto's Carlos Delgado and Cincinnati's Adam Dunn for the major league lead.

Phelps (3-2) gave up three hits in his longest outing of the year. He struck out a season-high six and walked two.