Cliff Lee threw seven solid innings for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies.
Lee allowed one run and six hits while Jimmy Rollins had three hits and scored two runs and Paul Bako hit a home run for the National League East leaders.
The Phillies lead the NL East by seven games from the Florida Marlins and 7 1/2 from the third-ranked Atlanta Braves, who went down 5-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.
Andre Ethier delivered a walk-off three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth to secure the triumph.
The Washington Nationals produced a four-run eighth to help secure a 12-8 victory and sweep Florida for the first time since 2007.
The Marlins had led 6-0 but Ryan Zimmerman and Elijah Dukes homered as the Nats stormed back to clinch an unlikely win.
Mark Reynolds, Stephen Drew and MLB debutant Trent Oeltjen all homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks secured their fifth straight win - 11-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings.
Alex Romero's two-run double in a five-run 12th set Arizona on course for a victory which condemned the Pirates to a 10th defeat in 12 games.
The San Diego Padres triumphed 8-3 over the New York Mets, Adrian Gonzalez connecting in the third for the victors.
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