Smoltz struck out Felipe López in the third inning, Smoltz’s fourth strikeout of the game, to reach the mark. He finished with 10 strikeouts for the second straight start.
Smoltz (3-1) allowed a run and five hits in seven innings. Still, his earned run average rose 22 points to 0.78. He got no run support from an offense that came into the game leading the National League with a .286 average.
brEWERS 9, CARDINALS 8 Gabe Kapler singled home Gabe Gross with the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and Milwaukee overcame another blown save by Eric Gagné, beating visiting St. Louis. After the game, the Brewers announced Gross had been traded to the Rays in a deal for the minor league pitcher Josh Butler. It was a fitting end to a wacky game that included the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols playing second for the first time in his big league career.
REDS 8, DODGERS 1 Jerry Hairston Jr. had four hits in his debut as Cincinnati’s leadoff hitter, and Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips each homered for the host Reds.
ASTROS 11, PADRES 7 Kaz Matsui’s two-run single in the eighth lifted Houston over visiting San Diego. Jake Peavy allowed four earned runs, matching the total for his four previous starts combined.
PIRATES 3, MARLINS 2 Xavier Nady’s two-run single completed a three-run rally as host Pittsburgh ended a six-game losing streak.
PHILLIES 8, ROCKIES 6 Pat Burrell’s bases-clearing double with one out off Manny Corpas in the ninth inning lifted visiting Philadelphia over Colorado.
RED SOX 7, ANGELS 6 Dustin Pedroia’s tiebreaking R.B.I. double in the eighth inning helped host Boston rally for its sixth consecutive victory after ace Josh Beckett was scratched from the game with a stiff neck. David Pauley, recalled from Class AAA, gave up five runs on seven hits in four and a third innings.

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