Syndergaard (6-2) mowed down nine Marlins en route to a 6-2 Mets victory Friday. He surrendered six hits, two earned runs and a walk over seven innings.
The 23-year-old came back strong after being ejected for throwing behind Chase Utley in his last start, inducing an outstanding 19 swinging strikes over his 106 pitches. He was even impressive when giving up runs, as the homer he yielded to Marcell Ozuna notably came on a 100 mph fastball. It was another in a long line of dominating performances for Syndergaard, who's notched 30 strikeouts over his last three full starts, all which have gone seven frames. He's now whiffed 90 batters over 70.2 innings, and Friday's lone walk represented the first free pass he'd issued over the last four trips to the mound. He'll next face off with the Pirates and Francisco Liriano on Wednesday night.