LOS ANGELES — Eric Stults turned in his second career shutout. Center fielder Matt Kemp helped out with three outstanding defensive plays. Juan Pierre finished with three RBIs.

There were plenty of stars in the Los Angeles Dodgers' first win since Manny Ramirez was suspended.

Stults pitched a four-hitter and Pierre had three hits to help the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 8-0, yesterday.

"Obviously, shutouts are special — and for me, it's like a no-hitter," Stults said. "I think I owe Matt Kemp some dinner. He ran down some balls today and made some great plays, especially in key situations with runners on base."

Juan Castro had three hits and drove in two runs for the defending NL champions, who are 1-2 since Ramirez was banished for 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a banned drug.

Stults, who was recalled from Triple-A on April 11 to replace the injured Hiroki Kuroda in the rotation, threw 123 pitches while striking out five and walking none in his third start against the Giants this season. The 29-year-old left-hander also had an RBI single during the Dodgers' three-run eighth.

"I really wasn't thinking about pitch count. I was just trying to get outs," Stults (4-1) said. "I didn't do that very well last time I faced them, so I was just trying to get contact early so I could work deeper into the game. You definitely know what their strengths and weakness are after facing them a couple of times."

BRAVES 6, PHILLIES 2:

Javier Vazquez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits, striking out seven in 7 2/3 innings, and Yunel Escobar and Brian McCann hit two-run homers to lead visiting Atlanta past Philadelphia.

METS 10, PIRATES 1:

Jose Reyes capped a five-run fourth with a two-run single, Carlos Beltran hit a long homer, and John Maine (3-3) allowed three hits in six effective innings and host New York pounded Pittsburgh for its sixth straight victory.

REDS 8, CARDINALS 3:

Aaron Harang (3-3) gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings and had a two-run, bases-loaded single during a five-run bottom of the sixth off Kyle Lohse (3-2) to help Cincinnati beat St. Louis.

ASTROS 5, PADRES 4:

Carlos Lee singled home the tying run and Miguel Tejada followed with an infielder bouncer to drive in Hunter Pence from third base to break a 4-all tie in the bottom of the eighth inning as Houston rallied to beat San Diego.

BREWERS 12, CUBS 6:

Craig Counsell and Ryan Braun hit back-to-back homers and Milwaukee scored six times in the bottom of the seventh inning before the lights went out, delaying the game for 20 minutes in a victory over Chicago.

NATIONALS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1:

Adam Dunn homered and Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 27 games with a home run in the eighth inning and Washington won its third straight, all on the road, with a victory over Arizona.

MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 1:

Josh Johnson (3-0) allowed a run and seven hits over eight innings to win his sixth straight decision, dating back to Sept. 13, helping visiting Florida rally past Colorado.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ORIOLES 12, YANKEES 5:

Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer off Phil Hughes (1-2) during an eight-run second inning, and host Baltimore beat New York in a game that featured seven home runs and saw Alex Rodriguez go 0 for 3 with a walk in his second game back.

RAYS 14, RED SOX 5:

Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer, a two-run double and sacrifice fly to raise his major league-leading total to 44 RBIs, powering Tampa Bay to a rout of Boston, which lost for the fourth time in 16 games in Fenway Park this season.

BLUE JAYS 6, ATHLETICS 4:

Brian Tallet (2-1) yielded a run and two hits over seven innings, Lyle Overbay homered, and visiting Toronto avoided its first three-game skid of the season.

WHITE SOX 3, RANGERS 2:

Carlos Quentin doubled twice and scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Paul Konerko's bases-loaded sacrifice fly to lift Chicago over Texas.

TWINS 9, MARINERS 6:

Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau hit back-to-back homers for the second straight night, both going deep off Felix Hernandez (4-2) in the third for an early 4-0 lead, and Michael Cuddyer added a three-run shot in the sixth off Sean White to power host Minnesota.

TIGERS 4, INDIANS 0:

Edwin Jackson (2-2) allowed only five hits and one walk over seven innings and Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney each worked one inning to complete the seven-hit shutout as visiting Detroit extended Cleveland's scoreless streak to 19 innings.

ANGELS 1, ROYALS 0:

Joe Saunders (5-1) threw a five-hitter for his first career shutout and Chone Figgins hit a sacrifice fly as host Los Angeles beat Kansas City and Zack Greinke (6-1), who allowed a run and four hits in eight innings.

NOTES

Cubs: Chicago placed third baseman Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a dislocated left shoulder and said first baseman Derrek Lee will have tests tomorrow on his sore neck.

Mets: New York manager Jerry Manuel was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for making contact with an umpire during an argument in a game Thursday night. Manuel sat out yesterday's game against Pittsburgh.

Yankees: New York right-hander Joba Chamberlain, scheduled to start today's game against Baltimore, broke a blood vessel in his thumb during batting practice yesterday, leaving his status in doubt.