NEW YORK — Jayson Werth took a big gamble that paid off for the Philadelphia Phillies.

The right fielder saved his team with a diving catch, moments before Chase Utley's second homer of the game sent Philadelphia to a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in 11 innings last night.

With a speedy runner on first and two outs in the 10th, Werth made a sensational grab of David Wright's sinking liner in the right-center gap.

If the ball gets by him, Fernando Martinez probably scores the winning run. But rather than play it safe and glove the ball on a hop, Werth went all out.

"It was just one of those deals where I thought it was worth it," he said. "When the ball came out of the lights I thought, ohh, it's much closer than I expected. When I dove for it, I didn't expect to catch it."

Somehow he did, and then Utley led off the 11th with his 15th home run.

His third homer in two nights that nestled into the right-field corner at spacious Citi Field came on the second pitch from Bobby Parnell (2-1), handing the hard-throwing rookie his first big league loss.

It's the only home run Parnell has allowed in 29 career innings.

"Fastball in. The pitch he was looking for," Parnell said.

CARDINALS 13, MARLINS 4:

Rick Ankiel finished a single shy of the cycle with two RBIs and Colby Rasmus also homered as visiting St. Louis snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Florida. Adam Wainwright (6-4) allowed four runs and four hits over seven innings to break a personal two-game losing streak.

PIRATES 3, BRAVES 2:

Adam LaRoche drove in two runs, Jeff Karstens (3-4) gave up one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings as visiting Pittsburgh held off Atlanta to end a three-game losing streak. Matt Capps pitched the ninth for his 14th save, giving up a two-out homer to Garret Anderson.

ASTROS 2, CUBS 1:

Geoff Blum singled home Miguel Tejada with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth to lift Houston over Chicago. The Cubs wasted a dominant start from Carlos Zambrano, who allowed a run on three hits in eight innings.

ROCKIES 4, BREWERS 2:

Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe homered, and Jorge De La Rosa (2-6) gave up two runs and four hits over six innings as visiting Colorado rallied past Milwaukee for its seventh straight victory. The Rockies improved to 9-4 under manager Jim Tracy since he took over for Clint Hurdle.

GIANTS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4:

Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer in a four-run third inning and Brian Wilson struck out the side for his seventh straight save to help visiting San Francisco defeat error-prone Arizona, which had three costly miscues.

REDS 4, NATIONALS 2:

Pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes hit a tiebreaking RBI double with two out in the top of the 12th inning and Jerry Hairston Jr. followed with an RBI single as Cincinnati beat Washington after the Nationals rallied in the ninth inning following a 2-hour, 10-minute rain delay.

PADRES 3, DODGERS 1:

Kevin Correia (3-4) gave up a run and three hits before retiring his final 15 batters during a six-inning performance on three days' rest, and visiting San Diego scored two runs in the first inning and made it stand up in beating Los Angeles.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RED SOX 6, YANKEES 5:

Mike Lowell homered off struggling Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, and Kevin Youkilis also connected to help host Boston improve to 7-0 against New York this year. The Red Sox have beaten the Yankees eight straight times dating to the last game of last season — their longest winning streak against their longtime rivals since 1912.

ROYALS 9, INDIANS 0:

Gil Meche (3-5) allowed four hits and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings, two relievers finished the four-hitter, and visiting Kansas City hit three home runs. Alberto Callaspo hit his first career grand slam, and Jose Guillen and Miguel Olivo blasted two-run shots in the victory.

MARINERS 4, ORIOLES 1:

Jose Lopez homered twice, Felix Hernandez (6-3) allowed just a run and seven hits over seven innings to lead visiting Seattle past Baltimore. Lopez, who finished with three hits, hit a solo drive in the second inning and a two-run shot in the sixth for his third career multihomer game.

RAYS 9, ANGELS 5:

Carlos Pena had an RBI single in a five-run second inning, hit a solo homer in the third, and Willy Aybar added a two-run shot off John Lackey (1-2) for a 9-5 lead in the fifth, helping host Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles to stop a three-game losing streak.

TIGERS 2, WHITE SOX 1:

Justin Verlander (7-2) pitched a six-hitter for his second complete game of the season and his first victory ever at U.S. Cellular Field as visiting Detroit beat Chicago. Adam Everett homered for the Tigers, who have won five of their last six games.

TWINS 6, ATHLETICS 3:

Pinch-hitter Jason Kubel hit a tying solo home run in the eighth, and Delmon Young singled home the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth as visiting Minnesota beat Oakland. Brendan Harris added an RBI single and a pair of wild pitches by Andrew Bailey (4-1) cost the A's another run in the inning.