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Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon threw out the first pitch at Shea Stadium.

Florida dropped its seventh in eight games overall and extended its longest losing streak in an opposing NL city since losing nine in a row in Philadelphia in 2000-01.

The Pirates are 20-16 since starting the season 4-11.

Houston's Roy Oswalt was tied for the lead in victories against one team without a loss with Pedro Martinez of the New York Mets, who has a 13-0 record against Seattle. Randy Johnson of the New York Yankees is 12-0 against the Cubs.

The Phillies have won 11 of 17 and are within one game of .500 (26-27) for the first time since April 22.

San Francisco's Kirk Rueter's RBI was his first of the season and 40th in his career.

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