An injury to Noah Syndergaard will have the New York Mets scrambling to keep pace in the National League East.
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Syndergaard left Saturday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals because of a right hamstring strain.
Tim HealeyNoah Syndergaard has a strained right hamstring, the Mets say. The Mets almost always downplay the severity of injuries initially. That they're calling this an outright strain -- and not "tightness" -- seems significant.
The right-hander was charged with five runs (four earned) in six-plus innings of work, striking out five while walking two.