Kemp homered in the third inning, but the triple play came in the top of the ninth as Jesus Guzman's attempted bunt fell fair just in front of home plate and catcher AJ Ellis threw to third.

Juan Uribe threw to second and, with Guzman not running - possibly having thought umpire Dale Scott signalled foul - the 2-5-6-3 play was relatively simple.

The drama continued as Dee Gordon drove in the walk-off run.

Homered

Omar Infante hit Miami's first home run at their new ballpark to help the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in extra innings.

Infante homered in the second, and he was followed by Hanley Ramirez, whose two-run blast in the eighth levelled the scores at 4-4.

Ramirez then drove in the winning run in the 11th to give the Marlins their second walk-off win of the series.

Chipper Jones and Jason Heyward homered as the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4.

Cole Hamels struck out 10 in seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-2.

Rookie Matt Carpenter drove in five runs, including a homer, to lead the St Louis Cardinals to a 10-3 win over the Chicago Cubs.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 in 11 innings, the Arizona Diamondbacks were 5-2 winners over the Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates saw off the San Francisco Giants 4-1.

Mike Aviles and Cody Ross homered for the Boston Red Sox in a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Avoided

Derek Jeter's three-run shot helped the New York Yankees to an 11-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Joe Nathan got the save against his former side in the Texas Rangers' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins.

The Toronto Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by the Baltimore Orioles with a 9-2 win and the Detroit Tigers were 5-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox.

Travis Hafner had a monster home run as the Cleveland Indians romped past the Kansas City Royals 13-7, while the Seattle Mariners saw off the Oakland Athletics 5-3.