Chicago Cubs' Derrek Lee is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Smierciak)

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1 player, 2 homers, 7 runs

Updated: Friday, 03 Jul 2009, 10:58 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Jul 2009, 10:57 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) - At Chicago, Derrek Lee hit a grand slam and a three-run homer for a career-high seven RBIs, as the Cubs beat the Brewers 9-5.

Lee drove his 10th career grand slam off reliever Chris Smith in the fourth after connecting for a three-run shot off starter Seth McClung in the first. Jake Fox and Geovany Soto also had solo shots off McClung (3-2), who was making his second start of the season.

Ryan Dempster (5-5) got his first win since May 30.

Braves 5, Phillies 2

At Atlanta, Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and Atlanta completed its first home sweep of Philadelphia in four years.

Diaz had his second straight three-hit game to lift the Braves to their fourth consecutive win.

Garret Anderson added his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run shot off Ryan Madson (2-4).

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

At St. Louis, Todd Wellemeyer rebounded from his shortest start of the season with 7 1-3 solid innings for St. Louis.

Wellemeyer (7-7) allowed two runs and seven hits in his longest outing of the season.

Ryan Ludwick had two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who won for the third time in nine games.

Barry Zito (4-8), who threw 26 pitches before recording an out, went 4 1-3 innings, allowing five earned runs and five hits.

Mets 9, Pirates 8, 10 innings

At Pittsburgh, Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for New York, which overcame a five-run deficit and then wasted a ninth-inning lead.

Adam LaRoche hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth against Francisco Rodriguez (2-2) before the Mets rebounded to win the makeup of a June 3 rainout.

Pirates closer Matt Capps (1-4) had converted 12 consecutive save opportunities since May 15.

Reds 3, Diamondbacks 2, 10 innings

At Cincinnati, Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning for Cincinnati.

The Reds loaded the bases with no outs against Clay Zavada (1-2), stringing together a walk and two singles. After two outs, Votto singled past shortstop for his fourth hit of the game.

Francisco Cordero (1-2) escaped a bases-loaded threat in the top of the 10th with the help of a double play.

Arizona (31-48) lost for the 10th time in 12 games.

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