NEW YORK -- Matt Harvey's struggles this season have been both well-documented and well-defined. And while Harvey did little to boost his fading reputation on Tuesday, his teammates boosted him plenty with a seven-run first inning in the Mets' 9-3 win over the Padres at Citi Field.Michael Conforto homered, singled and drove in three runs in the first inning alone, finishing with his second career multi-homer game -- third, including his 2015 World Series Game 4 performance -- to pace the offense. 
Most of the Mets' output came against Jhoulys Chacin, who became the second Padres starter in five days to record just two outs. Though San Diego's bullpen cobbled together 7 1/3 innings of effective relief, the Padres never mounted a serious comeback against Harvey or the Mets' relief corps. They lost for the 15th time in 19 games.Harvey held on to complete five innings, winning for the first time since April 11.AJ Cassavell and Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
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