Rookie Kyle Davies turned a tip he received from the star of Atlanta's pitching staff into a victory over Kerry Wood.

After receiving advice between starts from John Smoltz, Davies pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Adam LaRoche supported him with two home runs in the Braves' 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.

"He said my front leg was a little weak," Davies recalled Smoltz telling him, and added that he tried to finish his follow-through stronger on his landing leg this time. "That's why my balls have been up."

Davies (4-2) walked four but held an opponent scoreless for the fourth time in nine major league starts. He struck out three in his 6 2-3 innings.

Matt Morris pitched like an ace, a day after he was snubbed for a spot on the NL All-Star team.

Morris allowed one run and six hits in seven innings, leading the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

"It's not because he wasn't capable," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "It's more because six Cardinals is a lot of representation already."

La Russa's decision to leave Morris (10-1) off the NL All-Star team was a difficult one, with Scott Rolen, David Eckstein and Jim Edmonds voted as starters; and Albert Pujols, 12-game winner Chris Carpenter and closer Jason Isringhausen also deserving of a trip. Someone had to be left out, and it was Morris.

"I don't think about the All-Star game and I should be on it, or I shouldn't," Morris said. "That's not my concern. I'm beyond that. We've got a bunch of representatives from this team, and they all deserve it."

Making his second start since coming off the disabled list, Wood gave up six hits and three runs in five innings. He walked three and struck out six.

Wood ran into first-inning trouble with one-out walks to Kelly Johnson and Marcus Giles. Andruw Jones' single drove in Johnson, but Giles was thrown out at third by Jerry Hairston.

LaRoche followed with his two-run homer to center for a 3-0 lead.

"I made a few mistakes, and they hurt me," Wood said. "The hit by Jones was up the middle and then the home run. After that, I made better pitches. ... I felt strong. I thought I threw the ball pretty well after the first inning."

LaRoche led off the eighth with his second homer, another shot to center, off Will Ohman.

Told that he was manager Bobby Cox's star of the game, LaRoche passed the honor on to Davies.

"I'm going to give it to Kyle," LaRoche said. "For him to do what he did against that lineup, with as little experience as he's had, I can't say enough about him."

At Phoenix, Rolen hit a two-run double, and John Mabry and pinch-hitters Abraham Nunez and So Taguchi also drove in two runs for St. Louis, which has won seven of 10. Pujols had an RBI and extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

"I needed it," Mabry said. "You get into a spot where you don't start a whole lot, and the first thing that goes is your confidence. Then, your strike zone follows."

The Cardinals scored five runs - four earned - against Brandon Webb (8-5), who won six of his first nine starts but is 2-5 in eight since May 20.

Arizona's Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer - the 200th of his career.

At Houston, Roy Oswalt pitched a five-hitter and Craig Biggio hit a go-ahead, three-run homer for Houston, which has won eight of 11.Oswalt (11-7) threw his third complete game this season and the eighth of his career, lowering his ERA to 2.44.Padres starter Brian Lawrence (5-7) went seven innings, allowing four runs and nine hits.

At Washington, Demoted from leadoff to seventh in the lineup, Jose Reyes responded with two hits and scored the tying and go-ahead runs, helping New York end the Nationals' six-game winning streak.Roberto Hernandez (4-2) pitched two scoreless innings in relief, his 14th consecutive appearance without yielding a run. Sun-woo Kim (1-1) took the loss.

At San Francisco, Jason LaRue hit a tiebreaking three-run double and finished with a career-high six RBIs, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 517th homer and Cincinnati ended a four-game road losing streak.Ryan Wagner (3-2) pitched two innings for his first win since May 27.Jeremy Accardo (0-2) failed to notch his first big league win for the Giants.

At Miami, Ben Sheets (4-6) struck out 10 in his first win in six starts, and Milwaukee scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on catcher Paul Lo Duca's error on a play at the plate.Sheets allowed four hits and two runs in eight-plus innings for his first win since June 18 at Toronto, ending a string of five straight no-decisions.Todd Jones (1-3) was the loser.

At Denver, rookie Oscar Robles capped his five-hit night with a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th for Los Angeles.Yhency Brazoban pitched the bottom of the 11th for his 16th save. Giovanni Carrara (6-2) shut out the Rockies for two innings to get the win.

Keith Foulke has not lost his job, even after he lost another game.Foulke blew his second save in a week, giving up two runs in the ninth inning of Boston's 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday night.The Red Sox led 5-4 before Foulke (5-5) allowed a one-out triple to Michael Young and a double by Mark Teixeira to tie it. Teixeira scored on Kevin Mench's liner over the head of drawn-in left fielder Manny Ramirez, sending Boston to its fifth loss in seven games.Foulke has four blown saves in 19 chances, and his ERA rose to 6.23 after he retired just one of the six batters he faced Monday.

At New York, Jason Giambi had his first multihomer game in two years and Bernie Williams hit a tiebreaking single in a seven-run eighth inning as the Yankees rallied after wasting a six-run lead.After the Orioles went ahead 8-6, Giambi hit a solo homer in the eighth. B.J. Ryan (1-2) walked Alex Rodriguez with the bases loaded, forcing in the tying run. Williams then flared a single to right for a 10-8 lead.Jason Anderson (1-0) got his second major league win.

<B>Indians 6, Tigers 0</B>At Cleveland, Travis Hafner hit his third home run of the day, Coco Crisp added an inside-the-park homer, and the surging Indians completed a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.Hafner homered twice and drove in five runs in the first game. He was 6-for-10 with six RBIs in the doubleheader.Jason Davis (4-2), called up from Triple-A Buffalo to make the start, allowed four hits in six innings in the second game.Making his major league debut, Justin Verlander (0-1), the No. 2 pick in the 2004 draft, gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings.In the opener, Scott Elarton (5-3) pitched a six-hitter for his fourth career complete game. Jason Johnson (5-7) gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 3 1-3 innings.

At Kansas City, Mo., Ryan Franklin pitched a six-hitter and Raul Ibanez hit a three-run homer.Franklin (4-10), tied for the major league lead in losses, pitched his third career shutout and sixth complete game. The Royals have been shut out three times in the last four games and scored in only one of their last 37 innings.Rookie J.P. Howell (1-3) gave up eight hits and six runs in his fifth major league start.

At Anaheim, Calif., Juan Castro had a go-ahead two-run single among his three RBIs, and Jacque Jones homered to lead Minnesota to its seventh win in eight games.Carlos Silva (7-3) gave up four runs, eight hits and struck out six in 6 1-3 innings to win his fourth consecutive decision. Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 24th save.

At Chicago, Jermaine Dye matched a career high by driving in six runs with a grand slam and a single, and the White Sox handed Tampa Bay its sixth straight loss.Juan Uribe hit a solo homer and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the White Sox maintained an 81/2-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central. Luis Vizcaino (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings of relief. Dustin Hermanson worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save.Tampa Bay's Aubrey Huff had a three-run homer.