Glavine takes hill for Mets in middle tilt with 'Stros

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09/08/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's Tom Glavine will try to win his sixth straight decision when he takes the hill for the Mets tonight in the continuation of a three-game series with the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium.

Glavine is 5-0 over his last 10 starts, and has held opponents to two runs or fewer in seven of those outings. He was last in action on Sunday against the Braves, picking up the win with six innings of one-run ball.

The victory improved Glavine to 12-6 on the year with a 4.06 earned run average, and the left-hander is 15-11 with a 3.15 ERA in 40 career starts against the Astros. He didn't factor into the decision of his team's victory over Houston on July 7 and hasn't beaten the club since 2002 while with the Braves.

The Mets took the opener of this set on Friday, as Lastings Milledge's three- run homer highlighted a six-run sixth inning in New York's 11-3 victory over Houston.

Milledge ended 2-for-4 and Carlos Beltran added a home run for the National League East-leading Mets, who have won six of seven since being swept in four games in Philadelphia. New York has now opened up a six-game lead over the Phillies in the standings.

Mike Pelfrey (2-7) picked up his second straight win, allowing two runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Lance Berkman homered and scored a pair of runs for the Astros, who have lost three straight to fall to 2-5 on their current nine-game road trip. Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez (8-13) was hit with the loss, surrendering five runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Woody Williams will start for the Astros and is 8-13 with a 4.95 ERA on the year. After taking a loss against St. Louis on August 28, he failed to factor into the decision of his club's loss to the Cubs on Sunday. The right-hander lasted five innings, allowing only one run on four hits with three walks.

Williams is 5-3 with a 4.55 ERA in 15 career starts against the Mets. Like Glavine, he got a no-decision on July 7 against New York after allowing three runs in 7 2/3 frames.

Houston and New York split a four-game series from July 5-8 this season at Minute Maid Park. The Mets are 7-4 in their last 11 meetings with the Astros.

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