MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The battle for last place in the NL East turned out to be an entertaining weekend series.
Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer, Noah Syndergaard struck out seven in seven innings and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Sunday.
Michael Conforto also connected for New York, which took two of three in the weekend series. Wilmer Flores also knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Syndergaard (8-2) allowed three runs and seven hits. He improved to 4-1 in his last five starts.
Seth Lugo worked around two hits in the ninth while recording his first career save.