NEW YORK – Tom Glavine carried a perfect game into the sixth and allowed one run over seven-plus innings to lead the New York Mets past the slumping Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday.
David Wright matched his career high with his 27th homer for the NL East-leading Mets, who have won seven of eight to improve to a season best 19 games above .500. Paul Lo Duca had an RBI double and Luis Castillo scored on a wild pitch.
Houston has lost six of its last seven.
Glavine (13-6) departed to a hearty ovation after allowing singles to Carlos Lee and Mark Loretta with no outs in the eighth. Aaron Heilman came in and allowed Ty Wigginton’s RBI single before striking out three straight to get out of the inning.
Billy Wagner, who had allowed at least one run in each of his previous five outings, pitched the ninth for his 31st save in 35 opportunities.
Woody Williams (8-14) allowed Lo Duca’s RBI double in the fourth but struck out Jose Reyes with runners on second and third to end the inning and limit the damage.
Williams was charged with three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked three.
Phillies 9, Marlins 1
PHILADELPHIA – Greg Dobbs tied the game with a two-out triple in the fourth and Chris Coste lined the next offering from Florida starter Rick VandenHurk into the left-field seats as the Phillies snapped a two-game losing streak.
Clay Condrey (5-0), who has spent the season shuttling back-and-forth to Triple-A Ottawa, pitched 2 1-3 innings of relief to earn the victory. He now has as many wins as stints with the big league club this season.
VandenHurk (4-6) took the loss for Florida, which fell to 5-18 in its last 23 games.
Hanley Ramirez hit a leadoff homer, his 25th of the season, but emergency Phillies starter John Ennis wove his way in-and-out of trouble for four innings. Condrey took over after Florida’s first two batters singled in the fifth, and the much-maligned bullpen slammed the door the rest of the way.
Dodgers 6, Giants 2
SAN FRANCISCO – David Wells took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the first, leading the Dodgers past the Giants.
Kevin Frandsen’s one-out single to left in the sixth broke up Boomer’s bid. Scott McClain then reached on a fielder’s choice in his Giants debut and scored on an error when Shea Hillenbrand’s wild throw hit McClain as he rounded second on Rajai Davis’ single.
Rookie Nate Schierholtz followed with an RBI triple to make it 3-2.
Wells (7-8), who signed with the Dodgers on Aug. 24 after being designated for assignment by the Padres, won for the second time in as many decisions with his new club. He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter in seven innings, allowing four hits and two runs.
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