Mets starter Noah Syndergaard did not have his best stuff in Saturday's start against the Braves. But he was able to escape with a no-decision in the 6-4 loss. The young right-hander was only able to last four innings on Saturday, giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits, while walking two and striking out three.
His defense behind him abandoned him in this one, committing a couple of costly miscues that led to Braves scoring. Synderagaard needed 88 pitches to get him through the fourth inning, as his ERA ballooned to 4.03 after Saturday's outing.
"From pitch one I was out there battling," Syndergaard said, per MLB.com. "[I] got my pitch count up way too early. Just another frustrating outing. Similar to the one against San Francisco, I don't think they hit the ball too hard off me. Just have to have a short-term memory after that and continue to do what I've been doing."
Syndergaard will try to get back on track in his next start, scheduled for Friday at home against the Reds.