Brandon Webb is talking with the Arizona Diamondbacks about a new contract and building his case for more cash at the same time.

He became the first pitcher in three years to win his first eight starts, tossing his 13th career complete game to help Arizona beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.

The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner struck out four and didn’t walk a batter in his first complete game of the year. He hit one batter.

“I felt early on I had good stuff, even in the pen,” Webb said. “My arm felt great, the best it’s probably felt in three games.”

In other NL games, it was Atlanta 5, San Diego 4; Colorado 9, St. Louis 3; Washington 8, Houston 3; Florida 7, Milwaukee 2; and Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 4.

The easygoing Webb (8-0) became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts since Jon Garland of the Chicago White Sox in 2005 and the first in the NL since Pedro Martinez for Montreal in 1997, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

“Everything has to go your way for these things to work,” Webb said. “Guys hitting in situations and making plays. The bullpen has been coming through. Everything has to fall in place and it has whenever I’ve been out there.”

Webb is one of baseball’s biggest bargains, or one of the most underpaid depending on the perspective, but the Diamondbacks are trying to work out a new deal.

He is scheduled to make $5.5 million this season as part of a four-year contract that originally guaranteed him $19.5 million and potentially is worth $27.5 million over five seasons. He is due $6.5 million next year, and the Diamondbacks have an $8.5 million option for 2010 with a $1.5 million buyout.

“We’ve been talking a little bit and, hopefully, it’s not something that drags out too long,” said Webb, who turns 29 on Friday. “We’ll get something done.”

Chris Young hit a two-run drive, his second homer in as many games, and Chris Snyder had a two-run double for the Diamondbacks, who split the four-game series to finish their longest homestand of the season 5-5. Justin Upton added a solo home run for Arizona.

Brett Myers (2-3) allowed seven runs — six earned — and nine hits in five innings for the Phillies. He struck out five and walked three, one intentionally.

Braves 5, Padres 4

At Atlanta, the Braves finally won a one-run game when Matt Diaz hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning. Atlanta was the first team since the 2000 Houston Astros to lose its first nine one-run games, and the only team in the major leagues without a one-run win.

Atlanta, which trailed 4-1 after five innings, has won six straight games, all at home.