DENVER – Willie Randolph didn’t get the pick-me-up he needed Sunday when the New York Mets lost 4-1 to the Colorado Rockies, whose patchwork lineup included four recent call-ups.

One of them, Seth Smith, hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot off John Maine to back an impressive start by Aaron Cook (7-3). The right-hander allowed four hits, all singles, in his seventh career complete game and first since July 25.

Awaiting New York’s embattled manager back home Monday is a meeting with ownership amid speculation that his job is in jeopardy.

Phillies 15, Astros 6

HOUSTON – Chase Utley and Shane Victorino each had three RBIs for the Phillies, who finished with 16 hits after Houston’s Chris Sampson allowed five through five innings.

Fernando Nieve (0-1), called up from the minors on May 16, gave up four hits and two runs without recording an out in the sixth and Utley hit a two-run homer off Dave Borkowski to cap a six-run seventh. Nieve was sent back to the minors after the game.

Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer for Houston, moments after accidentally hitting plate umpire Jerry Crawford in the head with his bat. The game was delayed 12 minutes as Astros trainers treated a bloody gash on the left side of Crawford’s head.

Pirates 6, Cubs 5

PITTSBURGH – Jason Bay beat the Cubs with an extra-inning single for the second day in the row, delivering a two-out line drive down the left field line in the 11th after Pittsburgh tied it on a dropped fly ball in the ninth.

The Cubs appeared to have the game won when Nate McLouth lofted a fly ball close to the warning track in left with two outs in the ninth and Chicago up 5-4. But Alfonso Soriano lost the ball in the sun and it glanced off his glove, scoring pinch-runner Brian Bixler to tie it.

Jon Lieber (2-3) picked up the loss against his former team.

Damaso Marte (4-0) pitched a scoreless 11th inning for the victory.

D-backs 9, Braves 3

ATLANTA – Eric Byrnes hit his first career grand slam to knock Tom Glavine out of the game and power the Diamondbacks past Atlanta.

Glavine (2-2) gave up six runs and five hits while walking six in 4 2-3 innings. Braves pitchers issued a season-high 11 walks in the game.

Diamondbacks starter Micah Owings (6-2) gave up six hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings. The Braves did not have a hit after the third inning.

Byrnes’ slame was only the second allowed by Glavine in his 22 major league seasons.

Marlins 8, Giants 6

MIAMI – Dan Uggla hit one of four homers by the Marlins, who snapped San Francisco’s three-game winning streak in the first game of a doubleheader.

Jeremy Hermida and Jorge Cantu hit back-to-back homers and Cody Ross also went deep for the Marlins. Uggla’s two-run homer in the fifth was his 12th this month and gave Florida a 7-5 lead.

Mark Hendrickson (7-2) survived five shaky innings, giving up five runs and nine hits.

, to win for the seventh time in his last nine starts for the NL East leaders.

Kevin Gregg worked the ninth for his 10th save in 11 opportunities.

Nationals 7, Brewers 6

WASHINGTON – Elijah Dukes scored on Guillermo Mota’s ninth-inning wild pitch, giving the Nationals a victory over Milwaukee.

Dukes started the decisive rally against Mota (1-3) by drawing a walk on a 3-2 pitch. Pinch-hitter Dmitri Young singled, moving Dukes to third. Mota’s first pitch to Felipe Lopez bounced short of the plate and to the right, allowing Dukes to scamper in with the winning run.

Jon Rauch (3-1) pitched a perfect ninth for the victory.

Aaron Boone homered for the Nationals, who squandered a 6-0 lead after five innings.

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3, 10 innings

LOS ANGELES – Andre Ethier singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and Luis Maza hit his first big league homer, leading Los Angeles over St. Louis.

Russell Martin drove in two runs and touted prospect Clayton Kershaw pitched six effective innings for the Dodgers in his major league debut, striking out seven.

Terry Tiffee, recalled Saturday from Triple-A, pinch-hit for Los Angeles closer Takashi Saito (3-1) and led off the 10th with a bloop single against Mike Parisi (0-1). The right-hander then turned Juan Pierre’s comebacker into a force play, but Pierre advanced on a wild pitch and Ethier lined Parisi’s 3-2 delivery down the right-field line with two outs.