Noah Syndergaard is ready to take the baton.

If the rookie right-hander needed any additional inspiration for his scheduled start Friday night in Pittsburgh, it came from watching Jacob deGrom manhandle the Cardinals on Thursday.

“He was lights out,” Syndergaard said after deGrom’s one-hitter over eight innings with 11 strikeouts led the Mets to a 5-0 victory. “He had great command of his fastball and he established that and let his offspeed pitches play off his fastball and he had a lot of success and was fun to watch.”

Syndergaard allowed one run over six innings against the Brewers on Sunday to earn his first major league victory and wants to go deeper against the Pirates.

Team brass has not committed to Syndergaard beyond this start, as Dillon Gee nears a return from the disabled list.

“I want to get into the seventh [inning] and maybe even the eighth,” Syndergaard said.

John Mayberry Jr. delivered an RBI single with the bases loaded in the fourth inning, following his game-winning hit in the 14th on Monday. In that game, Mayberry singled with the bases loaded.

Overall, Mayberry is batting .150.

“John is here to play against left-handed pitching and when he gets hits and drives in runs, I think they have got to help your confidence,” manager Terry Collins said. “We were talking the other day and the last two hits he had gotten drove in runs against right-handed pitching. The more he does that, the more confidence he’s going to have and certainly the more times we can use him in big situations.”

Bobby Parnell and Vic Black were scheduled to make rehab appearances for Single-A St. Lucie on Thursday and then move to Double-A Binghamton for further work.

Rafael Montero, who has been sidelined for three weeks with shoulder soreness, still hasn’t resumed playing catch after a recent shutdown, according to Collins.

The Mets are 17-6 at Citi Field, which equals the best home start in franchise history after 23 games. In 1971 and ’72 the Mets also started 17-6 at home.