Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard was solid against the Cardinals on Friday, but was left with his fifth loss of the season. Syndergaard allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out six, but the Mets offense was unable to solve Lance Lynn in the 3-2 loss.
Syndergaard (4-5) cruised through the first five innings, throwing up zeroes along the way. But he got into trouble in the sixth, when he allowed both of his runs, including a go-ahead home run by Jhonny Peralta.
Friday's outing did lower Syndergaard's ERA down to 3.05. He owns a 2.08 ERA and 44 punchouts over his last six starts.