By The Associated Press

MONTREAL – Livan Hernandez pitched his NL-leading sixth complete game as Jose Vidro and Brian Schneider homered to lead the Montreal Expos to a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

Hernandez (13-7), who was traded by San Francisco at the end of spring training, retired the last 19 batters he faced in throwing his fifth complete game in eight starts. It was his 29th career complete game.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

CHICAGO – Mark Prior scattered seven hits in his third complete game of the season – and second in a week against Los Angeles – as the Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 2-1.

Sammy Sosa had three hits and drove in two runs as the Cubs won for the fifth time in six games and moved into a first-place tie in the NL Central.

Phillies 7, Cardinals 4

PHILADELPHIA – Jim Thome and Ricky Ledee homered, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Albert Pujols singled, doubled and tripled, extending his hitting streak to 29 games and Jim Edmonds hit his 30th homer for the Cardinals, who had won five of six.

Pirates 6, Brewers 3

PITTSBURGH – Milwaukee catcher Eddie Perez’s two-base throwing error set up Pittsburgh’s three-run sixth inning and Matt Stairs hit a three-run homer, leading the Pirates past the Brewers 6-3.

Mets 5, Rockies 0

NEW YORK – With the lights back on at Shea Stadium, Tom Glavine tossed six effective innings and the New York Mets got home runs from rookies Jose Reyes and Jason Phillips in a 5-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Braves 10, Diamondbacks 4

ATLANTA – Vinny Castilla, Andruw Jones and Marcus Giles homered against Randy Johnson, and the Atlanta Braves extended the Big Unit’s misery with a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Marlins 10, Padres 0

MIAMI – Brad Penny pitched seven shutout innings, and Mike Lowell and rookie Miguel Cabrera homered as the Florida Marlins defeated the San Diego Padres 10-0.

Reds 9, Astros 7

CINCINNATI -Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 9-7 victory that knocked the Houston Astros out of first place.