Mets rookie starter Noah Syndergaard looked awfully sharp in his outing against the Braves on Saturday. The big right-hander allowed one run on two hits over seven strong innings. He walked one and struck out eight, but was left with a no-decision in the 6-4 win.
Syndergaard, who lowered his ERA to 3.20, gave up a run the first inning. But he was superb the rest of the way, retiring 11 batters in a row at one point. He departed the game with the Mets leading 4-1, but the bullpen allowed the Braves to tie up the score.
The Mets skipped Syndergaard's previous turn in the rotation in an effort to keep his innings down. It seemed to work, as he looked refreshed and recharged on Saturday.