CINCINNATI — Maybe it's the way the ball flies out of the park. Perhaps it's the humid climate that reminds them of home. Or, it might just be the confidence of knowing that every time they show up, something good seems to happen.

Whatever the reason, the Houston Astros sure love it in Cincinnati.

Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run and five hits in seven innings and Ivan Rodriguez homered and doubled last night, helping the Astros extend their three-year winning streak at Great American Ball Park with an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

The Astros have won their last 11 games in Cincinnati, a streak that started late in the 2007 season and is the longest current run of dominance in the majors. Houston is 32-15-1 at the hitter-friendly ballpark that opened in 2003.

It's not only their hitters who like it.

"Every time we play here, we play great," Wandy Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez (2-2) leads a staff that has prospered at Great American, going 3-0 in his career at the ballpark. Houston's three starters in the series — Roy Oswalt, Rodriguez and Felipe Paulino — are a combined 11-1 at Great American.

Ivan Rodriguez homered off Aaron Harang (2-3), who lasted only five innings against a lineup that sprouts a little swagger whenever it hits town.

"They like to come in here and hit," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "They were commenting around the batting cage about how they feel comfortable and confident playing here."

The Reds made three errors behind Harang, letting in two runs. When Harang finished Houston's four-run fifth inning, he slowly walked to the dugout with his head down and threw his black glove against the back wall, knocking a red jacket onto the floor.

It's been a frustrating month for Harang, who lost 17 games last season and has alternated losses and wins in his five April starts.

MARLINS 7, METS 4:

Jorge Cantu hit a two-run homer in the fourth, then lined a tiebreaking, three-run drive in the seventh as visiting Florida beat New York to snap a seven-game losing streak, which started after it had won seven in a row.

BRAVES 2, CARDINALS 1:

Matt Diaz drove in two runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single off reliever Kyle McClellan (1-1) in the bottom of the eighth inning, rallying Atlanta over St. Louis.

PHILLIES 7, NATIONALS 1:

Chase Utley homered twice and drove in three runs, Pedro Feliz added a three-run shot and host Philadelphia beat Washington for its fifth straight victory.

BREWERS 6, PIRATES 5:

Bill Hall hit a solo homer and Rickie Weeks blasted a two-run shot for a 6-5 lead in a three-run bottom of the sixth inning, and Milwaukee got its first save from Trevor Hoffman (555th of his career) with a victory over Pittsburgh.

CUBS 11, DIAMONDBACKS 3:

Carlos Zambrano (2-1) fell a triple shy of the cycle and allowed three runs and eight hits over seven innings, and Alfonso Soriano and Mike Fontenot also homered as visiting Chicago routed Arizona.

PADRES 4, ROCKIES 3:

Nick Hundley led off the top of the ninth with a triple off reliever Manuel Corpas (0-2), and Luis Rodriguez, who was 1-for-19 as pinch-hitter in his career, laced a single through a drawn-in infield, lifting San Diego over Colorado.

DODGERS 5, GIANTS 3:

Manny Ramirez led off the top of the ninth with the last of his three doubles and scored on an Andre Ethier double to break a 3-all tie, and Matt Kemp followed with a triple to help Los Angeles beat San Francisco and end a two-game losing streak.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

WHITE SOX-MARINERS SPLIT:

Russell Branyan had a career-high five hits, Yuniesky Betancourt cracked a three-run homer and visiting Seattle salvaged a doubleheader split by beating Chicago, 9-1, in the second game.

In the opener, Bartolo Colon (2-1) allowed a run on four hits in seven innings and Paul Konerko hit a two-run double, leading Chicago to a 2-1 victory.

YANKEES 11, TIGERS 0:

Phil Hughes (1-0) gave up two hits over six innings and left fielder Josh Anderson's dropped fly ball, allowed two runs to score, triggered a 10-run seventh inning as visiting New York routed Detroit to end a four-game losing streak.

RANGERS 5, ATHLETICS 4:

Hank Blalock reached on a two-base error in the bottom of the eighth when his grounder went under the glove of first baseman Jason Giambi, and Nelson Cruz followed with a single off Michael Wuertz (1-1) to break a 4-all tie and lift Texas over Oakland.

ANGELS 7, ORIOLES 5:

Joe Saunders (3-1) gave up four runs and 10 hits in six innings, Howie Kendrick homered, and visiting Los Angeles beat Baltimore and became the last team in the majors to win two in a row.

TWINS 4, RAYS 3:

Justin Morneau, who earlier hit a two-run homer, hustled to beat out a potential double play and allow the winning run to score in the bottom of the ninth inning, leading Minnesota over Tampa Bay.

BLUE JAYS 8, ROYALS 1:

Rookie Scott Richmond (3-0) gave up a run on five hits in seven innings, Vernon Wells drove in three runs and visiting Toronto beat Kansas City and Gil Meche (1-2), who left after giving up five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings with lower back stiffness

INDIANS 9, RED SOX 8:

Mark DeRosa had four hits and scored from second base on an error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Cleveland ended Boston's 11-game winning streak.