GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (62-48) at CHICAGO CUBS (58-51)

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL NY METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
NOTE: NEW YORK PITCHER TOM GLAVINE BECAME THE 23RD PLAYER
TO RECORD 300 MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER WINS.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 8 16 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH),
AARON HEILMAN (7TH), JORGE SOSA (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND
PAUL LO DUCA

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, SCOTT EYRE (6TH), KERRY WOOD
(7TH), WILL OHMAN (8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER
(9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

CHN - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 8 16 0
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE, GUILLERMO MOTA (7TH), PEDRO FELICIANO (7TH),
AARON HEILMAN (7TH), JORGE SOSA (8TH), BILLY WAGNER (9TH) AND
PAUL LO DUCA

CHN - JASON MARQUIS, SCOTT EYRE (6TH), KERRY WOOD
(7TH), WILL OHMAN (8TH), MIKE WUERTZ (8TH), RYAN DEMPSTER
(9TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - TOM GLAVINE (10-6)
LP - JASON MARQUIS (8-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYM - NONE

CHN - NONE


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 41,599

PROBABLES: CHN - RICH HILL (6-6, 3.67)
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (7-10, 4.72)

PROBABLES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (6-3, 4.20)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (10-7, 3.00)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">NY METS (8) VS CHICAGO CUBS (3) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 .303
L Castillo 2b 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .320
R Gotay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346
D Wright 3b 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .304
C Delgado 1b 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 .253
M Alou lf 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .309
S Green rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .269
P Lo Duca c 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .269
L Milledge cf 4 2 3 0 1 0 3 .305
T Glavine p 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .244
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237
J Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 8 16 8 7 4 24

a-flied out to center for A Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Castillo (2, J Marquis); C Delgado 2 (27, J Marquis, W Ohman);
S Green (25, J Marquis); L Milledge (6, J Marquis). 3B - J Reyes (11, R
Dempster). S - T Glavine. SF - C Delgado. RBI - T Glavine (3), C Delgado 4
(64), S Green (32), J Reyes (45), P Lo Duca (32). 2-out RBI - T Glavine, S
Green. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Green 2, M Alou 1, L
Castillo 1, P Lo Duca 1, M Anderson 2, J Reyes 2. Team LOB - 15.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Milledge (1, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall), J Reyes
(53, 3rd base off S Eyre/J Kendall), L Castillo 2 (2, 2nd base off S Eyre/J
Kendall, 3rd base off W Ohman/J Kendall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - L Milledge (A Soriano at 3rd base).


CHICAGO CUBS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Soriano lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .308
R Theriot ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
D Lee 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
A Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .317
C Floyd rf-lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .292
M DeRosa 2b-rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
R Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pagan cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
J Kendall c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267
J Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
S Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Jones ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .251
W Ohman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Wuertz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Murton rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254

Totals 35 3 9 3 2 2 8

a-grounded to second for K Wood in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Lee (33, T Glavine); A Ramirez (26, T Glavine); A Pagan (10, T
Glavine); M Fontenot (10, P Feliciano); J Kendall (4, B Wagner). RBI - A
Ramirez (69), J Jones (33), M Fontenot (24). 2-out RBI - A Ramirez, M Fontenot.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Floyd 1, R Theriot 1, M Fontenot 1.
Team LOB - 7.


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NY METS - 010 022 021 -- 8
CHICAGO CUBS - 000 001 200 -- 3
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine (W, 10-6) 6 1/3 6 2 2 1 1 0 4.31
G Mota 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.09
P Feliciano (H, 13) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.88
A Heilman (H, 12) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47
J Sosa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.26
B Wagner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.30

CHICAGO CUBS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Marquis (L, 8-7) 5 1/3 9 5 5 3 1 0 4.39
S Eyre 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.45
K Wood 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
W Ohman 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.06
M Wuertz 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.33
R Dempster 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.89

