In Philadelphia, Bobby Abreu homered leading off the ninth inning and drove in three runs, giving the Phillies the victory.

Jim Thome hit his major league-leading 28th home run for the Phillies, who gained a split of the four-game series. They hold a two-game lead over the Mets and the surging Atlanta Braves, who come to Philadelphia this weekend for a three-game series.

At Milwaukee, Ken Griffey Jr. homered, doubled and drove in four runs to break out of a slump. Paul Wilson (9-2) set a career high for wins, and Adam Dunn added his 25th homer for Cincinnati.

At Los Angeles, Paul Lo Duca celebrated his late addition to the NL All-Star team with a home run, and the Dodgers won their sixth in a row.

At San Francisco, Alex Cintron homered from both sides of the plate, and Arizona snapped a nine-game road losing streak by beating the slumping Giants.

At San Diego, Jason Jennings (8-7) allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings and Preston Wilson had two RBI.