The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO - Damian Moss has been receiving all kinds of help lately - first it was advice from former teammate Tom Glavine, and now it's coming from sports psychologist Harvey Dorfman.

Whatever Moss is hearing, it's working wonders.

Moss pitched seven strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona ace Curt Schilling for the second time in 10 days to win their sixth straight game, 3-1 on Tuesday night.

"That's probably the best I've thrown all year," Moss said. "I don't care who I beat. I just want to throw up good numbers."

His numbers Tuesday didn't even include a strikeout, and it didn't matter - "Strikeouts I don't care about," he said.

Marquis Grissom had two hits, including an RBI single, and the Giants increased their NL West lead to nine games over the second-place Diamondbacks. It is San Francisco's largest margin since finishing 11 games ahead of the Dodgers in 2000.

Barry Bonds had an RBI single in the first and Pedro Feliz singled in a run in the second. The Giants won for the 11th time in 14 games, relying on pitching and several nice defensive stops to remain undefeated on this 11-game homestand to start the second half.

Tim Worrell pitched the ninth for his 23rd save in 27 chances and second in two nights.

The Diamondbacks have lost four straight, and all four of their games at Pacific Bell Park this season.

Moss (9-6) got through the first inning in nine pitches and was successful getting ahead in the count most of the game. He threw first-pitch strikes to 12 of the first 20 Arizona batters through five and to 15 of 28 hitters total.

"Good pitching, huh?" Giants manager Felipe Alou said. "He was a very aggressive pitcher tonight. He threw his fastball to almost any spot he wanted to throw it and he threw some curveballs he hasn't been throwing. I see a better, more compact delivery that leads to better location. I don't know what the change has been."

The left-hander has won his last two starts after going winless in his previous four outings. He is beginning to show signs of the early season form that helped him start a career-best 5-0.

Moss allowed six hits and one run, walking two and striking out none. He beat the Diamondbacks for the second time in 2003 to improve to 2-0 lifetime against Arizona in five appearances.

"Baseball's 90 percent mental," Moss said. "If you can overcome the mental stuff it's a whole lot easier to go out there and pitch."

Schilling (5-5), making his third start since missing six weeks with a broken right hand, allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one.

Dodgers 5, Rockies 2

LOS ANGELES - Paul Lo Duca had three hits and three RBIs and Shawn Green added three hits with a pair of doubles as Los Angeles beat Colorado.

Hideo Nomo (11-8) won for the fifth time in seven decisions, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings and improving his career record against the Rockies to 8-2. One of the runs off him was unearned, the result of a fielding error by third baseman Adrian Beltre.

Eric Gagne pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save this season and 42nd straight overall. Gagne has the second longest consecutive save streak in major league history behind Tom Gordon, who converted 54 straight in 1998-99.

Padres 3, Cardinals 2

SAN DIEGO - Oliver Perez pitched seven solid innings and Rondell White drove in two runs, lifting San Diego Padres over St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cardinals fell four games behind first-place Houston in the NL Central. They also got bad news before the game when they learned right-hander Matt Morris has a fractured right index finger after getting hit by a line drive Monday night.

Morris was placed on the 15-day disabled list and is expected to miss three-to-six weeks.

Perez (4-4) allowed two runs on seven hits, striking out seven and walking one.

Cardinals left-hander Jeff Fassero (1-5) turned in a solid performance in his first start in nearly two years. Fassero replaced the struggling Garrett Stephenson in the rotation and allowed one run on five hits in four innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Astros 2, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH - Jeriome Robertson shut out Pittsburgh on three hits for 7 1/3 innings to win his ninth straight decision and the Houston Astros avoided being swept in Pittsburgh for the second time this month, winning 2-0 Tuesday night.

Morgan Ensberg hit his 19th homer of the season and Robertson added an RBI single as the teams split the two-game series. Houston, the NL Central leader, had lost four straight in Pittsburgh but has won six of seven and 11 of 13 overall.

Robertson (10-3) remained unbeaten since April 25, a span of 15 appearances, while lasting at least seven innings for the third time in his last four starts. He retired 16 of 17 batters before being lifted after pinch-hitter Adam Hyzdu singled in the eighth.

Brad Lidge came on to get Kenny Lofton to line into a double play, and Billy Wagner pitched the ninth inning for his 29th save in 32 chances this year. Wagner has converted his last seven save opportunities and has finished each of Houston's last five victories.

Robertson, making his first career start against Pittsburgh, also helped stop another streak: Jason Kendall's 23-game hitting streak, which ended when he went 0-for-4. The streak was the longest currently in the majors this season and was within four of matching Jimmy Williams' 104-year team record.

The only other Pirates hits were singles by Lofton in the third and Jeff Reboulet in the fifth.

Pirates starter Salomon Torres (5-3) checked the Astros on two runs and six hits over six innings in a spot start, but it wasn't enough to match Robertson. The Astros' left-hander has allowed only eight earned runs in 38 innings over his last six starts, all victories.

Braves 8, Cubs 4

ATLANTA - Greg Maddux won his third straight start to move his record over .500 for the first time this season and Vinny Castilla hit a two-run homer to lead Atlanta.

Maddux (9-8) allowed two runs, five hits and no walks in seven innings. He stifled the streaking Cubs, who scored 31 runs on 41 hits in their two previous games.

The Braves won for the 14th time in their last 16 games.

Marlins 9, Expos 1

MIAMI - Carl Pavano pitched a four-hitter as Florida dropped Montreal to .500 for the first time since April 9.

Derrek Lee had four RBI, and Luis Castillo went 4-for-4 for the Marlins.

Pavano (7-10), traded by the Expos to the Marlins on July 11 last year, struck out two and walked one in his third career complete game.

Tomo Ohka (7-10) took a shutout into the sixth but wound up giving up five runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Mets 7, Phillies 5

PHILADELPHIA - Ty Wigginton, Jason Phillips and Roger Cedeno each had two RBI as New York completed its second series sweep of the season.

Steve Trachsel (9-6) gave up four runs - three earned - and six hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Mets, who took two games from the Phillies after losing four straight in Atlanta. They swept a three-game set against Cincinnati earlier this month.

Dan Wheeler got the final out for his second save, striking out Pat Burrell with runners on second and third.

The NL wild card-leading Phillies have lost two straight games after winning eight of their previous 10.