BRAVES 9, PHILLIES 0
ATLANTA -- Shelby Miller threw his third career shutout, Freddie Freeman and Kelly Johnson hit home runs to spoil Chad Billingsley's first start in more than two years, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Miller (4-1) allowed only 3 hits and 1 walk with 8 strikeouts. He has not allowed more than two runs in any of his six starts.
Billingsley (0-1) gave up 6 runs, 5 earned, in 5 innings. The right-hander fought back from two major surgeries on his pitching arm to make his first start since April 15, 2013, for the Dodgers against San Diego.
Freeman had three hits, including a two-run home run in the first. Johnson, who drove in four runs, hit a three-run shot in the fourth. He added a sixth-inning single for his 1,000th career hit.
Miller struck out Ryan Howard to complete his first shutout since June 17, 2014, with the Cardinals at Toronto.
Miller faced the minimum 12 batters through four innings. Cesar Hernandez had an infield hit to lead off the third before Carlos Ruiz hit into a double play. Howard led off the fifth with a double, but was stranded on second base.
Johnson leads the Braves with 6 home runs and has 14 RBI in his last 10 games.
Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg held out slumping second baseman Chase Utley, who is hitting only .103 and is 2 for 29 (.069) on the road trip.
Left-hander Elvis Araujo, making his major league debut, pitched around two hits in a scoreless sixth for Philadelphia. Dustin McGowan walked four batters in the seventh, including a bases-loaded walk to Johnson to force in a run. Jace Peterson and Cameron Maybin followed with run-scoring singles.
CARDINALS 7, CUBS 4 Pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds doubled off the wall in center field to snap a tie in the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from three runs down to beat the visiting Chicago Cubs.
MARLINS 2, NATIONALS 1 Mat Latos and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Miami Marlins beat Stephen Strasburg and the host Washington Nationals.
REDS 7, PIRATES 1 Marlon Byrd homered and drove in four runs, Todd Frazier belted his National League-leading ninth home run and the visiting Cincinnati Reds handled the Pittsburgh Pirates.
DODGERS 8, BREWERS 2 Jack Greinke allowed one unearned run on two hits in 7 2/3 innings to win his career-best 10th consecutive decision and Justin Turner hit a three-run home run to pace the Los Angeles Dodgers to a victory over the host Milwaukee Brewers.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ROYALS 5, INDIANS 3 Eric Hosmer hit a three-run home run, Jason Vargas shut down the Indians for the second consecutive start, and the host Kansas City Royals went on to beat Cleveland.
YANKEES 6, BLUE JAYS 3 Mark Teixeira hit a two-run home run, Michael Pineda matched his career high with eight shutout innings and the visiting New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays.
RANGERS 7, ASTROS 1 Kyle Blanks had three hits, including a home run, and Carlos Peguero added a two-run shot to back up a solid start by Wandy Rodriguez as the Texas Rangers beat the host Houston Astros to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
RED SOX 2, RAYS 0 Mookie Betts homered to lead off the sixth inning -- the first hit off Rays starter Drew Smyly (Little Rock Central, Arkansas Razorbacks) -- and added another in the eighth to lead the host Boston Red Sox to a victory over Tampa Bay.
WHITE SOX 5, TIGERS 2 Jeff Samardzija pitched seven effective innings, and the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers.
ATHLETICS 2, TWINS 1 Jesse Chavez struck out seven and allowed one unearned run in 7 1/3 innings and the Oakland Athletics snapped host Minnesota's five-game winning streak with a victory over the Twins.
INTERLEAGUE
METS 3, ORIOLES 2 Bartolo Colon became the first pitcher in at least 100 years to beat the same opponent with seven different teams, stopping Baltimore once again and leading the New York Mets past the visiting Orioles.
Sports on 05/06/2015