Strasburg throws 6 in Nats' win over Astros
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Stephen Strasburg pitched six innings for his second win of the season, to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday.
Strasburg looked nearly unhittable for five innings, allowing just three singles, but the Astros got to him in the sixth for two runs and three hits.
Strasburg walked one and struck out five. He hasn't allowed a home run in 50 1/3 innings - since Aug. 15, 2010.
Strasburg used the curveball regularly at San Diego State, and on Monday, he had his best since his Aug. 2010 Tommy John surgery.
"I made an adjustment in New York with it. In the 'pen, it wasn't working warming up," Strasburg said.
"I just wanted to go out there and trust it - and it worked pretty well."
Last week, Johnson allowed him to throw a career-high 108 pitches. He wanted Strasburg to throw fewer. Through five innings, he threw 61, but in the laborious sixth, Strasburg had to throw 32.
Mets 6, Braves 1: Ike Davis hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and Dillon Gee pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, leading New York at Atlanta.
Padres 7, Rockies 1: At Denver, Chase Headley tied a team record with three doubles to help San Diego over Colorado.
Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 1: At Phoenix, Chris Young had three hits to help lead Arizona beat Pittsburgh.
Phillies 5, Giants 2: Roy Halladay outlasted Tim Lincecum to lead Philadelphia at San Francisco.
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Angels 6, Athletics 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Kendrys Morales homered and drove in four runs and Los Angeles beat Oakland.
Rays 1, Red Sox 0: James Shields allowed four hits in 8 1/3 innings to lead Tampa Bay at Boston.
The only run came when Daniel Bard walked Evan Longoria on four pitches with the bases loaded in the seventh.
Twins 7, Yankees 3: Carl Pavano quieted an unfriendly Yankee Stadium crowd with seven solid innings, Justin Morneau played in the field for the first time this season and hit a long homer, and Minnesota earned a rare victory in New York.
Orioles 10, White Sox 4, 10 inn.: Matt Wieters homered twice, including a grand slam in the 10th, to lift Baltimore at Chicago.
Tigers 3, Royals 2: Justin Verlander survived a shaky ninth to lead Detroit at Kansas City.