Syndergaard (9-6) struck out seven and gave up four earned runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings in a 4-3 loss to the Tigers on Friday.
The dominant righty was slightly outperformed by veteran Justin Verlander. Syndergaard threw 80 of 112 pitches for strikes and notched an impressive 16 swinging strikes overall, but was done in by some timely hitting on the part of the Tigers in the fourth. Victor Martinez's 404-foot shot to right plated Miguel Cabrera, and James McCann followed later in the inning with a run-scoring single. Although he's dropped his last three decisions, the 23-year-old has received a mere six runs of support over that span. He'll look to get back on the winning side of the ledger when he takes on the D-backs next Thursday.