Tom Glavine came within four outs of the first no-hitter in New York Mets history Sunday, blanking the Colorado Rockies 4-0 with his first career one-hitter.
Glavine retired his first 18 batters before a leadoff walk in the seventh inning and got two outs in the eighth before Kit Pellow doubled off the right-field wall.
The two-time Cy Young winner struck out eight and walked one in the best outing of his stellar career. But in their 43rd season, the Mets are still without a no-hitter.
Glavine's 23rd career shutout was the 27th one-hitter in team history and New York's first complete game this season.
It was the longest any Mets pitcher maintained a no-hitter since David Cone went 7 1/3 innings against Houston on April 28, 1992.
New York (22-22) completed a three-game sweep and reached .500 for the first time since April 16. Glavine (6-2) even hit a two-out RBI single in the sixth.
Kaz Matsui and Cliff Floyd homered in the first inning off Shawn Estes (6-3).
DIAMONDBACKS 4, MARLINS 3: At Miami, Randy Johnson followed up his perfect game with seven solid innings, and Arizona beat Dontrelle Willis. Johnson didn't allow a baserunner until the third inning in his first outing since throwing a perfect game against Atlanta last week, and the Diamondbacks scored four times with two outs in the fifth against Willis (4-3). Johnson extended his string of consecutive batters retired to 39 over his last three starts — two shy of Jim Barr's major league record set for San Francisco in 1972. But the run ended when Abraham Nunez led off the third with a double. Johnson (5-4) allowed four hits and two runs with five strikeouts for Arizona, which won for only the third time in 11 games.
BRAVES 5, DODGERS 1: At Atlanta, Mike Hampton homered and pitched six scoreless innings for his first win of the season, leading Atlanta over Los Angeles. Hampton (1-5) allowed nine hits and walked two, but pitched out of two bases-loaded jams. He also hit his 13th career homer — most among active pitchers. Chipper Jones added a two-run shot off Wilson Alvarez (2-1), and rookie Nick Green drove in Atlanta's other two runs.
REDS 7, ASTROS 0: At Cincinnati, Cory Lidle pitched his third career shutout and Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run homer in Cincinnati's fifth straight win. The Reds have won eight of nine, putting together their best surge of the season and pulling into first place in the NL Central. The Astros have lost a season-high four in a row, knocking them out of first place for the first time since April 29. Lidle (3-4) allowed only six singles in his first win since April 22. The Reds turned three double plays behind the right-hander, who has three complete games this season. Griffey hit his ninth homer and the 490th of his career off Wade Miller (5-4). Sean Casey had three more hits, including a solo homer that raised the NL's top average to .380.
BREWERS 2, PIRATES 1: At Pittsburgh, Keith Ginter homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Milwaukee over Pittsburgh. With the game tied at 1, Ginter hit a 3-2 pitch from reliever Brian Meadows (2-1) over the left-center wall for his seventh homer. Lyle Overbay connected in the sixth for the Brewers. Luis Vizcaino (1-2) won despite allowing Craig Wilson's tying homer in the eighth. Dan Kolb pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save.
PHILLIES 6, PADRES 4: At Philadelphia, Tomas Perez hit a two-run homer and Vicente Padilla won his fourth straight start for Philadelphia. Padilla (4-4) gave up three runs — one earned — and eight hits in six innings. Rheal Cormier and Roberto Hernandez each tossed a scoreless inning, and Tim Worrell pitched the ninth for his fifth save in seven opportunities. Jimmy Rollins also homered for the Phillies. Pat Burrell hit a go-ahead single in the fifth, Todd Pratt added a two-run single in the eighth and Philadelphia took two of three from San Diego. Brian Lawrence (6-3), who won his previous four starts, struggled with his command.
CUBS 4, CARDINALS 3: At Chicago, Matt Clement earned his team-best sixth win, Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Cubs held on to beat St. Louis. Clement (6-3) went seven innings, retiring 11 straight during one stretch and allowing three hits — including Albert Pujols' 12th homer in the sixth and Scott Rolen's 10th in the seventh that made it a one-run game. Joe Borowski got three outs for his eighth save and club-record 22nd straight dating to Aug. 5, and the Cubs moved into a tie with the Reds for first place in the NL Central.