Jeff Suppan

MLB: Colorado 10, Milwaukee 6

Denver, Oct. 1: Todd Helton hit a two-run homer to give Colorado the lead Wednesday and the Rockies moved to the brink of a playoff berth with a 10-6 win over Milwaukee.

Colorado eliminated San Francisco from playoff contention and took a four-game lead over Atlanta in the National League wild-card race with four games remaining.

A win by the Rockies or a loss by the Braves during the final four days of the season will give Colorado its second post-season berth in three years.

Colorado is also still in the hunt for the National League West title, having started the night 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB: Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 4

Milwaukee, Sept. 24: A three-run homer by Jimmy Rollins climaxed a six-run fifth inning Thursday that allowed the Philadelphia Phillies to coast to a 9-4 victory over Milwaukee.

The Phillies increased their lead in the National League East to seven games over Atlanta and 7 1/2 over Florida.

Philadelphia's big fifth inning gave the Phillies an 8-1 lead and made a winner out of J.A. Happ (11-4), who gave up two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven.

Three relievers allowed four hits and two runs the rest of the way.

MLB: Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 1

Milwaukee -- Jeff Suppan gave up a run and eight hits in six innings Sunday, leading Milwaukee to a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh and a three-game sweep.

Suppan (6-8) departed after walking three batters in 94 pitches with one strikeout.

He added an RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth.

Craig Counsell's only hit, a two-run single, capped a three-run fifth, and one of two hits by Casey McGehee was a solo homer for the Brewers, who bounced back from a three-game Cincinnati sweep.

Pittsburgh's run scored on a solo homer by Garrett Jones in the top of the third.

Lastings Milledge had three hits, while both Jones and Brandon Moss had two hits for the Pirates, who have lost five of seven.

MLB: Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 0

Cincinnati, July 17: Bronson Arroyo teamed with two relievers on a six-hitter Friday and Edwin Encarnacion drove in two runs, bringing the Cincinnati Reds a 4-0 win over Milwaukee.

Arroyo (10-8), who shut out the New York Mets on four hits in previous start, allowed five hits and struck out six over seven innings Friday.

Arthur Rhodes came on to work a perfect eighth and Francisco Cordero allowed a hit and struck out one during the ninth in a non-save situation.

Encarnacion, who went 3-for-3 in the series opener Thursday, went 4-for-4 Friday.

He had an RBI single during Cincinnati's two-run fifth and added a solo homer in the eighth.

The Reds ended a three-game losing streak and won for only the third time in 10 games.