Greg Maddux struck out 10 in his best outing of the season, and Corey Patterson hit two solo homers to lead the Chicago Cubs over the visiting New York Mets 7-0 on Tuesday.

　　The Cubs won for only the second time in 10 games and homered in four straight innings, with Jason Dubois adding a solo shot and Jeromy Burnitz hitting a two-run drive.

　　In other National League games, it was, Marlins 6, Astros 2; Reds 5, Padres 1; Brewers 8, Phillies 5; Braves 9, Rockies 5; Dodgers 9, Cardinals 8; Pirates 5, Giants 2; and Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 2.

　　In the American League, it was, Red Sox 3, Athletics 2; Yankees 7, Mariners 4; Blue Jays 3, Royals 1; Twins 6, Orioles 4, 10 innings; Devil Rays 7, White Sox 6; Rangers 5, Tigers 4; and Angels 5, Indians 4.

　　In Miami, Mike Lowell snapped a slump and broke a tie with a two-run double, and Florida scored five times in the eighth inning to beat Houston.

　　In Cincinnati, Sean Casey drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, and the Reds besieged bullpen ended a long stretch of miserable performances by preserving a victory over San Diego.

　　Ken Griffey Jr went 0-for-4, ending his 13-game hitting streak.

　　In Milwaukee, Brady Clark ignited a four-run sixth inning with his third hit of the game as the Brewers rallied past Philadelphia.

　　In Denver, Johnny Estrada's two-run double sparked a six-run first inning for Atlanta, which snapped Colorado's two-game winning streak.

　　Estrada, Ryan Langerhans, Raul Mondesi and pitcher John Thomson all had two-out RBIs in the first against Jason Jennings (1-4) to help Atlanta build the big lead en route to its sixth win in seven games.

　　In St Louis, Choi Hee-seop hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after he withstood a collision that forced Scott Rolen from the game with a sprained left shoulder in Los Angeles' victory over the Cardinals.

　　In San Francisco, Jason Bay hit a three-run homer, and Jose Castillo and Humberto Cota also connected for Pittsburgh's win over the Giants.

　　In Phoenix, Troy Glaus brought Arizona from behind with a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Diamondbacks snapped their 10-game losing streak against the Washington franchise.

　　In Boston, Kevin Millar homered off Octavio Dotel on a 2-2 pitch with one out in the ninth inning to give the Red Sox a victory over the Oakland Athletics.

　　In New York, Tino Martinez homered for the fourth consecutive game, a two-run drive that helped the Yankees beat Seattle and extend a regular-season winning streak to four for the first time since September.

　　Wang Chien-ming (1-1) got his first major league victory as New York overcame a two-run deficit.

　　In Toronto, Kansas City Royals manager Tony Pena resigned after watching the worst team in baseball lose again.

　　(The Associated Press)