MEXICO CITY -- This is the kind of action baseball looks for as it goes global: a showcase of overwhelming offense, not brushbacks and brawls.

The Los Angeles Dodgers completed major league baseball's weekend trip south of the border by rapping 30 hits in a 20-10 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.

In the thin air, more than 7,200 feet above sea level, the teams combined for 10 homers Sunday, including three by the Mets' Jeromy Burnitz. The final totals for the two-game "Serie de Primavera'' or "Spring Series'': 57 runs, 74 hits, 14 homers and _ most importantly -- no fights.

"On the bases, I was scared,'' said the Dodgers' Shawn Green, who had four RBIs. "It's almost like guys were using aluminum bats.''

Mets ace Tom Glavine was battered for 10 runs -- eight earned -- and 13 hits in 3 2/3 innings, giving up homers to Fred McGriff and Jason Romero. Grounders shot through the FieldTurf and rolled all the way to the outfield walls.

"That's the best I've ever pitched and given up nine or 10 runs,'' Glavine said. "If I had to pitch here all the time, I'd probably retire.''

There's been some talk among baseball owners of putting a major league team in Mexico City at some unspecified time, far in the future. Based on Sunday and the Mets' 16-11, 11-inning win Saturday, the ballpark would have to have a grass field and fences 500 feet from home plate.

"You're penalized in the air. You're penalized on the ground,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. "They're going to have to fix some things.''

Coming in, baseball officials were concerned the Mets might try to retaliate following Wednesday's brawl in Port St. Lucie, Fla., started when Guillermo Moto hit Mike Piazza with a pitch and the Mets' star charged the mound. But behavior was impeccable.

Tracy and Mets manager Art Howe met, putting behind Howe's angry words following the brawl.

"I don't carry grudges like that with people like Art Howe,'' Tracy said.

When they weren't watching balls bounce like pinballs, both teams marveled at the Mexican crowd, wondering how many kids watching in the ballpark and on Mexican television would become major league prospects. Dodgers pitcher Victor Alvarez, who is Mexican, and other players conducted a clinic for about 70 children before batting practice.

Sunday's game drew 19,658 to 25,000-seat Estadio Foro Sol, raising the total for the series to 37,758 -- nearly double the 21,473 for a two-game set between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay in the same ballpark two seasons ago.

"We're trying to grow the game, expand the game,'' said Glavine, a senior leader in the players' union. "It's a little bit of an inconvenience as a player, but we have to look at it from the standpoint of what's best for the game.''

Still, with security tight, the local nightlife was off-limits, with players not venturing from their hotels.

"They were pretty adamant about us staying close to campus,'' Glavine said. "I heeded the warning.''

The Dodgers and the Mets have been among baseball's global pioneers. Los Angeles was a leader in scouting Latin America and Australia, paid for a field to be built in China and has fielded players from 21 foreign countries.

The Mets were among the first teams to scout Asia, and New York went to Tokyo to open the 2000 season against the Chicago Cubs.

"I really believe that baseball's growth is going to be from international growth,'' Dodgers general manager Dan Evans said. "When you look at Asia and you look at China, there is enormous potential.''

This exhibition series, and a game Sunday between Arizona and Kansas City in Hermosillo, began baseball's biggest international effort yet. Oakland and Seattle open the season in Tokyo on March 25-26, and Montreal will play 22 regular-season home games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Signings of Hideki Matsui and Jose Contreras by the New York Yankees have increased interest in Japan and Cuba, and Dominican fans await Sammy Sosa's next homer, his 500th.

By 2005 or 2007, a World Cup tournament could be underway, according to the commissioner's office.

"This is important for us,'' said Paul Archey, a senior vice president of Major League Baseball International. "We're right in the middle of soccer country.''

There was a Latin flavor in the ballpark: on-field cheerleaders between innings joined by a screaming sponsor's promoter wearing a World War I bomber's outfit, and constant music on the public address system. But there also were sounds of home, including the video of the ``Curly Shuffle'' that the Mets play at Shea Stadium.

Game notes
Suspensions for Piazza and Mota could come as soon as Monday from Bob Watson, a vice president in the commissioner's office. ... LA's Calvin Murray was 5-for-7 with five RBI. ... Mets RHP Pedro Astacio, bothered by a tender arm, probably won't throw again until Tuesday or Wednesday. ... Mets C Mike Piazza threw out two runners attempting to steal.