The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Eric Gagne tied the major league record with his 54th consecutive save as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Sunday night.

Gagne, moved to the bullpen during spring training last year after two mediocre seasons as a starter, preserved the victory for Odalis Perez (11-10).

Gagne gave up a hit and struck out two in the ninth, equaling the mark Tom Gordon set with Boston in 1998-99. The save was Gagne's 46th this season without a miss - also a major league record.

Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking RBI single during a three-run seventh, helping Los Angeles complete a three-game sweep.

Brewers 2, Cubs 0

CHICAGO - Doug Davis made another strong start, pitching into the ninth inning as Milwaukee beat Chicago.

Right fielder Jason Conti made a sliding, game-ending catch with the bases loaded to preserve the 12th victory in 13 games for Milwaukee, which had a 10-game winning streak snapped Friday.

The Cubs lost for the fourth time in five games, dropping even further back in the playoff race. Chicago is 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central, and 3 1/2 back in the wild-card race.

Marlins 5, Expos 3

MIAMI - Derrek Lee hit a three-run homer and Mark Redman snapped a personal three-game losing streak as Florida beat Montreal for its third consecutive victory.

The Marlins remained tied with Philadelphia atop the National League wild-card race.

Padres 3, Astros 1

HOUSTON - Jake Peavy and four relievers combined on a three-hitter as San Diego dropped the Astros into second place in the NL Central.

Mark Loretta hit a two-run single for the Padres, who won the series 2-1 and improved to 11-4 at Minute Maid Park.

Peavy (10-10) allowed one run and one hit in six innings, while striking out 10.

Braves 10, Pirates 4

PITTSBURGH - Andruw Jones, Vinny Castilla and Javy Lopez homered and Atlanta roughed up Pittsburgh's pitching staff for the second straight day.

The Braves can complete a sixth 100-win season under manager Bobby Cox by going 13-13 in September. Only the Yankees' Joe McCarthy has managed six 100-victory seasons with the same team.

Phillies 4, Mets 1

NEW YORK - Vicente Padilla held the Mets hitless for six innings and Jim Thome homered as Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep of New York.

Padilla (12-9) allowed one run and two hits without issuing a walk in eight innings. He struck out five.

Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1

PHOENIX - In a game overshadowed by concerns about Barry Bonds' health, Jason Schmidt pitched into the ninth for the win.

Benito Santiago and Edgardo Alfonzo had RBI doubles, and Rich Aurilia hit a sacrifice fly that opened a 3-1 lead in San Francisco's two-run fifth inning.

Schmidt (14-5) improved to 9-1 in his last 12 starts.