Tom Glavine Wins 299th Game as Mets Top Pirates, 6-3
Another win and the Mets’ Tom Glavine joins the 300 club. (AI Wire photo)
Tom Glavine had no problem protecting a big lead this time.
Glavine pitched six innings to earn career win No. 299 and Paul Lo Duca drove in four runs to lead the New York Mets past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, Wednesday night at Shea Stadium.
Marlon Anderson also had a sacrifice fly for New York, which has won five of six. Anderson was inserted into the lineup when All-Star centerfielder Carlos Beltran strained an abdominal muscle during batting practice.
Glavine (9-6) allowed three runs and eight hits, bouncing back from a difficult outing at Los Angeles. The lefthander failed to make it out of the third inning in his previous start against the Dodgers after the Mets staked him to a 6-0 lead.
Glavine is expected to go for career win No. 300 on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
Billy Wagner got three outs on his 36th birthday for his 23rd save. It also was career save No. 347, tying him with Randy Myers for seventh on the career list.
The Mets were -142 favorites on the moneyline (meaning a winning wager of $142 netted a $100 profit).
In other early National League games on Wednesday:
Colorado 10, San Diego 2: Aaron Cook (7-6) needed just 74 pitches in his second complete game of the season, leading the Rockies to a convincing win in Denver that paid their backers -142. Matt Holliday tied a career-high with four hits, including a home run and two doubles, and Ryan Spilborghs had a tiebreaking homer and three RBI. Garrett Atkins had three hits and three RBIs.
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