By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA – David Wright hit a grand slam, Jose Reyes and Victor Diaz each homered twice and the New York Mets hit a team-record seven Tuesday night in a 16-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mike Piazza and Doug Mientkiewicz also homered, and Wright and Diaz each went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Mets, who stopped a two-game skid.

The seven homers were only five shy of New York’s season total coming in.

Reyes got the rout going early when he hit the fourth pitch of the game to left off returning Phillies starter Vicente Padilla (0-1). It was the first leadoff homer of Reyes’ career and just the beginning of the home runs for the Mets.

Padilla, a former All-Star who hadn’t pitched this season because of right triceps tendinitis, looked like he was throwing batting practice against the Mets.

Cardinals 7, Pirates 1

PITTSBURGH – Matt Morris breezed in his first start since offseason shoulder surgery, limiting the Pirates to one run and four hits in six innings Tuesday night to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-1 victory and a two-game sweep in Pittsburgh.

Cubs 7, Reds 1

CINCINNATI – Corey Patterson started Chicago’s three-homer burst and made two catches against the wall that pulled Mark Prior through an ominous first inning Tuesday night, steadying the Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Dodgers 8, Brewers 6

MILWAUKEE – Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Tuesday, and the Los Angeles rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 and extend their winning streak to seven games.

Marlins 6, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON -The Florida Marlins’ superb starting pitching is infectious: Even Brian Moehler got into the act.

Moehler earned his first major league win in 2 years, Carlos Delgado hit Florida’s first homer in six games, and the Marlins used a five-run third inning to beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Tuesday night.

Rockies 8, D-backs 1

DENVER – Jeff Francis allowed just four hits in seven-plus innings in an 8-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Astros 5, Braves 3

HOUSTON – Willy Taveras hit his first major league home run, and Brandon Backe got his first win of the season, leading the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves 5-3.