TORONTO (Reuters) - Esteban Loaiza pitched seven strong innings and Brad Wilkerson led off the game with a home run, sparking the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Horacio Ramirez pitched 7 2/3 strong innings while Adam LaRoche and Kelly Johnson both drove in two runs to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field on Tuesday.