While the Mets received some bad news off the field last night, the on-field result was as good as possible (even if it wasn't perfect).
Noah Syndergaard had a perfect game broken up in the seventh inning before pitching eight shutout innings in the Mets' 4-0 win over the Padres in front of 26,034 fans at Citi Field. Syndergaard struck out nine and allowed three hits and no walks on a night that Major League Baseball announced Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia would receive a 162-game suspension for a second positive test for performance-enhancing substances.
Lucas Duda hit a two-run home run off James Shields in the first inning and Curtis Granderson's two-run homer in the eighth doubled their lead.