National League\nDerek Lowe pitched a one-hitter for his second shutout and complete game of the season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.\nLowe (9-13) gave up an infield single leading off the first to Jerry Hairston Jr., who beat a bouncer to third without a throw from Mike Edwards. Lowe faced just 29 batters, allowing his only other runners on walks to Michael Barrett in the third and Jeromy Burnitz in the seventh.\nLowe struck out seven to win for the first time in five starts since Aug. 5. It was the third career shutout and complete game for Lowe, who pitched a no-hitter for Boston against Tampa Bay on April 27, 2002. His other complete game this year was a three-hit shutout against San Diego on April 15.\nJose Cruz Jr. went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, Olmedo Saenz added a two-run homer and Jayson Werth hit a two-run single for the Dodgers, who won for the fourth time in five games. Glendon Rusch (5-8) lost his sixth straight decision.
Braves 5, Nationals 3, 1st game\nAndruw Jones hit his major league-leading 43rd home run and drove in five runs, leading Atlanta past Washington in the first game of a doubleheader.\nJones finished one short of his career high for RBIs. He drove in six runs in a 1999 game at Colorado. For good measure, the Gold Glove center fielder also made two diving catches, both on liners hit by Preston Wilson.\nHoracio Ramirez (11-8) bounced back from a shaky start to go seven innings. Kyle Farnsworth picked up his second save with the Braves and eighth overall.\nMarlon Byrd had three hits, including a homer, for the \nNationals.\nJones hit a three-run homer in the first to give the Braves a 3-1 lead. He knocked out Washington starter Esteban Loaiza (9-10) and broke a three-all tie with a two-run single in the fifth, giving the Atlanta player an NL-leading 108 RBIs.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 5\nBen Johnson hit his first career homer, a three-run drive, and San Diego beat Arizona to enter September with a .500 record.\nThe Padres (66-66) took two of three from the Diamondbacks, who dropped into third place in baseball's worst division, 6 1/2 games back in the NL West.\nDave Roberts homered, had three hits and scored three times, and Khalil Greene and Mark Loretta each had three hits. Chan Ho Park (4-1) held Arizona to two runs and three hits in six innings. He allowed Luis Gonzalez's solo shot in the sixth, and Javier Vazquez (10-14) was the loser.
American League
\nRangers 9, White sox 2\nMichael Young and Alfonso Soriano hit two-run home runs in the sixth inning against Orlando Hernandez, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-2 Wednesday.\nYoung's 20th homer came after leadoff hitter David Dellucci was hit by a pitch and put the Rangers ahead 3-2. Mark Teixeira walked and scored on Hank Blalock's single, and Soriano hit his 32nd homer to chase Hernandez (8-7), who lost his fourth straight decision, matching his career high.\nDellucci, Adrian Gonzalez and Rod Barajas also homered for the Rangers, who lead the majors with 218.\nChicago lost three of four in Texas and finished August at 12-16. It was the first losing month of the season for the White Sox, who have the best record in the AL at 80-51. Kameron Loe (7-4) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings.Royals 1, Twins 0\nEmil Brown singled to score Denny Hocking with one out in the ninth, and Minnesota set a Twins' record by getting 13 hits in a shutout.\nMinnesota hit into four double plays and had runners thrown out at third and home. It was also a Royals' record for most hits allowed in a shutout, breaking the mark of 10 which had been done four times. The Twins' previous record for hits in a shutout was 12 in a 1-0 loss to the California Angels in 1975.\nHocking singled off Matt Guerrier (0-3) leading off the ninth, and reached second when third baseman Terry Tiffee misplayed a grounder by Chip Ambres. Terry Mulholland relieved and struck out Matt Stairs, before Brown grounded a single just inside the bag at third. Mike MacDougal (3-4) pitched the ninth for the win.\n \nTigers 4, Indians 3\nIvan Rodriguez homered off Rafael Betancourt (2-3) to break an eighth-inning tie, and Mike Maroth pitched seven strong innings for Detroit.\nCleveland began play a half-game behind the wild-card leading New York Yankees, but lost for the third time in 13 games.\nMaroth (12-12) improved to 4-1 in six starts in August.\nCraig Dingman worked the eighth. Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth, allowing Victor Martinez's RBI double before getting pinch-hitter Ben Broussard to ground out with a man on third for his seventh save.
