LOS ANGELES — Brad Penny had just stepped out of the shower area in the clubhouse when a replay of his 96-mph fastball crashing into umpire Kerwin Danley's mask with a sickening thud was showing on the wide-screen TV.

Catcher Russell Martin followed Penny out of the showers and also watched again as Danley lay nearly motionless on the field before being placed into an ambulance and driven through the center-field gate.

Nothing else that occurred in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 11-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies last night mattered at that moment — not the 10-run first inning against Mark Redman (3-1), not Matt Kemp's first big league grand slam, not Penny's 1,000th career strikeout.

"I felt horrible when it happened," Penny said. "I hope he's all right. They gave us an update that he was, so I wish him my best. He was talking when he left, so I felt pretty good about the fact that he was all right. The hospital called and said he was doing fine."

Danley, the crew chief, was struck on Penny's first pitch of the fourth inning, which Martin completely missed because of a botched sign.

"It sounded like he got hit with a Mike Tyson uppercut," said Martin, who won his first Gold Glove last season. "I was just hoping he was all right. That ball hit him square in the mask. He probably got a concussion. I was just hoping that he was still breathing. I told him 'I'm sorry' a couple of times, but I don't know if he heard me."

Crew members Brian Runge and Greg Gibson rushed to Danley's side at home plate, and first base ump Angel Campos hustled back into the umpires' dressing room adjacent to the Dodgers' dugout to put on the gear to call balls and strikes. The game was delayed 18 minutes.

Dodgers trainer Stan Conte and other medical personnel accompanied Danley on the ride to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was taken for precautionary reasons.

Penny (4-2), a nine-year veteran right-hander, somehow held his emotions in check despite the circumstances. He allowed three runs and four hits over seven innings, including Garrett Atkins' two-run homer in the first and Todd Helton's RBI single in the sixth.

CARDINALS 4, ASTROS 3: Skip Schumaker singled to left to score pinch-runner Cesar Izturis in the bottom of the ninth inning, helping St. Louis overcome a pair of homers from Lance Berkman and a solo shot by Kaz Matsui to end Houston's six-game winning streak.

Phillies 8, Pirates 4: Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer to trigger a six-run outburst with two outs in the top of the first inning and Kyle Kendrick (2-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings to lead Philadelphia to its third straight victory, while handing Pittsburgh its third loss in a row.

Mets 4, Braves 3: Carlos Beltran hit a two-run double in a four-run third inning off Tim Hudson (3-3), John Maine (2-2) gave up two runs on three hits in five innings and host New York dropped Atlanta, playing without Chipper Jones (back spasms), to 0-8 in one-run games.

Cubs 7, Nationals 0: Carlos Zambrano (4-1) scattered five hits, four walks and five strikeouts over seven innings, Michael Wuertz and Jon Lieber each pitched an inning to complete a six-hitter and Derrek Lee drove in three runs as visiting Chicago beat Washington to end a two-game skid.

Padres 8, Diamondbacks 7: Tadahito Iguchi hit a home run off Yusmeiro Petit (0-1) with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift San Diego, which blew leads of 4-0, 5-2 and 7-6, past Arizona and snap a five-game losing streak with just its second win in 11 games.

Brewers 4, Marlins 3: Prince Fielder, who earlier had an RBI single, broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth with a mammoth blast to dead center off Renyel Pinto (1-1), who had not allowed a run in his previous 11 appearances, and Eric Gagne pitched the ninth for his seventh save in 11 chances to lead Milwaukee over Florida.

Reds 10, Giants 9: Paul Bako hit a solo home run and added an RBI single, Brandon Phillips doubled and drove in two runs and visiting Cincinnati snapped a three-game skid by beating San Francisco for only its fourth win in the last 15 games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

INDIANS 4, YANKEES 3: Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single scored Grady Sizemore from third with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and Masa Kobayashi (1-0) pitched two innings, escaping a jam in the ninth, for his first major league win as Cleveland won its season-high fifth straight.

Tigers 6, Angels 4: Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez each drove in a pair of runs, and rookie Armando Galarraga pitched 5 2/3 hitless innings before allowing three runs and three hits in six-plus innings as host Detroit beat Los Angeles for its fourth win in five games.

RAYS 2, RED SOX 1: Akinori Iwamura hit a two-out, two-run homer on a 1-1 pitch from Clay Buchholz (1-2), who took a one-hit shutout into the bottom of the eighth inning, as Tampa Bay rallied for its first five-game winning streak in more than two years, while handing Boston its fourth straight loss.

Royals 2, Blue Jays 1: Luke Hochevar (1-1), the first selection in the 2006 draft, allowed a run on six hits in six innings for his first big league victory in his third career start, Jose Guillen homered to break a 1-all tie in the sixth as host Kansas City handed Toronto its sixth straight loss.

ORIOLES-WHITE SOX SPLIT: Brian Anderson hit a one-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth off Randor Bierd (0-1) to lift Chicago over Baltimore and a split of their day-night doubleheader.

Brian Burres (3-1), who faced one batter before Friday night's rainout, came back and allowed just three singles in eight shutout innings to lead Baltimore to a 5-1victory in the first game.

Mariners 5, Athletics 3: Erik Bedard (2-0) gave up two hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list (inflammation in his left hip), and Greg Norton, hitting in the designated hitter spot for struggling Jose Vidro, had three hits and three RBIs to lead host Seattle over Oakland.

Twins 12, Rangers 6: Michael Cuddyer hit a three-run homer and Delmon Young keyed a three-run seventh inning with a two-run single, helping visiting Minnesota end a three-game losing streak, while handing Texas its eighth loss in nine games.