After a blackout that affected much of the Northeast forced the postponement of New York's game against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, the last-place Mets rewarded 28,081 fans who made it to the ballpark by winning for the seventh time in 10 games.
It was a strong turnout, especially considering getting around town without a car was pretty tough. Although power had been restored to many parts of the metropolitan area by late Friday afternoon, subways and commuter trains were still down.
Cliff Floyd hustled on his sore Achilles' tendon and scored twice. Ty Wigginton hit a pair of RBI doubles.
Glavine (8-11) became the 43rd major league pitcher to reach 250 career wins. He allowed only three hits in six innings but walked four and worked out of trouble all night. The left-hander stranded eight runners in his second straight win since missing a start because of a strained ribcage muscle.
Grant Roberts pitched a perfect seventh and Mike Stanton got six outs to finish the four-hitter.
Floyd was hit by a pitch from Darren Oliver (10-8) in the fourth. He stole second, went to third on a throwing error by catcher Charles Johnson and scored on Wigginton's double.
Reyes led off the sixth with his second home run, extending his hitting streak to 14 games.
After Floyd legged out a one-out double, Phillips connected off Steve Reed for his ninth homer of the season and a 4-0 lead.
Wigginton added a two-out RBI double off Aaron Cook in the eighth.
Floyd finished 3-for-3 and reached base all four times. The left fielder plans to play through Monday, then have season-ending surgery on his troublesome right Achilles' tendon at the end of the month. He has played in pain most of the season.
Mets catcher Mike Piazza went 1-for-4 with a single in his second game back from the disabled list. He homered and drove in five runs Wednesday night against San Francisco.
Oliver was charged with three runs and five hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Plate umpire Justin Klemm was hit in the side of the head by the shattered barrel of Phillips' broken bat in the eighth. Klemm stayed down for a few minutes before being helped to his feet by medical staff. He walked off the field under his own power as a pad was held to his head and received stitches for a cut.
Umpire Tony Randazzo moved from second base to behind the plate, and the game was delayed about 10 minutes. During the delay, a fan ran on the field but was quickly tackled and led off by security. Rockies right fielder Larry Walker signed autographs while he was waiting.
NOTES: The Rockies are an NL-worst 20-44 on the road. ... It was New York's seventh shutout of the season. Colorado has been blanked six times. ... Walker made an outstanding sliding catch to rob Roger Cedeno of extra bases in the first inning. ... It was Floyd's second steal of the season. ... Next up for Glavine on the career wins list is Bob Gibson with 251. ... Glavine is 9-4 lifetime against the Rockies.
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