ARLINGTON, Texas – Kevin Millwood finally has a victory to show for his solid pitching this season, after the Texas Rangers beat Baltimore 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday and ended the Orioles’ six-game winning streak.

Millwood (1-2) allowed only one run over seven innings to lower his ERA to 1.29. The Rangers’ No. 1 starter was coming off a complete-game 2-1 loss, after losing the season opener when the right-hander gave up only two unearned runs.

The Rangers scored only one run for Millwood in each of his first two starts, both on the road.

They were tied 1-1 against the Orioles after Millwood had thrown the last of his 111 pitches, but scored twice in the seventh on Michael Young’s RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Josh Hamilton.

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DENVER – Thursday’s Atlanta Braves-Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field was postponed because of snow.

The game has been rescheduled for June 16, which had been an off day for both teams.

Cubs 7, Pirates 3

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, winning 7-3 Thursday night to run their winning streak to five games.

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) got the decision by pitching 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. Lieber pitched 7 1-3 scoreless relief innings in the series.

Marlins 4, Nationals 3

WASHINGTON – Mark Hendrickson and Jorge Cantu helped the Florida Marlins complete their first three-game road sweep of the Washington Nationals. Hendrickson pitched seven strong innings, Cantu produced three hits and two RBIs and Florida beat Washington 4-3 on Thursday night to stretch the Nationals’ losing streak to seven games.

The Nationals scored a run in the eighth, charged to reliever Logan Kensing, and another in the ninth off closer Kevin Gregg, when Josh Willingham leaped at the wall but the ball popped out of his glove for what was ruled an RBI double by Nick Johnson.

Reds 4, Brewers 1

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

Cincinnati responded from Tuesday’s loss to take two out of three from the Brewers.

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.

Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2

TORONTO – Travis Buck doubled home two runs in the 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays, defeating Toronto 3-2 on Thursday night.

Buck went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, matching an Oakland record with three doubles. The Athletics have won four of six overall and seven straight in Toronto in a streak that began last season.

Buck started the season in an 0-for-22 slump before doubling in the second inning Tuesday. He went 7-for-16 with four RBIs and six doubles in the series, boosting his average to .189. The six doubles in a three-game series are an Oakland record.

Yankees 6, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Pettitte picked up his first victory and Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera each homered and drove in two runs, helping the New York Yankees defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Thursday night and avoid a series sweep.

Pettitte (1-1) held the Royals to one run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings, and is 7-0 in his past nine starts against the Royals. Pettitte has a career record of 12-4 with a 3.06 ERA against Kansas City, which is his best earned run average against any American League club.

Mets 4, Phillies 3

NEW YORK – Jose Reyes scored the winning run with a deft slide at the plate on Angel Pagan’s 12th-inning single, and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Thursday night.

With the Phillies missing MVP shortstop Jimmy Rollins, New York took the last two of a three-game series after losing nine straight to Philadelphia – including the final eight meetings in 2007.

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 Mets starter John Maine.