Mets 4, Blue Jays 3 (11 innings)
NEW YORK -- Shortstop Wilmer Flores' two-out RBI single Monday night capped a stunning 11th-inning comeback by the host Mets, who snapped the Toronto Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak with a 4-3 win at Citi Field.
The Mets (35-30) have won four of five. Right-hander Hansel Robles (1-1) earned the win despite allowing the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th, when Ezequiel Carrera walked, went to third on a single by first baseman Chris Colabello and scored on a sacrifice fly by catcher Dioner Navarro.
Right fielder Jose Bautista hit solo homers in the first and ninth for the Blue Jays (34-31), who tied a franchise record, set three previous times, with the 11 straight wins.
The winning rally began when third baseman Ruben Tejada worked a one-out walk against Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil (1-3). Left fielder Michael Cuddyer followed with a slow roller to second, and Tejada remained in the basepath long enough so that Danny Valencia only had enough time to tag him.
First baseman Lucas Duda then worked the count full against Cecil before lofting a single to shallow right. Cuddyer ran around third as Carrera, playing deep in left field against the powerful Duda, raced in for the ball. But his throw was cut off by third baseman Josh Donaldson, who bobbled it as Cuddyer slid in with the tying run.
Flores then hit reliever Liam Hendriks' first pitch sharply up the middle as Duda scored easily to set off a massive celebration by the Mets near second base.
Neither starter factored into the decision during a taut pitchers' duel played on an unseasonably damp night.
Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who was drafted by the Blue Jays in 2010 and signed with them exactly five years ago Monday, allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out a career-high 11 over six innings. He threw 32 pitches and allowed both hits and a walk during a laborious first before he retired 16 of the final 17 batters, including 10 by strikeout.
Blue Jays left-handed starter Mark Buehrle gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings. He engendered thoughts of his third career no-hitter and second perfect game by retiring the first 12 batters before Duda's bad hop double off first baseman Edwin Encarnacion's glove.
Buehrle was working on a one-hit shutout until the sixth, when Syndergaard helped create the Mets' two-run rally. After catcher Kevin Plawecki led off by reaching on a throwing error by shortstop Jose Reyes. Syndergaard laid down a perfect bunt and centerfielder Juan Lagares and Tejada hit RBI doubles on consecutive pitches.
Home plate umpire Marty Foster was hit in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Donaldson in the top of the third. Foster finished the half-inning before being replaced by second base umpire and crew chief Mike Winters.
NOTES: With their bullpen taxed from having thrown 9 1/3 innings the previous two games, the Mets recalled RHP Akeel Morris from Class A St. Lucie