Mets end 4-game slide

New York — In a season where a lot has gone wrong for the New York Mets, a jovial Jose Reyes gave his team a reason to smile on Labor Day.

The 34-year-old Reyes looked like his old self Monday when he homered, drew two walks and sped from first to third on an infield out during an 11-7 win over Philadelphia that broke a four-game skid.

Donning the crown and cape awarded by his teammates to the outstanding player of the game, Reyes then got on his phone and fired away a couple of inspirational messages to David Wright.

"It was an important win with all the bad news that we've received lately," Reyes said. "We still had to go out to do out jobs out on the field. We know what the team is going through with all the injuries this season, but we still have to keep playing hard and finish off the season strong."

On Tuesday, Wright is set to undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. The star third baseman didn't play in the majors this year.

"David Wright is like a brother for me, being that we've played a lot of years together," Reyes said.

"He'll continue to work. He'll go through his operation. He'll rehabilitate himself. He'll try to return. I told him whatever you need, don't hesitate to communicate with me," he said.

Asdrubal Cabrera homered to back Rafael Montero, who won his second straight start.

After an impressive outing at Cincinnati in which he tossed 8.1 scoreless innings, Montero (4-9) allowed four runs and five hits in 5.1 innings.

The Mets chased Mark Leiter Jr. (2-5) by sending 11 batters to the plate during a sixrun fourth.

"They had a good game plan against me and swung the bats really well today," said Leiter Jr., who grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, and played college ball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology before the Phillies took him in the 2013 draft.