Pedro Martinez became the seventh active pitcher with 200 victories, and the hometown New York Mets edged the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Monday night in the first of 18 meetings this season between the NL East rivals.
Carlos Delgado and Xavier Nady each homered against Jorge Sosa to help the Mets (10-2) improve the best record in baseball and extended the fastest start in franchise history.
They did it without star center fielder Carlos Beltran, who sat out with a tight right hamstring. New York also lost left fielder Cliff Floyd to a strained muscle in his rib cage.
Andruw Jones hit his fifth homer and second in two days for the Braves, missing injured third baseman Chipper Jones and shortstop Edgar Renteria.
Martinez (3-0) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and six hits. He is 200-84, the fewest losses for any pitcher with 200 wins.
Duaner Sanchez struck out two of his four batters, and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his fourth save.
CARDINALS 2, PIRATES 1: At Pittsburgh, Albert Pujols tied a major-league record with a home run in his fourth consecutive at-bat, Jason Marquis pitched eight innings of three-hit ball and St. Louis Cardinals won its third straight.
REDS 9, MARLINS 1: At Cincinnati, Adam Dunn hit his eighth homer and Brandon Claussen pitched seven shutout innings, leading the Cincinnati to a victory over Florida.
Dunn extended his week-long power surge with a two-run homer in the first inning.
PADRES 5, ROCKIES 2: At Denver, Chris Young pitched seven strong innings and added an RBI double, and Josh Barfield hit his first career homer to lift San Diego to the win.
Young (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits to win his second straight start after coming to San Diego in a trade with Texas this past offseason.
ASTROS 8, BREWERS 7: At Houston, Jason Lane hit a three-run homer to help the Astros rally for the win.
Houston scored five runs in the seventh. Lance Berkman and Morgan Ensberg had back-to-back RBI singles before Lane hit his third homer deep into left-field bleachers.
CUBS 4, DODGERS 1: At Los Angeles, Greg Maddux looks fabulous at 40.
Maddux threw eight innings of three-hit ball in his first start since his landmark birthday.
GIANTS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 9: At Phoenix, Mark Sweeney hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth and Steve Finley hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the Giants.