Guillermo Mota came in and gave up a single to Jason Kendall, Pedro Feliciano then relieved and gave up an RBI grounder to pinch-hitter Jacque Jones. Fontenot’s double made it a 5-3 game, bringing on Aaron Heilman, who retired Ryan Theirot on an inning-ending flyout.

“That was a huge out. That was a big turning point in the game, they were gaining some momentum had the tying run at the plate,” Glavine said. “That’s about the time where you start going through the ’Oh, no. Not again.”’

Delgado hit an RBI double in the eighth off Will Ohman, and Paul Lo Duca followed with a run-scoring single against Michael Wuertz.

Glavine was the third pitcher looking for his 300th win at Wrigley Field in the last five seasons. Roger Clemens (June 7, 2003) and Maddux (Aug. 1, 2004) both failed.

Glavine won his first game with the Braves on Aug. 22, 1987, was a five-time 20-game winner with the Braves and joined Maddux and John Smoltz to give Atlanta one of baseball’s most formidable rotations. He captured the NL Cy Young Award in 1991 and 1998, was the MVP of the 1995 World Series and is a 10-time All-Star. He went to the Mets as a free agent after the 2002 season.

Before Glavine, no pitcher had won his 300th game in a Mets uniform, although some 300-game winners pitched with New York — Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan and Warren Spahn, who won four games in 1965.

There was big news for the Cubs, too,

Kerry Wood pitched the seventh in his first major league appearance since June 6, 2006 after a long bout of shoulder problems. The crowd began chanting “Ker-ry! Ker-ry!” and Wood allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.

Chicago had an early threat against Glavine in the third but instead it ended with a leg injury on the basepaths for Chicago star Alfonso Soriano.

Soriano singled with two outs for the Cubs’ first hit and when Theriot followed with a single to center, Soriano took off for third. But Soriano pulled up lame between the bases, straining his right quadriceps. Cubs manager Lou Piniella said Soriano will be sidelined at least two weeks and up to a month.

“It’s going to be a tough loss. I don’t know what we’ll do,” Piniella said. “Losing Soriano is the toughest thing about this homestand.”

Notes: Jason Marquis (8-7), another former Atlanta teammate of Glavine, was the loser. ... Lo Duca returned after missing six games with a tender hamstring. ... The Cubs are 10-17 against left-handed starters.

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