LOS ANGELES – Aramis Ramirez and Mark DeRosa hit back-to-back home runs and reliever Will Ohman struck out pinch-hitter Jeff Kent with the bases-loaded in the eighth inning to help preserve a 4-2 victory by the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Carlos Zambrano (5-4) gave up two runs and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings, struck out a season-high eight and walked one in his second-best start of the season. He allowed one run in eight innings in a 10-1 victory over the Mets on May 15.

Zambrano gave up his second run in the eighth, a two-out RBI single by Nomar Garciaparra that cut the Cubs’ lead to 4-2. The right-hander walked Russell Martin to load the bases before giving way to Ohman, who got Kent on a called third strike.

Phillies 6, Braves 4

ATLANTA – Chase Utley drove in three runs, Shane Victorino had three hits and Philadelphia moved above .500 for the first time this season.

The Phillies (25-24) have won the first two games of the three-game series and are three games behind the second-place Braves in the NL East.

Mets 7, Marlins 2

MIAMI – Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs and John Maine matched a career-high with eight strikeouts in six innings for New York.

Delgado hit his first home run in 47 at-bats in the third inning, added a three-run shot in the fifth for his first multi-homer game since Aug. 22.

Rockies 6, Giants 1

SAN FRANCISCO – Aaron Cook pitched a five-hitter to win his fourth straight decision, Willy Taveras had a pair of bunt singles and Matt Holliday had three RBIs in Colorado’s fourth consecutive victory.

Barry Bonds’ slump continued, with the San Francisco slugger going 0-for-4 with four groundouts for his fifth straight hitless game.

Pirates 9, Reds 5

CINCINNATI – Xavier Nady hit a three-run homer during another disastrous first inning by right-hander Bronson Arroyo in Pittsburgh’s win.

The Pirates scored four runs in their best first inning of the season, one day after scoring eight runs in the 10th inning for a 10-4 victory in the series opener.

Jason Bay had three hits and drove in three runs for the Pirates, who arrived in Cincinnati with a five-game losing streak. The Reds have lost a season-high five in a row and 19 of 24 overall.

The Pirates batted around in the first off Arroyo (2-5), who went four innings and gave up seven hits and six runs along with four walks.

Left-hander John Grabow (1-1) got the victory in relief of Shawn Chacon, who lasted 3 2-3 innings in his first start of the season.