New York ? Tom Glavine thinks a machine is ruining baseball. Especially for him.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner lost to his old team for the third time this season as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets, 6-3, Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep and make Russ Ortiz the National League’s first 12-game winner.

Glavine blamed the loss partly on the machine used to evaluate umpires, saying it’s caused them to shrink his strike zone to an impossibly narrow width.

“I know my name has been brought up in the Questec argument,” he said. “I’m the poster child.”

At Shea Stadium, where the Questec system is used, Glavine is 2-7. On the road, he’s 4-2. He says umpires have told Mets catchers that they will not call pitches on the corners at Shea because they don’t want the machine to give them poor grades.

“Why not eliminate that altogether and have an electronic strike zone?” Glavine said. “That’s almost what it’s coming to.”

Glavine said he had heard throughout his career complaints that his strike zone “was 24 inches wide and everyone else’s was 10.” Echoing the complaints of Arizona’s Curt Schilling, he says it’s no longer possible to know in advance what’s a ball and what’s a strike. And because of that, Glavine says only power pitchers can be successful. Finesse guys who work the corners are out of luck.

“You can ask the hitters. They don’t know what the strike zone is. Nobody knows,” he said. “It’s not just me they’re doing this to. They’ve done it to a lot of good pitchers.”

Glavine estimated the computer cost him 8-10 pitches Wednesday that would have been called strikes in the past, about 10 percent of his total. The change caused him to fall behind in the count.

“If it’s 2-0 vs. 1-1, that’s a big deal,” he said.

D’backs 8, Padres 3

Phoenix — Shea Hillenbrand homered again and drove in four runs as Arizona tied a team record with its 11th straight home victory. Craig Counsell, Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley also homered for Arizona, making it easier for Chris Capuano (1-2) to earn his first major-league victory.

Rockies 11, Giants 7

Denver — Preston Wilson had four hits and four RBIs and Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer as Colorado snapped San Francisco’s three-game winning streak. Barry Bonds drove in four runs for the Giants, including a three-run homer, his 27th of the season and 640th of his career. Bonds needs 20 more homers to tie Willie Mays for third on baseball’s career list.

Brewers 2, Pirates 1 (12)

Milwaukee — Wes Helms’ infield hit drove in the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning, lifting Milwaukee past Pittsburgh. Brooks Kieschnick (1-1) singled as a pinch-hitter in the 11th, then pitched a hitless 12th for the victory. A slugger who had trouble making contact in his previous stints in the majors, Kieschnick earned his first victory since reviving his career as a reliever.

Astros 12, Reds 2

Houston — Jeriome Robertson became the first Houston rookie to win seven straight decisions and Adam Everett hit his first career grand slam as the Astros beat Cincinnati. Everett’s shot highlighted a six-run first inning as the Astros won their third in a row.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5

St. Louis — Rookie David Ross and Cesar Izturis drove in two runs apiece as Los Angeles beat St. Louis. The Dodgers scored five runs off Brett Tomko in the fourth and scored six runs for the first time since June 25. They’ve totaled 11 runs the last two games, after scoring 20 in the previous 11. Los Angeles entered the game with an NL-low .240 average.

Phillies 2, Expos 0

Montreal — Kevin Millwood pitched a three-hitter and Bobby Abreu homered right after Philadelphia broke up Tomo Ohka’s no-hit bid in the seventh inning, leading the Phillies past Montreal. Millwood (10-6) threw his second shutout of the season. The other one came April 27 when he pitched a no-hitter against San Francisco.

Cubs 5, Marlins 1

Chicago — Kerry Wood pitched a three-hitter, striking out 12, and Sammy Sosa hit a two-run homer as Chicago beat Florida. Jose Hernandez also hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which won its first series since taking two of three from Baltimore June 10-12. Wood (9-6) threw 129 pitches — 79 strikes.