Matt Harvey kept New York ahead early on and Antonio Bastardo came through with a nifty eighth-inning rescue, allowing the Mets to take sole possession of first place in the NL East for the first time this season. Harvey struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered again as the Mets beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Sunday to salvage a split of the four-game series. With Washington losing 4-3 in 13 innings at Chicago, the Mets moved into first place.
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