Harang, Cordero shut down Brewers offense in Reds' 4-1 victory

Aaron Harang conceded one run in eight innings, Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer and Francisco Cordero earned a save against his former National League team to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Thursday.

Harang (1-1) gave up a soft RBI single to J.J. Hardy in the second inning. He allowed five hits, struck out three and walked none.

Cordero, who left the Brewers to sign with the Reds in the offseason, pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.

Tied 1-1 going into the seventh, Cincinnati scored three runs to chase Carlos Villanueva (1-1).

Mets 4, Phillies 3, 12 innings

At New York, Jose Reyes scored the winning run with a deft slide at the plate on Angel Pagan's 12th-inning single, and New York took the last two of a three-game series after losing nine straight to Philadelphia.

Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz homered for the Phillies, who scored twice in the eighth off struggling setup man Aaron Heilman to tie it at 3 and spoil a strong outing by John Maine.

With two outs in the 12th, Reyes doubled off Tom Gordon (0-2) and Pagan grounded a sharp single to center for his third hit.

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

At Pittsburgh, Geovany Soto and Mike Fontenot hit two-run homers in Chicago's five-run sixth inning and the Cubs finished off a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.

Soto had three extra-base hits, including two doubles, among his second career four-hit game, and Derrek Lee also drove in two runs despite not getting a hit as the Cubs won their sixth in a row over the Pirates dating to last season.

Jon Lieber (2-1) pitched 4 1-3 scoreless relief innings after starter Rich Hill needed 72 pitches to get through three innings, allowing three runs and three hits and walking four.

Matt Morris (0-1) lasted seven innings but gave up 11 hits and seven runs, four earned.

Marlins 4, Nationals 3

At Washington, Mark Hendrickson and Jorge Cantu helped Florida complete a three-game sweep that stretched Washington's losing streak to seven games.

Hendrickson pitched seven strong innings, and Cantu produced three hits and two RBIs. Hendrickson (2-1) gave up one run and three hits, striking out two, while matching his longest outing since June 2006.