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EDS: TOPS with Phillies-Mets, UPDATES with second Marlins-Braves, Pirates-Nationals; WILL be UPDATED.
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -Chase Utley hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning, the last of his three RBIs, and Philadelphia beat New York 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Utley’s shot off Pedro Feliciano (1-1) was the first home run the left-hander has allowed this season. The normally reliable reliever was charged with another run, too, increasing his ERA from 0.90 to 1.80 in 24 appearances.
Ryan Howard had three hits and Utley added a two-run single for the Phillies, who were coming off a 2-5 homestand. Philadelphia began the day leading the NL in runs (289) but ranked last in ERA (4.79).
Paul Lo Duca had a two-run single for New York, the NL East leaders.
Geoff Geary (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the win and Antonio Alfonseca got three outs for his second save.
After Utley’s homer, the Phillies loaded the bases with no outs and added an insurance run on Abraham Nunez’s RBI single off Joe Smith.
Braves 3, Marlins 1, first game
Marlins 5, Braves 1, second game
ATLANTA (AP) – Just back from the minors, Rick Vanden Hurk took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Florida beat Atlanta for a split of the doubleheader.
The Braves won the opener with Buddy Carlyle winning his first game since 1999 by allowing one hit over seven innings. Despite his impressive performance, the journeyman was optioned back to Triple-A Richmond right after the game.
Vanden Hurk (1-1) was activated between games to make his first start with the Marlins since April 24, when the Braves roughed him up for six runs in one-plus innings. He had been pitching at Double-A Carolina.
Yunel Escobar broke up the no-hit bid with a double leading off the seventh, and Vanden Hurk was lifted after he walked the next hitter.
Matt Lindstrom worked out of the jam, retiring Andruw Jones on a popup with runners at second and third and striking out Jeff Francoeur to end the inning.
John Smoltz (7-3), who left his last start with a sore shoulder, allowed three hits and two runs in six innings.
Carlyle (1-1) gave up Aaron Boone’s third-inning homer. The Braves got back-to-back homers from Jarrod Saltalamacchia and pinch-hitter Chris Woodward off Renyel Pinto (0-3) in the seventh to take the 3-1 lead.
Pirates 7, Nationals 6
WASHINGTON (AP) – Xavier Nady hit a double and a sacrifice fly, both with the bases loaded, and Shawn Chacon got his first win as a starter this season for Pittsburgh.
Nady had a three-run double in a five-run third inning, then got his fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Nady is 4-for-6 with nine RBIs with the bases loaded this season.
Chacon (2-0) allowed four runs and eight hits over 5 1-3 innings in his third start since coming out of the bullpen to replace struggling starter Tony Armas in the rotation. Chacon went 2-for-3 at the plate.
Jack Wilson and Ronny Paulino homered for the Pirates, who opened a six-game road trip by battering Nationals starter Mike Bacsik (1-2).
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