G Mota pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - J Marquis. IBB - D Wright (by S Eyre), M Alou 2 (by S Eyre, W Ohman).
Pitches-strikes: T Glavine 102-58; G Mota 3-2; P Feliciano 7-4; A Heilman 3-3;
J Sosa 13-6; B Wagner 17-13; J Marquis 98-61; S Eyre 21-7; K Wood 14-8; W Ohman
20-11; M Wuertz 6-4; R Dempster 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T Glavine 7-10; G
Mota 0-0; P Feliciano 1-0; A Heilman 0-1; J Sosa 2-1; B Wagner 1-1; J Marquis
10-5; S Eyre 2-0; K Wood 2-0; W Ohman 0-0; M Wuertz 0-2; R Dempster 1-1.
Batters faced: T Glavine 25; G Mota 1; P Feliciano 2; A Heilman 1; J Sosa 4; B
Wagner 4; J Marquis 28; S Eyre 5; K Wood 4; W Ohman 5; M Wuertz 3; R Dempster
5.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

T--3:20. Att--41,599.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 8
CHICAGO CUBS 3 FINAL</div>

 

Glavine does a little bit of everything, posts 300th win

<h3>NY METS 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Perhaps it was fitting Tom Glavine ended ahistoric weekend by winning a memorable game much the same wayhe did the first 299.


Glavine became the 23rd player in baseball history to win 300games and added an RBI single to help the New York Mets post an8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


One day after San Francisco Giants' slugger Barry Bonds blastedhis 755th homer to tie Hank Aaron's all-time mark and the NewYork Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reached 500 home runs faster thanany player in baseball history, Glavine (10-6) used histrademark control and quality bat to become just the fifthlefthanded pitcher to reach the 300-win mark.


Like he has done for most of his career, the 41-year-oldlefthander pounded the strike zone all game long, yielding justtwo runs and six hits with a walk and a strikeout in front ofhis wife, father and mother, among other family matters. Heleft the mound to a mild standing ovation from the Wrigley Fieldcrowd after allowing a one-out double to Angel Pagan in theseventh.


After Billy Wagner locked down the final out, Glavine walkedonto the field and was given the ball by Wagner. Glavine triedto fight back a smile as he shook hands with his teammates andthen hugged his family members in front of the Mets' dugout.

A career .187 hitter entering the contest, Glavine helped hisown cause in his first at-bat in the top of the second as heplated Lastings Milledge for the first run of the game and a 1-0lead.


Glavine's outing came on the heels of Tuesday's disappointmentagainst the Milwaukee Brewers, where the bullpen could not makea run and two hits over six frames stand up. For a short whileafter the 1995 World Series MVP exited, recent history lookedlike it was going to repeat itself and deny Glavine his 300thfor the second consecutive game.


Relievers Guillermo Mota and Pedro Feliciano followed Glavine,who left with a 5-1 lead, and allowed an RBI groundout to JacqueJones sandwiched around a single from Jason Kendall and arun-scoring double from Mike Fontenot to trim the Mets advantageto 5-3. However, Aaron Heilman forced Ryan Theriot to fly outto end the threat.


The Mets quickly responded with two runs of their own in top ofthe eighth, getting a RBI double from Carlos Delgado and arun-scoring single from Paul Lo Duca to re-establish a four-runlead at 7-3.


Luis Castillo had four hits before leaving in the bottom of theeighth with heat exhaustion and Delgado recorded four RBI forthe Mets, who moved to 50-14 in contests where they score fouror more runs.


Jason Marquis (8-7) was not as fortunate as his counterpart onthe mound, however, as he surrendered five runs and nine hitswith three walks over 5 1/3 innings. As a result, therighthander has alternated wins and losses over his last sevendecisions.


Kerry Wood made his first appearance since June 6, 2006, andpitched a scoreless seventh.


Chicago outfielder Alfonso Soriano left the game in the bottomof the third with a right quadriceps strain after injuring hisleg trying to advance to third on a single by Fontenot. Hisavailability will be known at a later time.


The game was delayed for a short time in the bottom of theeighth when home plate umpire Marty Foster was hit with foul tipoff the bat of Mark DeRosa. After meeting with a trainer andbeing ordered to leave the field, he returned several minuteslater and returned without incident.

