The buck stopped here.
After brutal performances in the previous two games by Zack Wheeler and — gasp — Jacob deGrom, here was Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday playing the role of slump buster and bringing respectability back to the Mets’ rotation.
With Syndergaard dominant over the first seven innings — he weakened late — and the opposition’s pitchers needing a GPS to locate the strike zone, the Mets snapped a two-game skid with a 9-6 victory over the Twins at Citi Field.
The Mets drew 10 walks, including six in a wild fifth inning in which they scored six runs to seize control.