It wasn’t a win for Noah Syndergaard, or a quality start; but it was a clutch one.
With the Mets having lost five straight at home, the hard-throwing rookie pitched quickly, pitched to contact and helped pitch them to a 5-4 victory over Boston Sunday at Citi Field.
Thor wasn’t his usual dominant self at home — allowing six hits and four runs while striking out just three in 6 ²/u2083 innings to take a no-decision. But he opened the game with five scoreless innings, helped his own cause with an RBI single, and set guys up all day with his changeup only to jam them inside.