Facing his former team the Toronto Blue Jays, rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard fired an electric and dominating performance, holding them to just one earned run on two hits, while striking out a career-high 11 batters. Thor became the sixth Met to record 11 strikeouts in one of his first seven career starts, and he is the fourth pitcher in franchise history to record a pair of double-digit...
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A tremendous effort by Noah Syndergaard, a resilient performance by an exhausted bullpen, and some very timely hitting, capped off with a Wilmer Flores walk-off single, propelled the Mets (35-30) to a 4-3 win against the Blue Jays (34-31) tonight in 11 innings. Syndergaard, coming off two sub-par outings, toed the rubber for the Mets and was dominant. The only blemish for him tonight was a...
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The New York Mets open a four game home-and-home series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday at Citi Field. The first two games will be played in Flushing while the final pair takes place at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard (2-4, 4.15) will get the nod tonight and will oppose the veteran southpaw Mark Buehrle (7-4, 4.25) for the Jays at 7:10 PM. Syndergaard, of...
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Speaking to reporters at Citi Field, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson had the following to say about a New York Post report that rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard could pitch out of the bullpen this season. “I think that remains something that could be considered in the future but right now he’s in the rotation.” (The Record) June 14 According to New York Post reporter Mike Puma, the...
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The Mets announced that Kirk Nieuwenhuis has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas. June 13 The New York Mets have reclaimed OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels, according to ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin. To make room for Nieuwenhuis on the 40 man roster, reliever Jerry Blevins was transferred to the 60 day disabled list. Nieuwenhuis was traded...
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