 

NL: NY METS at CHICAGO CUBS

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NY METS (8) AT CHICAGO CUBS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 2ND: S Green grounded out to first. P Lo Duca grounded out to
second. L Milledge walked. L Milledge stole second. T Glavine singled to
center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes singled to center, T Glavine to second.
L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 5TH: L Castillo singled to center. D Wright flied out to center,
L Castillo to second. C Delgado doubled to deep right, L Castillo scored.
M Alou grounded out to third. C Delgado to third on wild pitch by J Marquis.
S Green doubled to deep right, C Delgado scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 6TH: L Milledge doubled to left. T Glavine grounded out to first,
L Milledge to third. J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge scored. S Eyre
relieved J Marquis. L Castillo singled to left, J Reyes to second. J Reyes
stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright intentionally walked. C Delgado
grounded out to second, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third, D Wright to
second. M Alou intentionally walked. S Green grounded out to shortstop.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot lined out to first. R Theriot grounded out to
shortstop. D Lee doubled to deep right. A Ramirez doubled to deep center,
D Lee scored. C Floyd struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: M DeRosa grounded out to third. A Pagan doubled to left.
G Mota relieved T Glavine. J Kendall singled to right, A Pagan to third.
J Jones hit for K Wood. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. J Jones grounded out to
second, A Pagan scored, J Kendall to second. M Fontenot doubled to left,
J Kendall scored. A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. R Theriot flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

NY METS 8TH: W Ohman relieved K Wood. L Castillo singled to center.
D Wright singled to right, L Castillo to second. L Castillo stole third.
C Delgado doubled to deep center, L Castillo scored, D Wright to third. M Alou
intentionally walked. S Green struck out swinging. M Wuertz relieved W Ohman.
P Lo Duca singled to left, D Wright scored, C Delgado to third, M Alou to
second. L Milledge popped out to first. M Anderson hit for A Heilman.
M Anderson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

NY METS 9TH: R Dempster relieved M Wuertz. M Murton in right field. J Reyes
tripled to deep center. R Gotay grounded out to pitcher. D Wright walked.
C Delgado hit sacrifice fly to right, J Reyes scored. M Alou struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3.</div>

 

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NY METS (8) AT CHICAGO CUBS (3) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, P Lo Duca C, L Milledge CF,
T Glavine LHP.

Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups -- A Soriano LF, R Theriot SS, D Lee 1B,
A Ramirez 3B, C Floyd RF, M DeRosa 2B, A Pagan CF, J Kendall C,
J Marquis RHP.

Umpires -- Marty Foster (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Paul Schrieber (2B),
Tim Mcclelland (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 8 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes flied out to center. L Castillo doubled to left.
D Wright flied out to right, L Castillo to third. C Delgado walked. M Alou
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 0, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 1ST: A Soriano flied out to center. R Theriot flied out to
center. D Lee flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 0,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 2ND: S Green grounded out to first. P Lo Duca grounded out to
second. L Milledge walked. L Milledge stole second. T Glavine singled to
center, L Milledge scored. J Reyes singled to center, T Glavine to second.
L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 2ND: A Ramirez popped out to second. C Floyd walked.
M DeRosa flied out to center. A Pagan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 3RD: D Wright flied out to right. C Delgado grounded out to
second. M Alou flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 3RD: J Kendall grounded out to third. J Marquis flied out to
left. A Soriano singled to left. R Theriot singled to center, A Soriano
thrown out at third, R Theriot to second advancing on throw. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 4TH: M Fontenot at second base. C Floyd in left field. M DeRosa in
right field. S Green grounded out to first. P Lo Duca grounded out to
shortstop. L Milledge singled to right. T Glavine walked, L Milledge to
second. J Reyes grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 4TH: D Lee grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez popped out to
second. C Floyd singled to left. M DeRosa flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 5TH: L Castillo singled to center. D Wright flied out to center,
L Castillo to second. C Delgado doubled to deep right, L Castillo scored.
M Alou grounded out to third. C Delgado to third on wild pitch by J Marquis.
S Green doubled to deep right, C Delgado scored. P Lo Duca grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 5TH: A Pagan grounded out to second. J Kendall lined out to
third. J Marquis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

