Braves cut Phillies' NL East lead

Atlanta Braves moved within five games of National League East leaders Philadelphia with a 4-3 victory at Turner Field.

Omar Infante's walk-off RBI single secured the win for the home side, who ended the world champions' four-game winning streak and tied the series at 1-1 with one to play on Sunday.

West Division leaders Los Angeles Dodgers lost by the same scoreline at Arizona, their third defeat in a row. Gerardo Parra notched the game-winning single for the Diamondbacks.

San Francisco remain in post-season contention as they won the second of their four-match series at the New York Mets 5-4, with Bengie Molina scoring the vital single in the first extra inning. Colorado are also in the hunt behind the Dodgers but their game at Florida was postponed due to rain.

Matt Holliday hit a two-run blast for St Louis as they won their eighth straight home match, seeing off the San Diego Padres 7-4.

Tom Gorzelanny struck out eight for Chicago Cubs against his old club Pittsburgh in a 3-1 win which keeps them close behind the Cardinals. Jeff Baker scored one home run and drove in two.

Washington have the worst record in the Major League but reeled off their second straight victory to beat Cincinnati 10-6, scoring six runs in the third inning, while Milwaukee moved further clear of Central rivals Houston thanks to a 6-2 win over the Astros.

In the American League, New York Yankees were 5-2 victors over the Seattle Mariners for their 74th regular season win. Nick Swisher scored a two-run homer for New York in the second inning.

The Yankees' victory was enough to extend their lead in the East over Boston, who suffered a series-levelling 7-2 defeat to Texas at Fenway Park.

The win maintains the Rangers' pressure on the Los Angeles Angels in the West, who won 5-1 at Baltimore to level the four-match series at 1-1.

The leading duo in the Central are Detroit and the Chicago White Sox and both claimed convincing wins on Saturday, with the Tigers winning 10-3 at home to Kansas City and Chicago won 8-1 at Oakland. The win was memorable for a Jim Thome home run, his 563rd career homer to draw level with Reggie Jackson in 12th on the all-time scorers' list.

Tampa Bay beat Toronto 8-3 while Minnesota lost 7-3 at home to Cleveland.