Mets could use Syndergaard in ‘pen Tuesday

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NEW YORK — Mets manager Terry Collins’ eyes lit up when he saw a familiar face shuffling through the back of the Citi Field media room hours before New York’s series finale against the Dodgers on Sunday.

“Doc!” Collins bellowed toward legendary Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden. “You got an inning in ya tonight?”

The assembled media chuckled. Collins might not be able to turn to Gooden any time soon, but he might have a spare arm in the bullpen in the near future: right-hander Noah Syndergaard.

Syndergaard was ejected in the third inning of Saturday’s game after buzzing a 99-mph fastball behind Chase Utley, who has drawn the ire of Mets fans still upset by the second baseman’s late slide in …

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