Mother Nature was the only thing that could stop Noah Syndergaard Thursday night at Citi Field. The Indians certainly weren’t going to.
Syndergaard was in the midst of a dominating performance — a two-hit shutout — when the skies opened in the bottom of the sixth inning. Wild wind and pouring rain chased the players off the field and the fans from the stands, forcing a 2-hour, 28-minute rain delay that ended what could have been a magical night for Syndergaard.
The big right-hander allowed both hits in the top of the sixth inning. He retired the first 16 batters he faced, protecting a 2-0 lead the Mets had earned on a two-run double by Wilson Ramos in the fourth.