Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (0-1) made his major league debut Tuesday, throwing five shutout innings until a three-run sixth inning did him in against the Cubs, as he took the loss.
"I was very impressed. I thought he threw the ball well," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Obviously, he's got good stuff and I was certainly impressed with how he threw it."
After Starlin Castro doubled in the Cubs' first run, Chris Coghlan delivered a two-run homer off Syndergaard in the sixth.
"They've got a lot of thunder in their lineup," Syndergaard said. "But it instills a lot of confidence in me when I can go there throw five innings against them," Syndergaard said.
Syndergaard gave up six hits overall, striking out six and walking four in 5 1/3 innings.
"He was electric," opposing pitcher Jake Arrieta said. "We kind of knew what we were up against and he came out strong."
Syndergaard is scheduled to make his second career MLB start Sunday against the Brewers.