After losing slugger Ken Griffey Jr. for the season, the Cincinnati Reds could probably use Randy Wolf in the middle of their lineup.

The Philadelphia pitcher homered twice, giving him three this season, and threw seven solid innings to lead the Phillies to a 15-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

"It's nice to absorb it and enjoy it because who knows if it will ever happen again," Wolf said.

Wolf went 3-for-3 and scored three runs in becoming the first major league pitcher to homer twice in a game since the Phillies' Robert Person on June 2, 2002, against Montreal.

"When you have a spot in the lineup, you have a chance to help yourself win," he said. "You never know when you might get lucky."

Griffey certainly has had his share of bad luck with injuries during the past few years.

The All-Star center fielder, who hit his 500th career homer earlier this season, needs surgery to reattach his torn right hamstring. An MRI showed that Griffey was more seriously injured than originally suspected when he hyper-extended his right leg last week in San Francisco on a play in the outfield - his first action in nearly four weeks since tearing his hamstring in Milwaukee.

"He was doing well," shortstop Barry Larkin said. "He seemed to be getting his stroke back. And he was happy again. In years past, I don't think he had as much fun as this year."

Griffey will undergo surgery Monday to reattach the hamstring and should be able to participate in spring training, Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek said.

"Knowing he's going to be out for the year, it's a really big blow," Reds closer Danny Graves said after Cincinnati's 11-1 loss to Los Angeles.

At Philadelphia, Wolf (5-7) won for only the third time since June 1, allowing four runs, striking out six and walking none in seven innings.

He also hit a solo homer in the third off Jason Jennings (10-10) and another in the sixth off Adam Bernero that just cleared the right-field wall for his fourth career home run.

"Wolf's a decent hitter," Jennings said. "He has an idea what he's doing up there."

Wolf's batting .308 (12-for-39) and has eight RBIs - one more than reserve outfielder Doug Glanville in 82 fewer at-bats.

Jim Thome also homered twice, Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Jimmy Rollins added a two-run shot for the Phillies, whose six homers were a season high.

"Guys like Chase and Jim and Rollins get paid to hit," Wolf said. "It's not luck when they do it. When a pitcher does it, it's a lot of luck."

At Cincinnati, Jose Hernandez hit a bases-loaded triple and a two-run homer, and Shawn Green added a three-run shot for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who won for the seventh time in nine games.Weaver (10-10) allowed four hits in eight innings, struck out seven and walked none for his third straight win.

At Miami, Jeff Suppan (10-6) allowed just two hits in eight-plus innings, Edgar Renteria singled home the only run and the Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven games.Carl Pavano (12-5) gave up one run and six hits in eight innings.

At Atlanta, Adam LaRoche had his first career two-homer game and J.D. Drew added a solo shot.Charles Thomas had two hits for the Braves, including a two-run single after a brief power outage in the fifth. With Marcus Giles batting, about half the lights at Turner Field suddenly went dark. All the scoreboards quit working, and the press box also had no power.

At Montreal, Brian Schneider's grand slam capped a six-run fourth inning and helped extend Arizona's losing streak to six.John Patterson (2-2) took a shutout into the seventh and won for the first time in more than four months.The Diamondbacks fell to a major league-worst 35-80.

At New York, Brad Ausmus' RBI single in the 10th ended a game played through a steady rain until a 55-minute delay in the sixth. Lightning flashes throughout the early innings drew gasps from a sparse crowd.Mike Piazza was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 7, because of inflammation in his left knee.

At Chicago, Carlos Zambrano (11-6) threw eight strong innings in his return from a five-game suspension for hitting St. Louis' Jim Edmonds with a pitch last month.