Lastings Milledge hit a ninth-inning, game-winning two-run single Sunday, rallying the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Milledge's bases loaded single -- his only hit of the game -- capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth. Andy LaRoche had two hits and two RBI, a run scored on an error by Rafael Furcal, another scored on Clayton Kershaw's third-inning wild pitch, and Andrew McCutchen had three of the 11 hits for the Pirates, who have won two of three. The winner was closer Matt Capps (4-8). Furcal's two RBI led Los Angeles.

Rafael Furcal hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth Thursday and the Los Angeles Dodgers, despite blowing a four-run lead, downed Washington 7-6. The Dodgers, who began the night with a five-game lead over Colorado atop the National League West, got an RBI single from Manny Ramirez and a three-run homer from Matt Kemp in the first inning. They spent the rest of the game trying to fight off the Nationals, who could not avoid losing for the 100th time this season. Washington forged a 6-6 tie in the sixth on RBI singles by Cristian Guzman and Willie Harris and the score remained deadlocked until Furcal's blast in the eighth. Washington reliever Ron Villone (4-6) retired the lead-off man in the eighth, but Furcal hit a 1-0 pitch out to right for his ninth homer of the season. That made a winner out of Ramon Troncoso (5-4).

Matt Kemp and Ronnie Belliard hit home runs Wednesday, powering the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game sweep. Kemp's second hit, a two-run homer, erased a 1-0 deficit with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. Belliard had three hits -- one a solo homer in the eighth. The National League West-leading Dodgers have won seven of nine. Winner Hiroki Kuroda (7-6) yielded a run and six hits in six innings with no walks and seven strikeouts.

Andre Ethier put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning Monday and the Dodgers rolled to a 6-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Besides Ethier's career-best 29th homer this season the Dodgers got two RBI on a 3-for-4 performance by Orlando Hudson as Los Angeles won for the fifth time in seven games to hold a four-game lead over Colorado in the National League West. Winning starter Jon Garland (10-11) allowed just two runs on six hits and three walks through six innings.

Ronnie Belliard drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Arizona 5-4. Belliard's game-winning hit followed a bases-loaded two-run single by James Loney that tied the score 4-4. With the victory, the Dodgers maintained their 3 ½ -game lead over Colorado in the National League West.