NY METS 6TH: L Milledge doubled to left. T Glavine grounded out to first,
L Milledge to third. J Reyes singled to center, L Milledge scored. S Eyre
relieved J Marquis. L Castillo singled to left, J Reyes to second. J Reyes
stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright intentionally walked. C Delgado
grounded out to second, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to third, D Wright to
second. M Alou intentionally walked. S Green grounded out to shortstop.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

CHICAGO CUBS 6TH: M Fontenot lined out to first. R Theriot grounded out to
shortstop. D Lee doubled to deep right. A Ramirez doubled to deep center, D
Lee scored. C Floyd struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

NY METS 7TH: K Wood relieved S Eyre. P Lo Duca grounded out to third.
L Milledge singled to left. T Glavine sacrificed to catcher, L Milledge to
second. J Reyes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
CHICAGO CUBS 1.

CHICAGO CUBS 7TH: M DeRosa grounded out to third. A Pagan doubled to left.
G Mota relieved T Glavine. J Kendall singled to right, A Pagan to third.
J Jones hit for K Wood. P Feliciano relieved G Mota. J Jones grounded out to
second, A Pagan scored, J Kendall to second. M Fontenot doubled to left,
J Kendall scored. A Heilman relieved P Feliciano. R Theriot flied out to center.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

NY METS 8TH: W Ohman relieved K Wood. L Castillo singled to center.
D Wright singled to right, L Castillo to second. L Castillo stole third.
C Delgado doubled to deep center, L Castillo scored, D Wright to third. M Alou
intentionally walked. S Green struck out swinging. M Wuertz relieved W Ohman.
P Lo Duca singled to left, D Wright scored, C Delgado to third, M Alou to
second. L Milledge popped out to first. M Anderson hit for A Heilman.
M Anderson flied out to center. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 8TH: R Gotay at second base. J Sosa relieved A Heilman. D Lee
grounded out to shortstop. A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. C Floyd
walked. M DeRosa flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 7,
CHICAGO CUBS 3.

NY METS 9TH: R Dempster relieved M Wuertz. M Murton in right field. J Reyes
tripled to deep center. R Gotay grounded out to pitcher. D Wright walked.
C Delgado hit sacrifice fly to right, J Reyes scored. M Alou struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3.

CHICAGO CUBS 9TH: B Wagner relieved J Sosa. A Pagan lined out to right.
J Kendall doubled to deep right. M Murton struck out looking. M Fontenot
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3.</div>

 

Glavine does a little bit of everything, posts 300th win

<h3>NY METS 8, CHICAGO CUBS 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Perhaps it was fitting Tom Glavine ended ahistoric weekend by winning a memorable game much the same wayhe did the first 299.


Glavine became the 23rd player in baseball history to win 300games and added an RBI single to help the New York Mets post an8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


One day after San Francisco Giants' slugger Barry Bonds blastedhis 755th homer to tie Hank Aaron's all-time mark and the NewYork Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reached 500 home runs faster thanany player in baseball history, Glavine (10-6) used histrademark control and quality bat to become just the fifthlefthanded pitcher to reach the 300-win mark.


"I was nervous tonight, I don't know why," Glavine said. "I wasa lot more nervous than I was in Milwaukee (his last start).It was a combination of my family and friends following mearound and the commitments they were making trying to be withme."


Like he has done for most of his career, the 41-year-oldlefthander pounded the strike zone all game long, yielding justtwo runs and six hits with a walk and a strikeout in front ofhis wife, father and mother, among other family matters. Heleft the mound to a mild standing ovation from the Wrigley Fieldcrowd after allowing a one-out double to Angel Pagan in theseventh.


"Like any great accomplishment, you look at the moment you areable to do it," Glavine said. "Between being in the nationalspotlight and doing it in a venue like this - one of the mosthistoric ballparks in baseball - now that I have done it here,it's great stuff. The ovation from the crowd made it even muchnicer."


