PHILADELPHIA — There's nothing like the Atlanta Braves to snap the Philadelphia Phillies out of a funk.

Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the fifth inning and the Phillies again rallied past Atlanta, 12-10, yesterday.

Chris Coste, Maui's Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth and Jimmy Rollins also went deep for the Phillies, who overcame a 5-0 deficit a day after coming back from a 9-3 hole.

Since June 5, the Phillies are 8-1 against the Braves and 12-22 against everyone else.

"We play well against them, that's for sure," Werth said. "I can't put a finger on it."

Braves All-Star catcher Brian McCann left with a mild concussion after a collision with Victorino in the sixth inning. X-rays were negative and McCann will be re-evaluated today.

"I have a headache right now, but I'll be OK," McCann said. "I'm not too worried. I'll probably be out a couple days."

Kelly Johnson and Omar Infante hit consecutive homers in the fourth inning for Atlanta. The Braves scored five times off Rudy Seanez and Ryan Madson in the eighth to make it close, and had the tying run at the plate in the ninth.

"We lose a five-run lead today, a six-run lead yesterday," manager Bobby Cox said. "With leads like that, you think you ought to be able to win."

The game was delayed 1 hour, 57 minutes in the bottom of the second by rain. Neither starting pitcher returned after the delay.

Clay Condrey (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and Brad Lidge worked the ninth for his 24th save in as many chances.

Julian Tavarez (0-1) allowed the decisive homer to the first batter he faced.

Johnson ripped a two-run shot to right off Adam Eaton and Infante reached the seats in left to give the Braves a 5-0 lead in the fourth.

But the Phillies answered against Jo-Jo Reyes with two outs in the bottom half. Coste got the rally started with a two-run shot. After pinch-hitter So Taguchi reached on an infield single and Rollins walked, Victorino connected to tie it at 5.

Burrell put the Phillies ahead to stay in the fifth with his 26th homer — a drive into the left-field seats.

"We have a great offensive club," Werth said. "We just haven't been swinging well collectively."

The Phillies tacked on five runs in the sixth. Victorino had an RBI single and Ryan Howard delivered a two-run single. On Howard's hit to right field, Victorino jarred the ball loose when he ran over McCann.

McCann stayed down for a couple minutes, before walking off the field on his own.

"The only way I thought I can be safe was to jar the ball loose," said Victorino, who spoke to McCann after the game. "I play the game hard. I hope he's fine."

The Phillies won an important series after falling out of first in the NL East following a 53-day stay atop the standings.

"We never give up. It's fun," Victorino said. "We play 27 outs. We keep fighting."

METS 9, CARDINALS 1

Johan Santana (9-7) pitched his seventh complete game, and Fernando Tatis and Ramon Castro hit two-run homers as host New York beat St. Louis. Santana allowed six hits and a walk in winning

CUBS 9, MARLINS 6

Derrek Lee homered and Mike Fontenot had a pinch-hit, three-run double during a four-run seventh inning, helping host Chicago rally for a win that gave the Cubs sole possession of the NL Central lead. Chicago split its four-game series with Florida and moved one game ahead of the Brewers, who lost to Houston. The Cubs open a four-game series at Milwaukee today.

ASTROS 11, BREWERS 6

Geoff Blum hit a pair of home runs for visiting Houston, including a three-run shot that capped a seven-run fifth, in the win over Milwaukee.

PADRES 3, PIRATES 1

Jake Peavy (8-6) struck out 10 in seven innings and Scott Hairston hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth as visiting San Diego beat Pittsburgh.

ROCKIES 11, REDS 0

Garrett Atkins and Jeff Baker homered as visiting Colorado completed a three-game sweep.

DIAMONDBACKS 7, GIANTS 2

Randy Johnson (8-7) tossed seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start and Arizona completed its first sweep in San Francisco in seven years.

DODGERS 2, NATIONALS 0

James Loney homered as host Los Angeles (52-52) completed a three-game sweep and climbed back to the .500 mark for the first time since May 30.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS 6, RANGERS 5

Jack Cust and Baldwin High alum Kurt Suzuki homered, and Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the win over visiting Texas. Ziegler gave up two singles in two shutout innings to extend his scoreless streak to 27 innings. The 28-year-old right-hander began the season in the minors before being promoted to Oakland on May 30. Ziegler broke the previous mark of 25 innings set by Philadelphia Phillies right-hander George McQuillan in 1907. Ziegler's scoreless streak also is the third-longest by an Oakland reliever.

RED SOX 9, YANKEES 2

Manny Ramirez doubled twice and drove in two runs, and David Ortiz homered and drove in three runs in just his third game after missing 45 with an injured left wrist as host Boston beat New York. Boston moved one game behind AL East leader Tampa Bay after preventing a three-game sweep. New York, which had been 8-0 since the All-Star break, remained three games back.

ORIOLES 5, ANGELS 2

Baltimore ended its run of 15 straight losses in Sunday games, defeating visiting Los Angeles. It was Baltimore's first win on Sunday since April 6 against Seattle.

TIGERS 6, WHITE SOX 4

Curtis Granderson and Marcus Thames homered as host Detroit beat Chicago to avoid a three-game sweep.

TWINS 4, INDIANS 2

Justin Morneau sparked a two-run, ninth-inning rally with an RBI double as visiting Minnesota beat Cleveland to pull within 2 1/2 games of first-place Chicago.

ROYALS 6, RAYS 1

Billy Butler homered and drove in four runs as host Kansas City beat Tampa Bay to salvage a split of their four-game series.

MARINERS 5, BLUE JAYS 1

Jose Vidro hit a two-run home run as visiting Seattle snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak.