Chris Carter homered, Erik Bedard pitched seven strong innings for his first victory of the season, and the last-place Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Angels with a 2-1 victory last night in Anaheim.

The Astros recorded their seventh win over the big-budget Angels in 10 meetings this season.

Dodgers 2, Padres 1

In Los Angeles, Adrian Gonzalez and Scott Van Slyke homered, and Yasiel Puig had a successful major league debut for the Dodgers.

Puig, a 22-year-old Cuban defector, batted leadoff and went 2-for-4 with two singles, including one in his first at-bat. He threw from the right-field warning track to double a runner off first for the game’s final out.

Phillies 7, Marlins 2

In Philadelphia, Domonic Brown hit his NL-leading 17th homer — his eighth in eight games — to back Kyle Kendrick’s six-hitter for the Phillies.

Braves 7, Pirates 2

In Atlanta, Brian McCann, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman each hit a two-run homer for the Braves off loser A.J. Burnett.

Reds 3, Rockies 0

In Cincinnati, Bronson Arroyo (6-5) limited the NL’s most prolific offense to four singles in eight innings, and Jay Bruce had a two-run homer among his three hits, leading the Reds.

Cardinals 7, Diamondbacks 1

In St. Louis, Lance Lynn (8-1) pitched seven solid innings and the Cardinals got home runs from Yadier Molina and Carlos Beltran.

Mariners 4, White Sox 2

In Seattle, Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer as the Mariners dealt the White Sox their seventh straight loss.

Athletics 10, Brewers 2

In Milwaukee, Coco Crisp had a leadoff homer among his four hits and A’s winning pitcher Tommy Milone had an RBI and scored twice.