Noah Syndergaard left the game after he was hit by Cesar Hernandez’s line drive in the seventh inning but managed to slow the Philadelphia Phillies’ playoff run despite allowing a career-worst 12 hits and five walks in the Mets’ 10-5 victory on Saturday night.
Syndergaard (11-3) tried to brace himself but was hit on the right lower ribs when Hernandez lined a 98-mile-per-hour pitch. Syndergaard picked up the ball but held onto it. The Mets said X-rays were negative.
