The Associated Press

CHICAGO - Khalil Greene singled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 Thursday to move within a game of the NL wild-card lead.

The Padres tied the game at 4 in the eighth on Brian Giles' RBI single off Mike Remlinger after Nomar Garciaparra hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Chicago the lead.

The game was delayed twice by rain for a total of 78 minutes on a chilly day at Wrigley Field, where the temperature at the start was just 60 degrees.

Marlins 8, Cardinals 2

MIAMI - A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings, Damion Easley drove in three runs and Florida took advantage of sloppy defense by St. Louis, ending the Cardinals' seven-game winning streak.

Burnett (3-5) allowed five hits and two runs, struck out seven and reached 100 mph at least once on the radar gun.

Larry Walker hit his first home run since joining the Cardinals last week, and his seventh of the season.

Mets 2, Astros 1

NEW YORK - Andy Pettitte allowed just one run in his return to New York but didn't make it out of the sixth inning and failed to get a decision.

Victor Zambrano (2-0) won his second straight start since the Mets acquired him from Tampa Bay on July 30, allowing an unearned run in seven innings.

Rockies 3, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA - Shawn Estes allowed one run in six innings, and Royce Clayton hit a two-run homer to lead the Colorado over Philadelphia.

The Rockies took three of four in the series, keeping the Phillies 3 1/2 games behind Chicago in the NL wild-card race.

Giants 7, Pirates 0

PITTSBURGH - Jason Schmidt pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts for his NL-leading 15th win.

Edgardo Alfonzo, Marquis Grissom and Michael Tucker each drove in two runs to help the Giants avoid a season sweep by Pittsburgh. Barry Bonds had an RBI double.

Schmidt (15-4) walked one against his former team and allowed only four singles - two by Rob Mackowiak. It was Schmidt's eighth career shutout and third this season. All three of his complete games this year have been shutouts.

Expos 7, Diamondbacks 5

MONTREAL - Tony Batista hit his 20th homer and drove in four runs to help Montreal complete a three-game sweep of Arizona.

The Expos won their fifth straight and sent Arizona to its seventh loss in a row.

Braves 4, Brewers 2

ATLANTA - Jaret Wright won his ninth straight decision, and J.D. Drew hit a go-ahead homer to help Atlanta beat Ben Sheets and Milwaukee.

Andruw Jones and Johnny Estrada also connected off Sheets (9-9), who struck out 13 after fanning 18 Braves during a game in May. Atlanta improved to 20-6 since the All-Star break.

Sheets, who ranks among the NL leaders in ERA and strikeouts, fell to 0-4 in six starts since the break.