Mets draw first blood behind Noah Syndergaard’s smoke

Noah Syndergaard Photo: Charles WenzelbergMad Max was no match for Thor in the battle to control Citi Field.

Noah Syndergaard brought his triple-digit heat — hitting 100 mph on the radar gun 13 times — to dominate the Nationals and out-gun Max Scherzer in a classic pitcher’s duel Tuesday night.

Spoiled was Daniel Murphy’s hopes of a triumphant return to the Citi in the Mets’ 2-0 victory that snapped their four-game losing streak.

Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto each homered to account for the Mets’ runs against Scherzer, in his first appearance since tying a major-league record last week for a nine-inning game with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers.

But Syndergaard, in his best…