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  Thursday, Jul. 20 4:05pm ET
Glavine ends 5-game drought in Miami
 
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MIAMI (AP) -- Braves left-hander Tom Glavine won at Miami for the first time in five years and even managed to retire nemesis Mike Redmond once.

Glavine pitched 6 1/3 innings, overcoming three errors by teammates Thursday as Atlanta beat the Florida Marlins 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Cliff Floyd broke a seventh-inning tie with a pinch-hit two-run homer and A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings to win his 2000 debut as Florida beat Atlanta 6-1 in the nightcap. Antonio Alfonseca completed the three-hitter with a perfect ninth.

Tom Glavine
Tom Glavine won his fourth consecutive start and improved his career record to 198-121.

Glavine (11-5) improved to 3-8 in Miami, where he had lost five consecutive games since beating Florida on May 3, 1995.

"It's been awhile," he said. "You try to approach every game like it's the first time you've gone out there, and don't worry about what has happened in the past."

Redmond had two hits and an RBI against Glavine and improved his career average against the lefty to .722 (13-for-18). But with two on and Glavine clinging to a 4-3 lead, Redmond ended the sixth with a flyout.

"I got him out when I had to," Glavine said. "I've thrown him bad pitches and he's hit them. I've thrown good pitches and he's hit them. He has certainly gotten the best of me, but I got him out in a big situation."

There were perhaps a thousand fans in the stands at the start of the doubleheader, which was necessary because Wednesday's game was rained out in the fifth inning. Attendance eventually swelled to 28,978, the largest Thursday crowd at Pro Player Stadium since the Marlins' 1997 World Series championship season.

The biggest cheer of the night came when Derrek Lee greeted John Rocker with a homer in the eighth inning of the nightcap. The homer was Lee's 20th.

"It was a great crowd," Marlins manager John Boles said. "We're very happy that they were for the most part pulling for the Fish -- at least when we got the lead."

The split ended Atlanta's 6-2 trip on a slightly sour note. The NL East leaders remained 9½ games ahead of third-place Florida.

"Any time we lose to these guys, it honks me off," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. He declined to elaborate.

In the opener, Florida's Ryan Dempster (9-7) allowed only six hits in seven innings, but four were for extra bases, including Reggie Sanders' fifth homer leading off the third. Dempster has lost his past three starts.

For the second consecutive day, fans booed Atlanta manager Bobby Cox, who picked Dempster for the National League All-Star team but didn't use him. Dempster said he has no complaint with Cox, but he's already looking forward to facing the Braves next week in Atlanta.

"It's the same game in five days against the same pitcher," Dempster said. "They got me today. Hopefully I'll get them next time."

Glavine won his fourth consecutive start, allowing nine hits and three runs, two unearned. He improved his career record to 198-121.

A two-run homer by Floyd, his 17th, broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning of the nightcap. A fan in the first row in right field deflected the ball back onto the field, but it was unclear from replays whether he reached over the wall. Cox discussed the ruling with home-plate umpire Jeff Kellogg only briefly.

Cox and Floyd said they couldn't tell whether fan interference should have been called.

"The umpire hustled out there to make the call," Floyd said. "I give him credit for that."

Mark Smith's two-run double later in the inning against Scott Kamieniecki (1-1) made the score 5-1.

Burnett (1-0) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings. He took an overnight flight from Triple-A Calgary, where he was on a rehabilitation assignment after recovering from a thumb injury suffered in spring training.

"I just tried to throw strikes," Burnett said. "Once I relaxed I was fine."

Wally Joyner's RBI single gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Kevin Millar tied the score in the fourth with his 10th homer.

The Braves' Kevin Millwood allowed only one run in six innings but remained winless since June 20.

Game notes
Florida RHP Alex Fernandez underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday to tighten a recurrent loose right shoulder capsule. He'll miss the rest of the season. ... Atlanta SS Walt Weiss left the first game in the sixth inning with a strained right knee. His status is day to day. ... Because of Wednesday's rainout, the Braves moved their starters up a day. In this weekend's series against Houston, Atlanta will start Terry Mulholland on Friday, Greg Maddux on Saturday and Alan Ashby on Sunday. ... Marlins RHP Brad Penny, who went on the disabled list Wednesday, was diagnosed with a slight internal impingement of the right shoulder. The injury will be treated with exercise and anti-inflammatory medicine. He's expected to resume throwing in 10 days and rejoin the rotation in two weeks. ... The doubleheader was the first this year for both teams. ... Glavine has allowed just one homer by a left-hander this year. ... Redmond, a catcher, hasn't made an error this season. ... Florida's Luis Castillo extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
 


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