Atlanta's John Smoltz delivers against New York. Smoltz pitched seven shutout innings, and the Braves defeated the Mets, 2-1, on Thursday night in Atlanta.

Atlanta ? For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally only comes in the postseason.

“Euphoria,” Smoltz said.

For baseball’s all-time leader in postseason wins, the added edge made him feel right at home.

Smoltz became baseball’s first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves, achieving the feat by throwing seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night.

Smoltz talked Wednesday of treating his third start of the season against his friend and former teammate Tom Glavine as a normal game, but the milestone changed that.

“I downplayed it as long as I possibly could,” Smoltz said. “I tried not to think about it in any different fashion, but it was just a different game.”

It was different because so much was on the line, including Smoltz’s 200th career win, but it was the same because the Atlanta ace extended his string of strong starts this season.

The Turner Field crowd of 36,660 gave Smoltz a standing ovation after the game. Smoltz lifted his cap to acknowledge the crowd.

“I don’t come out for many things, but I wanted to show them I appreciate it,” Smoltz said.

“I tried to approach games like this as just another day, but when I walked out there, it was different.”

Smoltz, who has 15 postseason wins, said he’s experienced a similar thrill in a regular-season game only once.

“The first time I came out of the bullpen and the crowd went nuts,” he said. “Euphoria. It felt like that again.”

Making his third start of the season against Glavine, his Atlanta teammate from 1988-2002, Smoltz (7-2) became the NL’s first seven-game winner.

Marlins 5, Phillies 4, 11 inn.

Miami – The Marlins and Phillies swapped shoves in a standoff, then played past midnight before Miguel Cabrera made Florida a winner. Cabrera doubled off the scoreboard to score Hanley Ramirez from first base with none out in the 11th inning.

Diamondbacks 9, Astros 1

Phoenix – Rookie Micah Owings struck out a season-high eight in his first complete game, and Arizona routed Houston, sending the Astros to their fifth straight loss.

Chris Snyder homered and Eric Byrnes and Orlando Hudson tripled for the light-hitting Diamondbacks, who had six extra-base hits and matched a season high for runs.

Cubs 3, Padres 1

San Diego – Derrek Lee slid home with the go-ahead run on the first of two run-scoring groundouts in the ninth inning. Lee led off with a single off Cla Meredith (1-2) and went to third on a single by Aramis Ramirez. Cliff Floyd then hit a two-hop grounder to second baseman Marcus Giles, who threw home to try and get Lee. But Lee did a hook slide around catcher Josh Bard to give Chicago a 2-1 lead.

Nationals 4, Reds 3

Cincinnati – Red-hot Dmitri Young went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Mike Bacsik got his first win in almost three years. Cristian Guzman homered and Washington won for the fourth time in its last five games. The Nationals won three of the four games in the series for the franchise’s first winning trip to Cincinnati since the Montreal Expos took two of three on Sept. 26-28, 2003.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 1

St. Louis – Braden Looper won for the third time in four starts, and Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 15 games, helping St. Louis beat Pittsburgh.