NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Glavine Wins With Help From His Friends

It was the most satisfying kind of victory for Tom Glavine, the kind in which his experience and his teammates’ offensive support make up for mediocre pitches.

Uncomfortable on the mound from the start, Glavine nonetheless limited the Philadelphia Phillies to one run on five hits in seven innings to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-3 victory Sunday at Philadelphia.

“I think I struggled a little bit with my command and the quality of my pitches,” Glavine said. “Fortunately, the guys scored five runs and gave me a little breathing room. On a day when you don’t have your best stuff, that certainly makes it a little easier.”

Glavine (7-4) walked two and struck out two before pulling himself from the game after a seventh inning “where I probably made two quality pitches the whole inning.”

The Braves led, 5-1, when Glavine was replaced by Greg McMichael, who gave up a double to Dave Hollins and walked Darren Daulton.

Mark Wohlers came in and gave up a two-run double to Charlie Hayes and an infield single to Tony Longmire before getting the final four outs for his sixth save.

The key hit for the Braves came in the four-run fourth, when Mike Kelly doubled to drive in two runs.

San Diego 15, San Francisco 3--Eddie Williams homered and had four runs batted in, and Andy Benes won his third consecutive decision.

Williams’ sixth home run this season, a solo shot, came off Giant rookie Joe Rosselli in the sixth inning and helped end San Francisco’s three-game home winning streak.

Benes (3-5) went 6 2/3 innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs while striking out eight and walking six. Benes hasn’t been defeated since May 26 at Philadelphia.

Steve Finley, Jody Reed and Tony Gwynn opened the game with singles to make it 1-0. Ken Caminiti walked to load the bases before Reed scored on Williams’ groundout. Phil Clark was walked intentionally to reload the bases, and Brian Johnson hit a sacrifice fly.

Andujar Cedeno’s double scored Caminiti, before Rosselli--facing Benes--balked home Clark to make it 5-0.

The Padres added five runs in both the sixth and eighth innings.

Cincinnati 4, New York 1--John Smiley gave up six hits in eight innings and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts at New York.

Smiley (8-1) walked none in improving his road record to 6-0. Jeff Brantley gave up two hits in the ninth, but earned his 14th save.

The Reds scored three runs in the eighth off Bobby Jones (4-6) to break a 1-1 tie. After collecting six hits through the first seven innings, the Reds bunched together four consecutive hits.

Barry Larkin led off with a single and went to third on Thomas Howard’s third single of the game. Ron Gant followed with a run-scoring double that scored Larkin and moved Howard to third. Reggie Sanders’ run-scoring single scored Howard and sent Gant to third.

Eric Gunderson relieved, and with Eric Anthony at bat, Gant scored while Sanders was caught in a rundown between first and second to make it 4-1.

Montreal 7, Florida 6--Montreal second baseman Jeff Treadway took advantage of a rare start with four singles and the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning at Miami.

The Expos, who squandered a 5-0 lead by giving up six consecutive runs, scored two runs in the eighth off Terry Mathews (2-1).

Moises Alou led off with a double and scored the tying run on Darrin Fletcher’s double. One out later, Treadway’s fourth hit scored pinch-runner Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run.

Houston 5, Pittsburgh 3--Derek Bell had four hits and three RBIs, and Greg Swindell won his third consecutive decision.

Swindell (6-3) gave up three runs and six hits in five innings at Houston. He struck out six and walked one as the Astros won for the sixth time in seven games. They’ve outscored opponents 70-22 during that stretch.

Todd Jones struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save.

Chicago 7, St. Louis 6--Brian McRae had three singles, two runs and an RBI at Chicago as the Cubs kept Danny Jackson winless.

Jackson fell to 0-9 in his second start after a three-week layoff to recover from ill effects of medication for a thyroid condition.

The Cardinals trailed, 7-2, going into the ninth. Pinch-hitter Ramon Caraballo hit his second homer, a solo shot, with one out off Mike Perez, and Geronimo Pena and Terry Bradshaw hit infield singles. Randy Myers relieved and gave up a single to Brian Jordan before getting Ray Lankford to fly out. Scott Cooper’s double to left scored three runs before Myers struck out John Mabry for his 18th save.