MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers pounced on Cincinnati Reds closer Francisco Cordero, rallying from a run down in the ninth for a 4-3 victory Sunday.

Pinch hitter Mark Kotsay tied the game with an RBI single, scoring Nyjer Morgan. With the bases loaded and one out, pinch hitter Craig Counsell delivered a sacrifice fly to win the game.

The rally ruined a return to the big leagues by Reds starter Dontrelle Willis, who gave up a pair of runs over six innings.

Milwaukee again was without Ryan Braun, who has missed the team’s last eight games with a lingering calf strain. Braun will not play in Tuesday’s All-Star game but said he expects to be ready to return when the Brewers resume play in Colorado on Thursday.

CARDINALS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2: Jaime Garcia won for the sixth time at home and David Freese homered for the first time since April 12.

PHILLIES 14, BRAVES 1: Raul Ibanez homered and drove in six runs to back eight strong innings by Cole Hamels. Hamels (11-4) allowed three hits while striking out six and walking two.

NATIONALS 2, ROCKIES 0: Jordan Zimmermann took a shutout into the seventh inning, Roger Bernadina and Rick Ankiel provided the offense, and host Washington headed into the All-Star break with a .500 record for the first time since 2005.

PIRATES 9, CUBS 1: Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in five runs and Pittsburgh beat the visiting Cubs to enter the All-Star break with their best record in 19 years.

MARLINS 5, ASTROS 4: Mike Cameron belted a tying two-run homer for his first hit with host Florida, and the Marlins went on to beat the woeful Astros to complete a four-game sweep.

DODGERS 4, PADRES 1: Andre Ethier homered twice before heading off to his second straight All-Star game as host Los Angeles took its season-high fourth straight victory after three consecutive shutouts.

GIANTS 4, METS 2: Pablo Sandoval hit an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 21 games and fellow All-Star Matt Cain pitched six scoreless innings for host San Francisco.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TIGERS 2, ROYALS 1: Justin Verlander became the first Tigers pitcher to earn his 12th win before the All-Star break in 24 years and visiting Detroit climbed past Cleveland into first place in the AL Central. Striking out the side in the second and sixth, Verlander fanned nine altogether and raised his league-leading strikeout total to 147.

BLUE JAYS 7, INDIANS 1: Jose Bautista hit a two-run double to help visiting Toronto enter the All-Star break with a three-game winning streak.

TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 3: Anthony Swarzak dominated over six innings, and Minnesota got a win in Chicago.

YANKEES 1, RAYS 0: James Shields and B.J. Upton made bad throwing errors that let Robinson Cano score the only run in New York.

RANGERS 2, ATHLETICS 0: Matt Harrison pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning, Adrian Beltre homered in his third consecutive game and Texas won at Arlington to extend its winning streak to a season-best seven games.

ANGELS 4, MARINERS 2: Dan Haren pitched five-hit ball before falling one out short of his second straight complete game as host Los Angeles won at Anaheim, Calif.