NEW YORK —
The Padres welcomed Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday.
A night after they were baffled by Jason Vargas, whose fastball average of 84.8 mph is slowest among major league starters, the Padres battered the majors’ hardest-throwing starter.
Syndergaard’s fastball averages 97.7 mph. His sinker runs just a little slower, and his slider routinely touches 90.
The Padres hit all of them enough to get well on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Mets on Wednesday night at Citi Field, just the third time in 11 games since the All-Star break that the Padres have won.