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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
  Mets 9, Dodgers 5

It was far from Tom Glavine's best start of the season. Through one inning, he'd given up one run on four hits. After two innings it was three runs on seven hits. But he managed to get things under control and finish six innings having allowed just those three runs on ten hits and one walk while striking out three. Oh, and he got some help from his offense for once, too.

Amazingly, Glavine gave up three runs in the first two innings and still wasn't trailing. Art Howe actually decided to stick someone who can hit in the second spot in the lineup for once. But it wasn't Mike Cameron who sparked the offense, but a couple of guys a little further down. Both Shane Spencer and Todd Zeile homered for the first time this season in the second innings to keep the Mets even through two. Glavine managed to keep the game tied through the sixth, when Mike Piazza came up just in time to give him a well-deserved win by tying Carlton Fisk's record for career home runs by a catcher with this fourth of the season. Fortunately, and rather shockingly, the Mets managed to tack on a few more runs while their bullpen tried to give this game away. Kazuo Matsui failed to get a hit in five at bats, but he did get on base via an RBI Fielder's Choice allowing him to steal his first major league base. He then scored a run as well for a pretty productive 0 for 5 night.

John Franco and David Weathers each gave up a run om relief, but somehow Mike Stanton came to the rescue, pitching a scoreless inning before Braden Looper did the same in a non-save situation.

Tonight, Steve Trachsel (2-2, 4.50) goes for the Mets against Odalis Perez (1-1, 3.86) for the Dodgers.
 
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