Gagne, recalled from Class AAA Albuquerque to make the start, allowed two runs and three hits in five innings.
With Gagne yanked from the closer's role Sunday after faltering in back-to-back outings, relievers Salomon Torres and Brian Shouse helped make Jeff Suppan's seven solid innings stand up by holding on for a 5-3 victoverover the St. Louis Cardinals.
Chris Massey, 36, who said he was physically and sexually abused by his mother from 6 to 12, has been working with Ms. Gagne for more than a year.
Cabrera homered on the second pitch of the game from Gagne (1-3), who drew three separate standing ovations from the Olympic Stadium crowd of 12,926.
While Gagne was recovering from elbow surgery in 1997, he almost retired and accepted a hockey scholarship to the University of Vermont.
The Flyers took a 3-1 lead on a goal by the former Islander Gino Odjick, who prodded the puck past Weekes for his first goal as a Flyer on assists from Recchi and Gagne at 6 19 of the third period.
(AP) GAGNE TO HAVE SURGERY -- Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne will have surgery today to remove a nerve from his pitching elbow, his second arm operation in less than a year.
Gagne, in only his second season as a closer, preserved the victory for Wilson Alvarez by retiring the last four batters and broke the previous record set by Tom Gordon from April 19, 1998-June 5, 1999, with the Boston Red Sox.
Gagne's 85-foot slap shot from just inside the red line 1 minute 42 seconds into the third period gave host Philadelphia a 4-3 victory.
The Dodgers said there was no timetable for the return of Gagne, 30, who saved 152 games from 2002-4 and was a near-unanimous winner of the National League's Cy Young award in 2003.
"Something inside was saying 'just go for it,'" said Ryan-Gagne, who hails from Haida Gwaii, an archipelago on the north coast of British Columbia.
