Rollins extends hitting streak to 38

Jimmy Rollins keeps getting hits, just not ones that translate into victories for the Philadelphia Phillies.

"I'd rather do it in a winning fashion," Rollins said Wednesday night after extending his hitting streak to 38 games in a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rollins grounded a 1-0 pitch from Mark Mulder down the left-field line for a first-inning double. He finished 2-for-4 with two doubles.

The major league marks for longest hitting streak in one season and longest hitting streak spanning two seasons are separate records. Joe DiMaggio's major league record 56-game hitting streak occurred during the 1941 season, and Rollins will hold the record for a streak spanning two seasons if he breaks DiMaggio's mark.

In other games, it was: Washington 9, New York 5; San Francisco 3, San Diego 1; Atlanta 9, Los Angeles 8; Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6; Houston 6, Florida 5; Arizona 4, Colorado 2; and Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 2.

At Philadelphia, Yadier Molina hit a two-out RBI single off loser Tom Gordon in the ninth.

Skip Schumaker hit his first career homer and Albert Pujols again went deep for the Cardinals. Winner Brad Thompson pitched a perfect eighth inning, and Jason Isringhausen escaped a jam in the ninth to get his first save.

"You have to feel like you can play up here," said Schumaker, who got a beer bath from his teammates after the game. "If you don't, you don't belong here."

Nationals 9, Mets 5

Ryan Zimmerman hit a tying homer in the ninth off new Mets closer Billy Wagner, and Jose Guillen hit a go-ahead, two-run shot off loser Jorge Julio in the 10th.

Left fielder Alfonso Soriano was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Brian Bannister in the second at New York, then was pulled by Nationals manager Frank Robinson in the sixth for not running out a popup.

"That's the rule around here," Robinson said. "They've all been told. It's been said more than one time."

Nick Johnson's three-run drive in the sixth started visiting Washington's comeback from a 4-0 deficit against Bannister, who made his major league debut. The son of former big league pitcher Floyd Bannister began his big league career with 5 1-3 hitless innings.

Chad Cordero worked a scoreless ninth for the win, escaping a bases-loaded jam when Paul Lo Duca lined out.

Giants 3, Padres 1

Barry Bonds reached base three times at San Diego without getting a hit and scored once for the Giants.

Although Bonds was booed every time he came to bat, he took less grief from the fans than he did Monday, when he was booed mercilessly and had a syringe thrown at him.

Matt Morris won his Giants debut, holding the Padres to five hits and a run in 6 1-3 innings. Shawn Estes, a former Giants pitcher, lost his first game with San Diego by allowing three runs in the sixth.

Tim Worrell pitched the ninth for the save, getting Eric Young to hit into a game-ending double play with one on.

Braves 9, Dodgers 8

Ryan Langerhans hit a two-out ground-rule double in the eighth to drive in the go-ahead run for visiting Atlanta.

Marcus Giles and Edgar Renteria drew two-out walks off Franquelis Osoria (0-1) before Langerhans, who entered the game in the seventh, hit a liner into the right-field corner that bounced into the stands.

Oscar Villareal (2-0), who pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh, was the winner. Chris Reitsma, the sixth Atlanta pitcher, got the last five outs for his second save.

The Dodgers, who blew an early 5-0 lead, scored three runs in the seventh to tie it.

Reds 8, Cubs 6

Bronson Arroyo hit his first career homer and allowed five runs -- three earned -- and six hits in 6 2-3 innings to get the win. He had been 4-for-55 (.073) with 33 strikeouts before his home run.

Ken Griffey Jr. moved ahead of two Yankees with his first home run of the season. His solo shot was his 537th, breaking a tie with Mickey Mantle for 12th place. It also provided his 1,538th RBI, moving him ahead of Joe DiMaggio for 31st on that list.

David Weathers pitched the ninth for his first save. Loser Glendon Rusch gave up four runs and six hits in four innings for the visiting Cubs.

Astros 6, Marlins 5

Lance Berkman and Preston Wilson hit two-run homers at Houston as the Astros built a 6-1 lead. Craig Biggio had two hits and scored two runs for the defending NL champions.

Winner Wandy Rodriguez, who replaced scheduled starter Brandon Backe, allowed four runs and seven hits in his first outing since relieving a hobbled Roger Clemens in Game 1 of the World Series. Backe sat out with a sore back on his 28th birthday, but said he'll start Friday against Washington.

Brad Lidge got Josh Willingham to ground out with runners on first and second in the ninth for his second save.

Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2

Orlando Hernandez won in his Diamondbacks' debut, striking out eight in five innings at Coors Field.

Acquired from the World Series champion Chicago White Sox during the offseason, Hernandez allowed two runs, six hits and two walks. He struck out Matt Holliday three times.

Loser Aaron Cook gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. Todd Helton had two doubles and an RBI for Colorado.

Brewers 3, Pirates 2

Prince Fielder hit a looping single off loser Damaso Marte that scored Geoff Jenkins with the go-ahead run in the eighth at Milwaukee, which completed a three-game sweep.

The son of former major leaguer Cecil Fielder was 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts this year when he walked in the second to reach base for the first time this season.

Winner Matt Wise pitched the eighth, and Derrick Turnbow let Pittsburgh load the bases with two outs in the ninth before retiring Chris Duffy on a popout for his third save.