 labored through five innings to win for the first time since April 11 at Philadelphia. The embattled former ace was 0-3 in his previous six starts and got banned three days by the Mets after skipping a home game this month following a late night on the town. Harvey apologized and went 0-1 in two outings on the team's most recent road trip. There was light applause and little reaction from the crowd of 24,337 when he was introduced - only groans when Harvey had some trouble throwing strikes with a large lead. Coming off an excellent performance against Milwaukee, Chacin (4-4) got only two outs in the shortest and worst of his 145 career starts over nine major league seasons. He gave up seven runs and eight hits. New York's first four batters and seven of its first eight got hits. Conforto hit his fourth leadoff homer on the 10th pitch of his at-bat and capped the outburst with a two-run single that chased Chacin. Duda had a two-run double during the rally, which also included Curtis Granderson's sacrifice fly and Wilmer Flores' run-scoring single. The bottom of the first took 24 minutes. It was New York's biggest splurge at the beginning of a game since scoring seven runs in the first inning against Atlanta on Sept. 16, 2004. Conforto became the first leadoff hitter in team history to have three RBIs in the first inning, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He homered on a 1-2 pitch in the first and sent a solo drive to center field off Craig Stammen on an 0-2 delivery in the fourth, powering the Mets to only their third victory in 11 games. The Padres, with the worst record in the majors at 16-31, have dropped six of seven. TRAINER'S ROOMPadres: Backup catcher Hector Sanchez (bruised right foot) was expected to come off the disabled list Tuesday before injuring his right quadriceps in what was supposed to be his final rehab game Sunday with Triple-A El Paso. Sanchez will be shut down for the time being, manager Andy Green said. ... RHP Trevor Cahill (shoulder) had an MRI on Sunday that revealed no structural damage, but he probably won't throw for 10-14 days, according to Green said. ... RHP Carter Capps threw another side session Monday. He is still recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery that sidelined him all last season. Mets: RF Jay Bruce was removed in the sixth with back tightness. ... LHP Steven Matz (elbow inflammation) threw 78 pitches in a rehab start for Triple-A Las Vegas at Round Rock. He gave up five runs and five hits - including two homers - in four innings. ... RHP Seth Lugo (elbow inflammation) started for Class A St. Lucie at Bradenton and threw 62 pitches in three innings. He took the loss after allowing seven runs and seven hits, including two homers. ... SS Jose Reyes returned to the lineup after getting scratched Sunday due to tightness in his left ribcage. ROSTER MOVESSan Diego recalled INF Carlos Asuaje from Triple-A El Paso and optioned RHP Jose Valdez to its top farm club. Asuaje was the Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year last season when he batted .321 and led all Triple-A players with 172 hits. For now, he will mostly get at-bats off the bench, manager Andy Green said. Asuaje, who appeared in seven major league games last year, grounded out as a pinch hitter in the seventh. ON HIS WAYThe Padres plan to call up RHP Dinelson Lamet to start the series finale Thursday night in place of injured Jered Weaver (left hip inflammation). It will be the major league debut for Lamet, who is 3-2 with a 3.23 ERA in eight starts at El Paso. UP NEXTScuffling rookie Robert Gsellman (2-3, 6.75 ERA) will be re-inserted into the Mets' rotation Wednesday night. The right-hander had his turn skipped last weekend and came out of the bullpen in his past two appearances. Collins said he hopes those relief outings boost Gsellman's confidence. Padres RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 2.70), seeking his first win since 2015, makes another start in place of Cahill.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Time: 7:10 PM EDT Venue: Citi Field, Flushing, NY, 11368 NEW YORK -- A pair of teams on the verge of receiving some vital reinforcements will square off Tuesday night when the New York Mets host the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game series at Citi Field. Both teams were off Monday night. The Mets saw their two-game winning streak end Sunday with a 12-5 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Angels. The Padres snapped a five-game losing streak Sunday, when Clayton Richard tossed a complete-game five-hitter in a 5-1 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks." There was just a little more importance with it today, with how the last couple days have went," Richard said following the victory. "I really wanted to be out there as long as I could to give the team a little breathing room." Despite the win Sunday, the Padres (16-30) still own the worst winning percentage in baseball. San Diego continued tinkering with its roster Sunday, when it claimed utility man Chase d'Arnaud off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. D'Arnaud will likely be in uniform Tuesday, when the Padres are expected to recall infielder Carlos Asuaje from Triple-A El Paso. In addition, San Diego will need to recall a starting pitcher later in the week to replace injured right-hander Jered Weaver, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday due to right hip inflammation. Chase d'Arnaud probably won't be the only member of his family to arrive at Citi Field this week. Travis d'Arnaud, the younger brother of Chase and the Opening Day catcher for the Mets (18-24), will likely be activated from the 10-day DL during the series. Travis d'Arnaud, out since May 3 because of a bruised right wrist, played his fifth rehab game Monday, when he started at catcher for Triple-A Las Vegas. He went 0-for-3, leaving him 5-for-19 (.263) in the minors. Once Travis d'Arnaud returns to the majors, Mets manager Terry Collins will have to figure out how to divide playing time at catcher, where Rene Rivera has thrived. Rivera had a career-high 11-game hitting streak snapped Saturday and is batting .308 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 78 at-bats. Travis d'Arnaud is hitting just .203 with four homers and 16 RBIs in 59 major league at-bats." He's been absolutely a brilliant, important piece of our lineup the last two weeks," Collins said Sunday of Rivera. "And when Travis comes back -- we haven't made any decisions -- but certainly Rene's going to get some playing time." The Mets' Matt Harvey (2-3, 5.56 ERA) is scheduled to face the Padres' Jhouyls Chacin (4-3, 4.61 ERA) on Tuesday in a matchup of veteran right-handers. Harvey's winless streak hit six starts last Wednesday, when he didn't factor into the decision after giving up three runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Mets fell to the Diamondbacks 5-4. He is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four career starts against the Padres. Chacin pitched well in a no-decision last Wednesday, when he allowed one run and surrendered a season-low two hits while striking out a season-high eight hits over seven innings in the Padres' 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He is 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA in seven career games (six starts) against the Mets.
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