SAN DIEGO — Brandon Webb got a little boost for his matchup with fellow ace Jake Peavy — the return of regular catcher Chris Snyder.

Webb outpitched Peavy in a battle of the last two NL Cy Young Award winners, Snyder hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1, yesterday.

Webb (6-0), the 2006 Cy Young winner, allowed just one unearned run and twice escaped bases-loaded jams before leaving after six innings. He became the first six-game winner in the majors and lowered his ERA to 1.98.

Snyder connected off Peavy despite playing with the flu, which sidelined him Saturday. He also caught the entire game despite an unseasonably high 91-degree gametime temperature, the hottest game in San Diego in 2 1/2 years.

"I trust him totally," Webb said. "To have him back there just gives me a lot of confidence. He sucked it up and battled for me today, and I appreciate it."

Peavy (3-1) gave up four hits in seven innings, losing at home for the first time in 10 starts since July. Peavy had gone 6-0 with a 0.68 ERA in that span.

"We had a chance to beat the best team in the National League, but I couldn't do what I needed to do for us to win the game," Peavy said. "I threw the wrong pitch. Unfortunately, that one pitch cost us the ballgame."

Webb became the first Diamondbacks pitcher to win his first six decisions since Randy Johnson in 2002. Johnson holds the franchise mark by winning seven consecutive decisions to start the 2000 season.

Peavy, whose ERA rose to 2.09, allowed more earned runs yesterday than he had in his first three home starts this season when he gave up just one earned run in 24 innings.

Dodgers 3, Rockies 2: James Loney singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep. It's the first three-game winning streak of the season for Los Angeles under new manager Joe Torre, who used his 24th different lineup in 25 games.

Mets 6, Braves 3: Carlos Delgado had his first two-homer game in almost a year, leading host New York over Atlanta. New York knocked out John Smoltz (3-2) after four innings. Smoltz allowed four runs and seven hits over four innings in his shortest outing of the season. The right-hander said he experienced some "discomfort" in his throwing shoulder.

Pirates 5, Phillies 1: Paul Maholm (2-2) tossed a two-hitter and Nate McLouth hit two home runs as host Pittsburgh avoided a three-game sweep. Maholm walked four and struck out two in his third career complete game.

Cardinals 5, Astros 1: Troy Glaus hit his first home run with St. Louis and Albert Pujols also homered as host St. Louis beat Houston.

Marlins 3, Brewers 2: Wes Helms led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run to lift Florida to the win. Helms hit an 0-2 pitch off Seth McClung (1-1) over the left-field wall for his first home run since Aug. 10.

Nationals 2, Cubs 0: John Lannan (2-2) pitched four-hit ball for seven innings and Wily Mo Pena and Wil Nieves had back-to-back RBI singles in the second inning as host Washington beat Chicago.

Reds 10, Giants 1: Edinson Volquez (4-0) struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings as visiting Cincinnati beat San Francisco. Volquez allowed one run and five hits to win his third consecutive start.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees 1, Indians 0: Chien-Ming Wang (5-0) allowed four hits, striking out a season-high nine in seven innings, and Melky Cabrera hit a home run as visiting New York ended a three-game slide. After the game, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada said he's going on the disabled list for the first time in his career with an arm problem.

Angels 6, Tigers 2: Torii Hunter hit an RBI triple in the fourth inning and added a two-run double in a four-run sixth as visiting Los Angeles beat Detroit.

Rays 3, Red Sox 0: James Shields (3-1) threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout as host Tampa Bay completed its first three-game sweep of Boston.

Athletics 4, Mariners 2: Emil Brown had a broken-bat, two-run single in Oakland's four-run eighth inning to beat host Seattle.

Rangers 10, Twins 0: Vicente Padilla (3-2) threw a seven-hitter for his third career shutout and Milton Bradley hit a three-run homer as host Texas beat Minnesota.

Blue Jays 5, Royals 2: Scott Rolen homered and drove in two runs and Alex Rios had four hits and scored three times as visiting Toronto ended a six-game losing streak.

White Sox 6, Orioles 1: Paul Konerko, hitting just .197 with three home runs coming in, homered twice as host Chicago beat Baltimore.

ELSEWHERE

Red Sox: Third baseman Mike Lowell finished a three-game rehab assignment, going 1 for 4 with a sacrifice fly for Triple-A Pawtucket yesterday. Lowell is expected to be taken off the disabled list tomorrow, after going 3 for 13 with three RBIs in his rehab stint. Lowell was put on the DL April 10 with a sprained left thumb.

Umpire: Kerwin Danley was released from a hospital early yesterday morning, about 5 hours after he took a 96 mph fastball to the right side of his jaw — briefly losing consciousness when the pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Brad Penny slammed into his face mask. When Danley will be back isn't clear.

Giants: San Francisco could be without starting pitcher Kevin Correia (1-3, 4.50 ERA) for a month after the right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a left oblique strain.

Pirates: Matt Morris was released yesterday after failing to pitch past the second inning in his latest start. Morris fell to 0-4 with a 9.67 ERA after giving up six runs, three earned, and six hits in 1 2/3 innings during an 8-4 loss to the Phillies on Saturday. The decision to cut him will cost the Pirates more than $10 million.