NL notables
The Mets hung right fielder Mike Cameron's jersey in their dugout. Cameron is recovering from facial surgery after a head-to-head collision with Carlos Beltran in San Diego last Thursday.
The Mets celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' sold-out concert at Shea Stadium with a pregame concert and Diamondvision messages from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
John Smoltz of the Braves had six strikeouts to move past Tim Keefe and into 25th place on the career list with 2,534.
Deivi Cruz's homer for the Giants was the major league-leading 35th allowed by the Reds' Eric Milton.
The Dodgers' Derek Lowe allowed three homers in the first two innings.
In 59 starts, the Cardinals' So Taguchi is hitting .331. 