NEW YORK – Mike Pelfrey pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game and David Wright homered to lead New York past Atlanta 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Pelfrey (12-8) also delivered at the plate, hitting an RBI single in a five-run first inning, when the NL East leaders took advantage of two Atlanta errors.

Daniel Murphy hit a two-run single, and Fernando Tatis also drove in a run for the Mets, who have won eight of nine and 11 of 14. They remained 11/2 games ahead of second-place Philadelphia.

Braves starter Jair Jurrjens (11-9) gave up six runs – four earned – and six hits in five innings.

Pelfrey walked three and struck out three in his 42nd major league start.

Wright hit his 24th homer leading off the fifth, making it 6-1.

The Braves have lost nine of 10, falling a season-worst 15 games under .500.

Phillies 4, Nationals 0

PHILADELPHIA – Brett Myers tossed a nine-hitter for his first shutout in four years and Philadelphia handed Washington its 12th straight loss.

Myers (6-10) struck out nine and walked one in his sixth start since being recalled from the minors on July 20. He earned his first shutout since a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 20, 2004, and his first complete game since he tossed a six-hitter in a 6-2 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 20, 2006.

The Nationals tied Kansas City for the longest losing streak in the majors this season. The skid is the franchise’s longest since the Montreal Expos dropped 12 straight from Aug. 13-27, 1976.

Ronnie Belliard had two hits for Washington, which has the worst record in the major leagues (44-83). The Nationals have been shut out 19 times this season.

Greg Dobbs hit a two-run homer off Collin Balester (2-6) in Philadelphia’s three-run fifth.

Brewers 5, Astros 2

MILWAUKEE – Manny Parra lasted five innings to earn his first victory in a month, and J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee.

Rickie Weeks walked three times and scored three runs, and Prince Fielder had two sacrifice flies for the Brewers, who managed four hits.

Parra (10-6) won 7-4 at San Francisco on July 20, then lost four straight decisions over his next five starts. He allowed two runs and six hits.

Carlos Villanueva worked two hitless innings, Eric Gagne got out of a jam in the eighth and Salomon Torres pitched the ninth for his 24th save.

Wandy Rodriguez (7-6) allowed three runs, two earned, and three hits in 5 1-3 innings for the Astros.

Reds 2, Cubs 1

CHICAGO – Bronson Arroyo allowed three hits and a run in seven strong innings Wednesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Chicago Cubs.

Arroyo (11-10) tied a career high by issuing five walks, struck out four and was backed by two double plays in a duel with Cubs starter Ted Lilly, who held the Reds hitless the first five innings.

The loss was only the fifth in the last 22 games for the NL Central-leading Cubs.

White Sox 15, Mariners 3

CHICAGO – Ken Griffey Jr. hit one of Chicago’s four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list and the surging White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners.

Griffey’s two-run drive in the second inning was his first since Chicago acquired him from Cincinnati on July 31, and No. 609 for his career. The 13-time All-Star was just 9-for-43 with four RBIs and no extra-base hits for the White Sox entering the game.

Alexei Ramirez and A.J. Pierzynski each hit a three-run homer for AL Central-leading Chicago, which has won eight of nine and maintained a one-game lead over Minnesota. Nick Swisher homered for the third straight game and Griffey scored three times.

Griffey hit an RBI single and Ramirez connected for his 14th homer in Chicago’s six-run first against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (3-8), who lasted just two innings.

Gavin Floyd (13-6) was the beneficiary of all that run support. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in six innings.

Raul Ibanez hit his 20th homer and drove in three runs for Seattle. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits.

Twins 3, Athletics 1

MINNEAPOLIS – Mike Redmond drove in two runs for Minnesota, which survived some wildness by Francisco Liriano and handed Oakland its 11th straight series defeat.

The last time the A’s lost 11 series in a row was 1960, when they played in Kansas City.

The Twins won their 11th consecutive home series, improving to 30-9 at the Metrodome since June 1 in their last home game until Sept. 5.

Liriano (4-3) allowed an unearned run and five hits in five innings against the lifeless A’s, who are 6-25 since the All-Star break. He struck out five and walked three.

Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO – Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings to snap a four-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Jeter’s homer in the fourth inning was his eighth of the season and 203rd of his career, moving him past Bill Dickey and into a tie with Roger Maris for 11th place on the Yankees’ all-time list.

He was 3-for-5 and is two hits shy of 2,500 for his career. He is batting .571 (16-for-27) over his past six games, including five multihit efforts.

Pettitte (13-9) had not won since beating Boston on July 26, losing twice and taking two no-decisions in between. He allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, walked none and struck out four. He set down 10 straight at one stretch and threw 83 pitches, including 62 strikes.

Brian Bruney got the final six outs for the Yankees, who have won three of four after losing six of their previous seven.

Toronto rookie left-hander David Purcey (2-4) allowed five runs and seven hits in four innings. He walked two and struck out two.

Purcey was in immediate trouble, giving up consecutive singles to Johnny Damon, Jeter and Bobby Abreu to begin the game. Alex Rodriguez flied out to shallow right, but Jason Giambi hit a sacrifice fly and Xavier Nady followed with an RBI single.

New York added three runs in the fourth. Robinson Cano walked, went to third on Jose Molina’s single and scored on Damon’s fielder’s choice before Jeter hit his two-run drive to right.

Alex Rios, whose 26-game hitting streak against the Yankees ended Tuesday, drove in Toronto’s only run with an RBI single in the sixth.

Damon, who dropped two routine fly balls in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss, shared a smile with left fielder Nady after catching Lyle Overbay’s fly ball in the seventh, his first and only chance of the night.

Damon, who came in hitless in 11 at-bats, finished 2-for-4 with a walk.

Playing his second game since coming off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui went 1-for-4. He hit a one-out double in the eighth, but was caught off the base when Cano lined out to first for an inning-ending double play.

Notes: New York improved to 45-15 this season when scoring first. … Toronto failed to hit a home run for the first time in eight games. … Sidney Ponson (3-2) of the Yankees faces Toronto’s Roy Halladay (14-9) in Thursday’s series finale.

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