From Wire Reports

PHOENIX - Conor Jackson hit the winning two-run single as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run ninth-inning deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 yesterday.

Three Brewers pitchers failed to record an out as seven straight Diamondbacks reached base in the ninth.

The rally began against Guillermo Mota, who gave up a leadoff single by Robby Hammock, a walk to Chris Burke and an infield single to Augie Ojeda.

Lefty Brian Shouse came on to face pinch-hitter Chad Tracy, who hit the first pitch into the gap in right-center field to clear the bases and cut the Diamondbacks' deficit to 5-3.

Brewers manager Ned Yost summoned closer Salomon Torres, who gave up a bloop single to Justin Upton, which put runners at the corners. Orlando Hudson's double down the left field line made it 5-4 and sent Upton to third base.

Jackson followed with a single through the drawn-in infield, scoring Upton and Hudson as the Diamondbacks poured out of their dugout to celebrate reaching .500 (43-43).

Torres (4-2) blew his third save in 18 chances.

Leo Rosales (1-0) pitched the ninth for Arizona.

Arizona's rally wasted a big day by Milwaukee shortstop J.J. Hardy, who homered, doubled twice and singled. The four hits matched a career high.

Hardy has hit in a team-high 15 straight games, and he went 11 for 18 with three home runs and six RBI in the four-game series with Arizona.

The Diamondbacks' rally also cost Brewers starter Manny Parra his seventh straight victory. Parra blanked the Diamondbacks on four hits over six innings.

Parra has not allowed a run in three of his last four starts. And he has given up one earned run in 13 innings against Arizona this season.

AROUND THE MAJORS

Billingsley goes 8 to win 4th straight

HOUSTON - Chad Billingsley pitched eight strong innings, and Andre Ethier homered for the second straight game to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros.

Billingsley (8-7) gave up six hits, struck out five and did not allow an earned run to win his fourth straight start. The Astros scored in the fifth on J.R. Towles' two-out, two-run double that followed Luis Maza's error at second base. Maza replaced Jeff Kent, who left earlier in the inning with stiffness in his back.

Blake DeWitt had a two-run single and James Loney added a solo home run and an RBI double for the Dodgers, who've won six of their last seven road games.

Takashi Saito got the last three outs for his 14th save.

NOTABLE

Drug-test program delayed in 2004

NEW YORK - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says the sport's drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples in 2004.

In a letter released by a congressional committee, Selig says the seizure jeopardized the program's confidentiality and caused a delay in the start of testing that year.

Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis, leaders of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, asked Selig and union head Donald Fehr last month to respond to questions about their March 2005 testimony before the panel. The congressman wanted to know why the delay in 2004 wasn't disclosed during that hearing.

Fehr said information couldn't be revealed because of a court order that kept details of the dispute under seal.

Zumaya returning to form

DETROIT - After a slow start marred by injury, Joel Zumaya is starting to find his hard-throwing form for the Detroit Tigers.

Zumaya reached 99 mph on the radar gun during a five-out stint in Monday's 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Zumaya returned from the disabled list June 20. In his third appearance, he gave up three walks, a hit and a run.

"It seems like I didn't even go through spring training," he said. Since his disappointing game against St. Louis on June 25, Zumaya has not allowed any runs or walks.

Braves send Lillibridge to Richmond

ATLANTA - The Braves optioned infielder Brent Lillibridge to Triple-A Richmond and activated infielder Martin Prado from the disabled list.

Lillibridge is hitting .154 in 26 at-bats. He was recalled from Richmond on June 21 and started six games at shortstop.

Prado missed 55 games since he was placed on the disabled list on May 5 with a sprained left thumb. He was hitting .282 in 18 games. ELSEWHERE