For 7 1/3 innings Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, Mets rookie left-hander Steven Matz chased history. Instead, he settled for the best start of his young career in the midst of a fierce National League Wild Card race. A dominant Matz held the Padres hitless until the eighth inning in a 5-1 Mets victory, giving New York consecutive wins for the first time since July 6-7.