"It will probably be the only game all year that I'll be rootingfor the Mets," said former Atlanta Braves teammate ChipperJones earlier in the day. "I played behind the guy for so long,I honestly think he's going to be the last pitcher in the 300(win) club, which is a testament to him putting the ball wherehe wants to in the strike zone and changing speeds."

After Billy Wagner locked down the final out, Glavine walkedonto the field and was given the ball by Wagner. Glavine triedto fight back a smile as he shook hands with his teammates andthen hugged his family members in front of the Mets' dugout.

"It was a rough night last night," Glavine said. "None of ushad much sleep. Two of the kids were sick, so I was prettyexhausted when I got to the park. It's great they were all heretonight."


A career .187 hitter entering the contest, Glavine helped hisown cause in his first at-bat in the top of the second as heplated Lastings Milledge for the first run of the game and a 1-0lead.


"He (Glavine) is an excellent hitter," Mets manager WillieRandolph said. "He has always been a guy that takes his at-batsseriously; he is an excellent hitter. You don't win that manygames by being a one-dimensional player."


"I was kidding with Tom before the game to go ahead and throw aone-hitter and get the game-winning hit yourself," Mets catcherPaul Lo Duca said. "It almost worked out that way."

Glavine's outing came on the heels of Tuesday's disappointmentagainst the Milwaukee Brewers, where the bullpen could not makea run and two hits over six frames stand up. For a short whileafter the 1995 World Series MVP exited, recent history lookedlike it was going to repeat itself and deny Glavine his 300thfor the second consecutive game.


Relievers Guillermo Mota and Pedro Feliciano followed Glavine,who left with a 5-1 lead, and allowed an RBI groundout to JacqueJones sandwiched around a single from Jason Kendall and arun-scoring double from Mike Fontenot to trim the Mets advantageto 5-3.


"We had some opportunities," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said."We just didn't get it done. I hate to lose but congratulationsto Tom Glavine; he deserves it."


However, Aaron Heilman forced Ryan Theriot to fly out to end thethreat. Jorge Sosa and Wagner followed Heilman with twoscoreless frames to secure the victory.


"I am glad Billy (Wagner) got into the game," Glavine said."Aaron (Heilman) came in and got a huge out in the seventh.Billy took care of the rest."


The Mets quickly responded with two runs of their own in top ofthe eighth, getting a RBI double from Carlos Delgado and arun-scoring single from Lo Duca to re-establish a four-run leadat 7-3.


Luis Castillo had four hits before leaving in the bottom of theeighth with heat exhaustion and Delgado recorded four RBI forthe Mets, who moved to 50-14 in contests where they score fouror more runs.


"You wanted to do something special for Tommy," Delgado said."This is quite a milestone for him; he is a nice guy and a trueprofessional. You want to help a person like that get to hisgoal."


Jason Marquis (8-7) was not as fortunate as his counterpart onthe mound, however, as he surrendered five runs and nine hitswith three walks over 5 1/3 innings. As a result, therighthander has alternated wins and losses over his last sevendecisions.


Kerry Wood made his first appearance since June 6, 2006 andpitched a scoreless seventh.


"The ovation from the fans was nice," Wood said. "I would haveliked to be in a winning ballgame. It's hard to talk aboutmyself after what happened to (Alfonso) Soriano, that takes awayfrom the feeling I had about returning."


Chicago outfielder Alfonso Soriano left the game in the bottomof the third with a right quadriceps strain after injuring hisleg trying to advance to third on a single by Fontenot. Hisavailability will be known at a later time.


"He (Soriano) is going for an MRI tonight," Piniella said."It's at least two weeks, probably more than that. We are notgoing to see him anytime soon, that's for sure."


The game was delayed for a short time in the bottom of theeighth when home plate umpire Marty Foster was hit with a foultip off the bat of Mark DeRosa. After meeting with a trainerand being ordered to leave the field, he returned severalminutes later and returned without incident.