The lead Syndergaard provided for himself quickly evaporated as he gave up a game-tying solo home run to Seager in the bottom of the third. For Seager, who leads the Dodgers this season with 10 doubles, it was his third home run.
Gonzalez struck out swinging to end the inning, giving Syndergaard four strikeouts through three. Maeda retired the side in order in the fourth, then was given a lead as Grandal led off the bottom half with a solo home run to right-center field.
Crawford kept the inning alive with a two-out single, but Maeda went down swinging for the third out. Maeda got himself into trouble by hitting Eric Campbell with a pitch to lead off the fifth, then walking Rene Rivera.
Syndergaard failed to get a bunt down, and with two strikes hit an opposite-field three-run home run to give the Mets a 4-2 lead. Syndergaard’s two home runs on the night exceeded the one he had in his career entering the game. Moreover, his four RBIs in a single game set a career high and matched his entire total from last season.
A Lucas Duda single and Walker double knocked Maeda out of the game. It was the first time in any of his seven starts he failed to toss at least six innings. Chris Hatcher issued a one-out walk to load the bases for Syndergaard, who struck out in an at-bat he took big swings in.
Hatcher then struck out Curtis Granderson to escape the jam, with the Dodgers’ deficit still at 4-2. Adam Liberatore took over for the Dodgers in the seventh and gave up a single to Michael Conforto and double to Cespedes with one out.
Liberatore intentionally walked Walker to load the bases with two outs. Louis Coleman entered and struck out Campbell to end the inning. Syndergaard continued to work his way through the Dodgers’ lineup in the bottom of the seventh by retiring Puig, Crawford and pinch-hitter Trayce Thompson in order.
Seager ended Syndergaard’s streak of consecutive batters retired at 11 with a one-out single in the eighth. The Dodgers were unable to build on it, however, as Kendrick grounded into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.
Jeurys Familia took over in the bottom of the ninth and allowed a leadoff double to Gonzalez, who later came around to score. Familia then struck out Puig to earn a save in the Mets’ 4-3 win.
