Fernandez (0-2), a former Met, lasted just two and a third innings, his fourth straight poor outing of the year.

Drabek, pitching for the second straight outing on three days' rest, had thrown more than 120 pitches.

He lasted just three and two-thirds innings for the second straight outing.

For the fourth straight outing, he pitched a decent game but had nothing to show for it.

More important for the Mets, it was Glavine's second straight solid outing.

For the third straight outing, Schilling (23-7) failed in an attempt to win his 24th game of the season.

For the second straight outing, the Mets pitcher wasn't hit hard, but he still met with decisive failure.

Of his 71 appearances, 60 were scoreless and he did not allow an earned run in 27 straight outings.

Roger McDowell then had his second straight ineffective outing, allowing a run in each of the final two innings.

Paul Wilson endured his second straight bad outing, giving up seven hits and five runs in four-plus innings.