With the Marlins losing to the White Sox, New York is still just three games back of the final NL Wild Card spot, despite losing 12 of its last 16 games.
Ryan Schimpf got things going with his first career grand slam in the first inning, and Jabari Blash followed with a shot of his own. Two innings later, a pair of home runs -- a two-run blast by Schimpf and a solo jack by Christian Bethancourt -- staked the Padres to an early six-run lead.
Jay Bruce picked up an RBI single in the fifth, and the Mets really got their rally started in the sixth, as Matt Reynolds delivered an RBI double and Ty Kelly followed with an RBI single to trim the deficit to 8-5.