MIAMI – For a team that overcame an 11-31 start, a five-run deficit was nothing.

The resilient Florida Marlins became the first team in major-league history to climb above .500 after being 20 games under, rallying Monday to beat reeling Arizona 8-5.

Joe Borchard’s three-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning against the Diamondbacks, who have lost six in a row despite leading in each of the past five games.

Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer, his 22nd, and broke Jeff Conine’s franchise record for RBIs by a rookie with 81. Uggla also made a key play on the basepaths and twice robbed Arizona of hits with diving stops at second base.

With four consecutive victories, the Marlins (69-68) have a winning record for the first time. They were 11-31 on May 21. The latest win marked the start of a 10-game homestand for Florida, which began the day trailing NL wild-card leader San Diego by two games.

Phillies 3, Astros 2

PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley’s home run with two outs in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros.

After both teams wasted opportunities to win late in the game, Utley his 25th homer to right off Dave Borkowski (1-2). The second baseman was mobbed by his teammates and helped the Phillies snap a 12-game losing streak to Houston that dated back to August 2004.

Rick White (3-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win, retiring the final two batters he faced to leave a runner stranded on third. The Phillies entered 11/2 games back of San Diego in the NL wild card standings.

Nationals 4, Cardinals 1

WASHINGTON – Ramon Ortiz came within three outs of pitching the majors’ first no-hitter in more than two years and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1.

Ortiz, who homered in the eighth inning to put the Nationals up 3-0, began the ninth against Aaron Miles. With the crowd cheering on the right-hander, Miles lined the second pitch into center field for a clean single.

Brewers 6, Dodgers 3

MILWAUKEE – Greg Maddux lost his first decision since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Milwaukee Brewers broke a 10-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory.

Maddux, who was 3-0 since being traded to Los Angeles by the Chicago Cubs on July 31, allowed a run and two hits in his first four innings. But an infield hit glanced off Maddux’s glove in the fifth, setting up a three-run inning for Milwaukee.

After a leadoff single by Damian Miller and sacrifice bunt by Brewers starter Dave Bush, Maddux attempted to backhand a hard-hit ground ball by Brady Clark.

The ball bounced off Maddux’s glove and he couldn’t pick it up in time to throw out Clark, putting runners on first and third with one out.

Tony Graffanino’s RBI double scored Miller, and Jeff Cirillo followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Clark to give Milwaukee a 3-1 lead.

Braves 5, Mets 0

NEW YORK – Chuck James pitched one-hit ball for eight neat innings, shutting down the New York Mets and leading the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory.

James also scored twice and got his first hit of the season. Helped by a string of strong defensive plays, he allowed only a second-inning single off the left-field fence to David Wright, who was thrown out at second by Matt Diaz on the play.

Adam LaRoche and Edgar Renteria each drove in two runs for the Braves, trying to stay within striking distance of the NL wild card.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

CHICAGO – Xavier Nady’s three-run double capped a four-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 5-4.

Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano left the game after 1 1-3 innings with lower back stiffness. It was the shortest outing of his career.

After a meeting with the trainer on the mound, Zambrano (14-6) left the game trailing 5-0. He gave up four earned runs, four hits and four walks and lost for the first time in five starts.

Giants 5, Reds 4

CINCINNATI – Barry Bonds hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning – his 730th overall – and Shea Hillenbrand had a solo shot in the 10th that sent the surging San Francisco Giants over the slumping Cincinnati Reds 5-4.

The Giants have won three in a row and 15 of 21, pulling into contention for the NL wild card. The late comeback moved them back to .500 (69-69) for the first time since July 27.

Now, it’s the Reds who are fading away, losing nine of 10 and falling back in the pack of wild-card contenders.

Padres 7, Rockies 5

SAN DIEGO – Rookie Josh Barfield hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Monday night to keep their 11/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race.

Barfield finished with four RBIs for the defending NL West champion Padres, who pulled within two games of Los Angeles in the division.

San Diego leads Philadelphia by 11/2 games in the wild-card race.

With the Rockies on the verge of beating the Padres for the 11th time in 17th games this year, San Diego rallied against closer Brian Fuentes (3-4).

Twins 2, Devil Rays 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rondell White hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Boof Bonser allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings to help Minnesota beat Tampa Bay 2-1, continuing the Twins domination of the Devil Rays.

Minnesota, which began the day a half-game behind Chicago in the AL wild-card race, has won 13 in a row against Tampa Bay dating back to 2004.

Rangers 8, Athletics 1

OAKLAND, Calif. – Rookie Nelson Cruz hit an inside-the-park homer and a three-run shot on the way to a career-high five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1.

Robinson Tejeda took a shutout into the seventh, Ian Kinsler added a solo homer and Eric Young hit a two-run double in his first big league at-bat in more than a month.

Yankees 12, Royals 5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jorge Posada started a 10-run, eighth-inning rally with a two-run homer and Robinson Cano capped it with a three-run drive to lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 12-5.

New York trailed 5-1 before getting seven hits and three walks off four pitchers in its biggest inning since scoring 13 in the eighth against Tampa Bay on June 21 last year.

Bobby Abreu had four RBIs for the Yankees, who were swept three games by the Royals last season when they made their previous trip to Kansas City.

Tigers 6, Mariners 2

DETROIT – Omar Infante’s two-run double keyed a four-run seventh and Nate Robertson pitched seven strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2.

Robertson (12-11) allowed one run on eight hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts, all of Adrian Beltre, while improving to 2-5 in his last seven starts.

Jarrod Washburn (8-13) lost for the second time in six starts, giving up six runs on six hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.

Blue Jays 4, Indians 3

TORONTO – Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson homered to help Toronto beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 for the Blue Jays’ third straight victory.

The Blue Jays entered the day two games behind Boston for second place in the AL East. The last time Toronto finished higher than third place was in 1993, when they won the division and the World Series

With the game tied 2-2, C.C. Sabathia (10-9) walked Aaron Hill to start the sixth and then Wells hit a 0-2 pitch over the right field wall to give Toronto a 4-2 lead. Wells has 31 homers.

Sabathia gave up four runs and six hits in seven innings.