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Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and D.J. Augustin each scored 28 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 114-101 on Saturday night. Augustin added a season-high 12 assists for one of three double-doubles by the Pistons. Greg Monroe had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Andre Drummond finished with 11 points and 16 boards. Kyle Singler scored 14 points and Anthony Tolliver supplied 12 for Detroit, which snapped a four-game losing streak and ended a seven-game skid against Houston. James Harden left the game late in the second quarter with a bruised left knee, but returned for the Rockets at the start of the second half and went on to score 26 points with nine assists and seven rebounds. Donatas Motiejunas had 21 points and Trevor Ariza added 15 for the Rockets, who had won four straight. Josh Smith missed eight of 11 shots while scoring just seven points in his first game against the Pistons since they waived him in December. Houston clearly felt Dwight Howards absence as Detroit scored 58 points in the paint. Howard missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury. The team held its breath as the training staff huddled around Harden with 4:48 left in the second quarter. Harden went down on a drive to the basket, clutching his knee. The Rockets were down 21 late in the third quarter, but rallied to trim their deficit to 92-88 on a Motiejunas alley-oop layup with 5:58 remaining in the game. Detroit fended off Houstons surge and restored a double-digit lead at 104-94 on two Augustin free throws with 1:41 left. Game Notes The Pistons shot 50 percent and had a 44-39 rebounding advantage ... Patrick Beverley and Corey Brewer each scored 10 points for Houston. Troy Aikman College Jersey . Russell Wilson against Darrelle Revis, former teammate Brandon Browner and whatever schemes Bill Belichick dreams up. 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"Five-spots are great," Braves second baseman Elliot Johnson said. "Itd been nice to put on a few more, but were going to take it. Anytime we end up with five and they get four or less, obviously were going to take it. Youre not trying to go out there and score 10 every night. You want to get as many as you can, but as long as you get more than they get, thats all that matters." Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and Gattis all doubled to lead off that fourth inning, Atlantas highest-scoring frame since a five-run fifth against Philadelphia on Aug. 2. Kris Medlen (13-12) was the beneficiary that night against the Phillies and again on Monday, getting the win after allowing six hits and two runs in 6 1-3 innings. Atlanta (86-57) passed idle Boston (87-58) for baseballs best record. Medlen -- who went 10-1 last season -- got his record over .500 for the first time in 2013. "Its pretty fun to look back and see that I started 1-6 and kind of turned things around," Medlen said. "Im not the one scoring the runs, and they had a huge inning for me today. Its kind of whats gotten me to this point this year." Chris Coghlan tied a career high with four hits for Miami, which lost for the 24th time in its last 34 games. Ed Lucas added a two-run double in the seventh for the Marlins. "I was able to get some good pitches to hit and had some good counts," Coghlan said. "I was able to find some holes." Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez (3-4) rolled through the first three innings, before Atlanta got to him in the fourth. Upton got it started with a double to right, Freeman followed with one to left, Gattis drove both home with another two-base hit, and the Braves were rolling. Chris Johnson and Elliot Johnson both had run-scoring singles, and Chris Johnson later scored on a wild pitcch for a 5-0 lead.dddddddddddd That was enough for Medlen and three relievers, with Craig Kimbrel working the ninth to get his 45th save in 48 tries for the NL East leaders. Atlanta has not lost more than four straight at any point this season. The Braves had some good news pregame, with manager Fredi Gonzalez announcing that slugger Jason Heyward -- out since last month with a broken jaw -- had some of "the hardware" that was surgically inserted to assist with the healing process removed. "He can eat," Gonzalez said. And more good news came afterward, given that the Braves -- who scored 10 runs during their four-game slide -- got their groove going at the plate again, if only for one inning. "Five hits and five runs on one frame," Gonzalez said. "And we made it hold up." The Marlins, meanwhile, remained on pace for a 100-loss season, and played without right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (ankle) for a second straight game. Stanton worked out pregame Monday and the Marlins are hopeful he could return to the lineup as early as Tuesday, though will let him make the decision on when to get back on the field. "Guys want to finish strong," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "They want to take advantage of every at-bat that they can and every opportunity they get to play. This time is so important for guys. I think you learn the most about your ballclub in the last three weeks of the season because guys have a lot to play for. Theyre playing for next year. Theyre trying to finish off good years, maybe finish up a not-so-good year." NOTES: Miami sends RHP Tom Koehler (3-9, 4.70) to the mound Tuesday against Atlanta RHP Julio Teheran (11-7, 3.01). ... The Braves recalled C Christian Bethancourt from Double-A Mississippi before the game. "We think the world of him," Gonzalez said. ... Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez, who will start Wednesday before getting shut down for the season, hit a ball off the centre field statue in batting practice. Since June 1, Fernandez is 9-3 with a 1.51 ERA. ... Coghlan had Miamis first three hits. ... 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