For the third time this season, fans at Miller Park missed out on the chance to witness a historical milestone.

Houston's Craig Biggio did not get his 3,000th hit in Milwaukee. He did it in Houston.

San Francisco's Barry Bonds did not hit a homer here, either. He needs two more to overtake Hank Aaron on the all-time list.

On Tuesday night, fans missed a chance to watch Mets lefty Tom Glavine become the 23rd pitcher in major-league history to win his 300th game.

There was, however, a consolation prize.

Brewers fans avoided seeing what would have ranked as one of the more demoralizing defeats of a tough month of July. Sparked by some gritty relief pitching and Geoff Jenkins' walk-off homer into the right-field picnic area, the Brewers outlasted the Mets, 4-2, in a 13-inning, 4-hour, 20-minute marathon that resembled a playoff game, chess match and heavyweight fight rolled into one.

The victory allowed the Brewers to retain a one-game lead over second-place Chicago in the National League Central. The Cubs beat Philadelphia, 7-3, at Wrigley Field.

After losing five of eight games during a horrific swing last week through Cincinnati and St. Louis, the Brewers failed to mount much of an attack against Glavine, whose next chance at the 300 Club will come Sunday in Chicago. Trailing, 2-1, the Brewers tied the game on Bill Hall's double in the eighth inning and then squandered a myriad of chances in the ensuing innings before cashing in off Aaron Sele.

Tony Graffanino led off the inning with a double. Though the situation called for a sacrifice, Jenkins -- who did not start the game -- hasn't had one this decade. He was given orders to swing away and pounded a 1-2 pitch that sailed into the picnic area in right field.

Jenkins made a winner out of Dave Bush, who had been slated to start Wednesday night. Bush was the seventh reliever to work out of the Milwaukee bullpen, which was punished ruing the recent trip but turned in 6 2/3 scoreless innings Tuesday.

It was the stellar pitching that enabled the Brewers to overcome their own offensive miscues. Milwaukee left the bases full in the eighth and ninth innings, then squandered a golden chance in the 11th when J.J. Hardy failed to execute a sacrifice and Ryan Braun bounced into a double play -- his second unsuccessful attempt to bring a runner home from third with one out.

"He was trying to do a little too much," hitting coach Jim Skaalen said of Braun, who struck out in hideous fashion against Jorge Sosa in the ninth. "He'll be a little mad when he comes in tomorrow, but he'll be fine. We've been riding him a long time."

Other notable developments on Tuesday:

Brewers starter Jeff Suppan looked sharp for much of the night and worked into the seventh before exiting.

Prince Fielder has a huge welt on his right arm after being hit by a pitch from Pedro Feliciano in the eighth. Fielder said he felt the welt when throwing, but added "as long as I can hit, I'm all right."

Reliever Matt Wise had major control problems. He walked two batters and was hooked after two balls to the next hitter. Wise, who has seemed out of sorts since hitting Reds shortstop Pedro Lopez in the face with a pitch last week. Brian Shouse induced a key double play from Moises Alou and Chris Spurling needed 18 pitches to work 2 1/3 innings to help Wise avoid the goat label.

After the game, the Brewers called up infielder-outfielder Joe Dillon. Dillon, who was batting .317 with 20 homers and 73 RBI at Class AAA Nashville, will join the team today and a roster move will be made. Right-hander Scott Linebrink, whose wife gave birth to a daughter on Tuesday, isn't expected to rejoin the team until Friday.

Bush's appearance means Claudio Vargas will start Wednesday night. Vargas will be throwing on his usual rest because the Brewers were off on Monday.