“It ended up being a regrettable result that contributed to a total of four runs”.
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ESPN’s Adam Rubin tweets that Matz’s elbow bothered him following his last start, which was against the Dodgers on Monday. The Dodgers took the lead in the bottom of the fourth when Yasmani Grandal hit a home run off Syndergaard to make it 2-1 Dodgers.
He is the first pitcher with two home runs against the Dodgers since Lew Burdette of Milwaukee on July 10, 1958.
Noah Syndergaard: Two home runs, 4 RBI, 2 runs with 6 SO in 8 IP.
“I don’t see many pitchers watching video on other pitchers”, Roberts said.
Even with the home runs allowed, Syndergaard had a fine night on the mound, which included six strikeouts and a walk in eight innings for this third win of the year. He’s also the second Mets pitcher to every do it, Walt Terrell accomplished the feat in 1983. Verrett has proved invaluable as a spot starter already this season, making two starts in lieu of Jacob deGrom and combining to throw 12 shutout innings in those outings.
Noah Syndergaard goes from lighting up radar guns with fastballs to having exit velocity checks done on his home runs.
Colon tied his season low with five innings completed, surrendering seven hits and striking out three.
Nicknamed “Thor” after the Marvel Comics character, Syndergaard swung a mighty black bat with his blond locks flowing beneath his helmet. But as far as the facts go, the right-hander gave up just one earned run through his first four starts.
“Two home runs by Syndergaard, should I say he is Thor”, chirped Vin Scully in the Dodgers broadcast booth as the imposing Mets pitcher circled the bases in the fifth. “He’s a strong kid”. The Diamondbacks’ Micah Owings had been the last pitcher with a two-homer game, August 18, 2007. Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves holds the modern-day big league record for pitchers with three home runs in a game against the Chicago Cubs on May 13, 1942.
Maeda served up both bombs to his counterpart, and ironically, Syndergaard showed bunt, unable to advance the runners before swinging away at a 80MPH slider one pitch later.
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Steven Matz will get a little rest after the Mets made the decision to skip his rotation on Saturday after he experienced soreness in his elbow. He plans to play catch Thursday and will see a doctor in NY when the team wraps up its West Coast trip….
