The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - Brett Tomko allowed one run in six innings for his first win in nearly a month, and the San Francisco Giants moved close to the NL wild-card lead Sunday with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies that completed a three-game sweep.

San Francisco (64-55) is less than a percentage point behind San Diego and Chicago (63-54), who share the wild-card lead. The Giants are 6 1/2 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West.

"There's still a long time, but we're already looking at the possibility of the wild card," manager Felipe Alou said. "There are so many teams in that purgatory."

The injury-plagued Phillies, already without Pat Burrell and David Bell in their lineup, played for the second straight game without Jim Thome, day-to-day with a right shoulder injury.

Philadelphia (59-59) is .500 for the first time since May 8.

Cardinals 10, Braves 4

ATLANTA - Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBI, and Danny Haren won for the first time in more than a year. Albert Pujols added another home run as the Cardinals won two of three in the battle of division leaders, handing Atlanta its first series loss since the end of June. St. Louis is a major-league best 40-19 on the road.

Dodgers 8, Cubs 5

CHICAGO - Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green homered, and Steve Finley hit a go-ahead RBI single as the Dodgers overcame a 5-3 deficit in the eighth. Milton Bradley drove in two runs in the eighth for Los Angeles.

Duaner Sanchez (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Eric Gagne got six outs for his 35th saves.

Corey Patterson hit a two-run homer, and Ramon Martinez and Michael Barrett each hit solo shots for Chicago.

Astros 5, Expos 4

MONTREAL - Pinch hitter Orlando Palmeiro singled home the go-ahead run off Luis Ayala (4-8) to cap a rally from a 4-2 deficit in the ninth, stopping Montreal's winning streak at a season-high seven. Houston had been 0-51 when trailing after eight innings.

The Astros, six games back in the NL wild-card race, ended a four-game losing streak, winning for just the second time in eight games.

Marlins 5, Brewers 3

MILWAUKEE - Luis Castillo tied the score with a ninth-inning single, and pinch hitter Damion Easley hit a two-run double in the 10th off Ben Hendrickson (0-5). Doug Davis pitched seven shutout innings for Milwaukee.

Diamondbacks 2, Mets 0

NEW YORK - Randy Johnson (12-10) tied his season high with 14 strikeouts, allowing five hits in 8 1/3 innings, and Arizona stopped a nine-game losing streak. Johnson was never in any real trouble, never allowing a runner to reach third base.

Pirates 3, Rockies 0

PITTSBURGH - Craig Wilson had two RBI, and Josh Fogg (7-8) allowed four hits in six innings to win for the first time in eight starts since July 2. Mike Gonzalez, Salomon Torres and Jose Mesa completed the five-hitter.