ATLANTA – Andruw Jones capped a ninth-inning rally with a game-winning single, and J.D. Drew went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Atlanta Braves past the San Francisco Giants 7-6 on Monday.

Drew led off the ninth with a single to right off Giants closer Dustin Hermanson. Julio Franco followed with another shot that rolled past right fielder Ricky Ledee for a run-scoring triple.

After Hermanson walked Eli Marrero, Jones lined a 2-2 pitch into right field to drive in pinch-runner Mike Hampton with the winning run.

Hermanson (5-6) gave up two runs and three hits without recording an out for his second blown save in nine chances.

The Braves won three of four games in the series, improving their record against the NL West this month to 13-4.

The Giants began the day tied with Chicago and San Diego in the NL wild-card race.

Michael Tucker, who ended an 0-for-27 slump with a two-run single in the sixth inning, had four RBIs for the Giants.

Astros 11, Reds 3

CINCINNATI – Brad Ausmus hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning and drove in a season-high four runs, leading the surging Houston Astros to an 11-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.

Lance Berkman homered twice and drove in four runs for the Astros, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Houston is just four games behind Chicago, which leads the NL wild-card race.

Pete Munro (3-5) went five-plus innings to win for the first time in seven starts since July 25. He gave up three runs and eight hits, and struck out a season-high six.

Adam Dunn hit his 40th homer for the Reds, and Felipe Lopez added a two-run shot.

With the game tied at 3, Jeff Kent reached on a leadoff infield, Mike Lamb grounded into fielder’s choice, Jose Vizcaino singled and Ausmus homered to center on a 3-0 pitch from Phil Norton (1-5).

Cubs 5, Expos 2

MONTREAL – Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.

Maddux (13-8), who became the 22nd pitcher in major league history to reach 300 wins on Aug. 7, scattered five hits, struck out two and walked none.

LaTroy Hawkins got one out for his 20th save in 26 opportunities.

Chicago, swept by Houston in three straight at home over the weekend, regained the NL wild-card lead, moving a half-game ahead of idle San Diego.

Terrmel Sledge hit a two-run homer off Jon Leicester in the ninth for the Expos, who lost their third straight and fell to 3-5 on their season-high 13-game homestand.

White Sox 9, Phillies 8

CHICAGO – Timo Perez bunted in the go-ahead run and Joe Borchard hit the longest homer in U.S. Cellular Field history Monday to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.

The White Sox took a 7-6 the lead with two runs in the sixth off Roberto Hernandez (2-5) to make a winner of Mark Buehrle (12-8). He allowed nine hits and six runs in six innings.

Jim Thome hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth off Shingo Takatsu, but the Chicago closer struck out Doug Glanville for his 14th save in 15 chances.

The game was a makeup of a June 10 rainout and the White Sox’s victory clinched interleague bragging rights for the AL this season, 127-125.

Aaron Rowand hit a two-out RBI single off Hernandez to tie it and scored the go-ahead run when third baseman David Bell and Hernandez collided trying to field Perez’s bunt single.

Tigers 9, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Craig Monroe homered twice and drove in five runs, and Nate Robertson threw his first career complete game in the Detroit Tigers’ 9-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.

Ivan Rodriguez added a two-run homer for the Tigers, who snapped a four-game losing streak and sent the Royals to their 10th loss in 12 games.

Robertson (12-7) allowed one run and six hits in becoming the first Tigers left-hander to win 12 games in seven years. He had seven strikeouts and no walks.

Monroe gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the second with his second homer in two games, sending a 1-1 pitch from Mike Wood (2-7) to left.

Rodriguez, who missed the previous three games with flulike symptoms, hit a two-run shot off Wood in the third to make it 4-0. It was Rodriguez’s 17th homer and the 1,000th run he has scored in his career.

Pirates 5, Brewers 1

MILWAUKEE – Daryle Ward homered twice and had five RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Milwaukee 5-1 on Monday night, sending the Brewers to their 12th straight loss.

Milwaukee tied its NL record for consecutive losses, and has scored just seven runs in its last five games. The franchise mark for consecutive losses is 14 in 1994, when the team played in the American League.

Josh Fogg (9-9) scattered five hits in 6 2-3 shutout innings for his third win in his last four starts.

Ward hit a two-run homer in the first off Ben Hendrickson (0-6) and a three-run shot in the seventh off reliever Mike Adams. He also walked twice and was hit by a pitch.

Jack Wilson singled with one out in the first and Ward followed with his 13th homer to make it 2-0.