LOS ANGELES – Eric Stults pitched a four-hitter for his second career shutout and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned their first win since Manny Ramirez was suspended, beating the San Francisco Giants 8-0 on Saturday.

Juan Pierre was 3-for-5 with two doubles and recorded his first three RBIs since taking over in left field for Ramirez. Juan Castro had three hits and drove in two runs for the defending NL champions, who are 1-2 since their dreadlocked slugger was banished for 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a banned drug.

Stults (4-1) gave the Dodgers their first complete game of the season, going the distance for the second time in 20 career starts. The 29-year-old left-hander, who was recalled from Triple-A on April 11 to replace the injured Hiroki Kuroda in the rotation, threw 123 pitches in his third start against the Giants this season.

Jonathan Sanchez (1-3) gave up five runs and six hits, walked four and struck out four in five innings. The left-hander is 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA in five starts against the Dodgers.

Mets 10, Pirates 1

NEW YORK – Jose Reyes capped a five-run fourth with a two-run single, John Maine allowed three hits in six effective innings and New York earned its sixth straight win.

Carlos Beltran hit a long home run, David Wright tripled and drove in two runs and Gary Sheffield had two of the Mets’ season-high 17 hits. Reyes finished with three hits, three RBIs and a stolen base.

The loss was Pittsburgh’s seventh straight and 11th in 12 games after an 11-7 start.

New York was without manager Jerry Manuel, who was suspended one game for making contact with umpire Bill Welke during an argument in the Mets’ 7-5 win over Philadelphia on Thursday night. Bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. ran the team.

Paul Maholm (3-1) gave up seven runs and 10 hits in five innings for the Pirates.

Maine (3-2) allowed one run, struck out three and walked two.

Braves 6, Phillies 2

PHILADELPHIA – Javier Vazquez pitched neatly into the eighth inning and Yunel Escobar and Brian McCann hit two-run homers for Atlanta.

Vazquez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out seven in 7 2-3 innings. He also helped himself with a double that started a three-run rally in the fifth.

Chase Utley hit his 10th homer and Raul Ibanez also went deep for the Phillies, who got another poor performance from a starting pitcher. Joe Blanton (1-3) gave up six runs and eight hits in eight innings.

Blanton’s shaky start was the latest in a slew of rough outings for a rotation that played a vital role in helping the Phillies win the World Series last season. Philadelphia’s starters are 7-10 with a 6.47 ERA.

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