Nationals Lose Early Lead and Game Five pitches into the bottom of the first inning, the Washington Nationals had made history and provided their ace, Gio Gonzalez, with a two-run cushion against the Atlanta Braves. After that fine start Sunday, the host Nationals could not come up with any more offense and Gonzalez was not his usual dominating self. The result was a 3-2 defeat that reduced Washington's lead in the National League East over Miami and the Mets to three percentage points. Washington's Steve Lombardozzi and Bryce Harper became the first rookies in modern baseball history to open a game with successive homers, the Nationals said in citing the Elias Sports Bureau. Lombardozzi connected on a 2-1 pitch and Harper sent Tommy Hanson's next pitch into the right-field seats. And that, as it turned out, was the extent of Washington's scoring against Hanson. Seeking to win his sixth straight start, Gonzalez (7-2) was uncharacteristically wild. He needed 91 pitches to get through four and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs, seven hits and three walks. "I wouldn't say it was a bad outing," Gonzalez said. It was just one of those outings when you just look at the positive. I was going out there, trying to compete and stay in the game as long as possible. Obviously, their pitcher did a great job. After his poor start, Hanson (6-4) blanked Washington over the next six innings to help the Braves end a six-game skid against their N.L. East rivals. MARLINS 5, PHILLIES 1 Carlos Zambrano homered and pitched into the eighth inning, and Hanley Ramirez went deep, too, to lead visiting Miami. Jose Reyes went 2 for 5 with a double and two runs batted in to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. GIANTS 2, CUBS 0 Barry Zito pitched eight and a third scoreless innings for his 150th career win and Joaquin Arias snapped a hitless stretch of 18 at-bats with an R.B.I. single that led host San Francisco. ROCKIES 3, DODGERS 2 Alex White gave the overworked Colorado bullpen some much-needed rest, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning against visiting Los Angeles. PIRATES 6, BREWERS 5 Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones hit consecutive homers and James McDonald struck out eight and won for the third time in four starts as Pittsburgh won in Milwaukee. ASTROS 5, REDS 3 Jordan Lyles pitched seven strong innings and pinch-hitter Justin Maxwell had a two-run homer to lead visiting Houston, which snapped a season-worst eight-game skid. DIAMONDBACKS 6, PADRES 0 Trevor Cahill threw a six-hit shutout and Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Montero and Gerardo Parra homered to lead Arizona at San Diego. WHITE SOX 4, MARINERS 2 Chris Sale (7-2) pitched a five-hitter for his first major league complete game and Chicago beat visiting Seattle for its 10th win in 11 tries. Sale allowed White Sox Manager Robin Ventura to rest his entire bullpen after Chicago used all seven relievers in Saturday's taxing 12-inning loss. RAYS 8, ORIOLES 4 B. J. Upton hit a tiebreaking two-run double, Matt Moore won for the first time after losing four straight decisions and Tampa Bay beat visiting Baltimore. Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven of eight. BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 1 Jose Bautista hit a three-run home run, the rookie Drew Hutchison won for the fourth time in five starts and Toronto beat Boston to avoid a three-game sweep at home. RANGERS 7, ANGELS 3 Matt Harrison won his third straight start, Nelson Cruz hit a long two-run homer and Texas beat streaking Los Angeles to avoid a three-game sweep. ROYALS 2, ATHLETICS 0 Vin Mazzaro pitched six stellar innings and Kansas City handed Oakland its third shutout in four games. Eric Hosmer homered as the host Royals sent the A's to their 10th loss in 11 games. TWINS 6, INDIANS 3 Scott Diamond allowed three unearned runs over seven innings as surging Minnesota won in Cleveland. ORDONEZ RETIRES In a news conference in Detroit, Magglio Ordonez made his retirement official, ending a stellar career in which he hit .309 in 15 seasons with the Tigers and the Chicago White Sox.