In every sense of the word, Syndergaard dominated that night. Mixing a fastball that hovered around 100 mph with a slider that approached similar velocities, he induced nine groundouts and never let a runner reach scoring position. The Giants could not capitalize on Syndergaard's recurring issue with holding baserunners, going 0-for-2 on attempted steals.
It was the type of performance that gets noticed.
"You're not going to see better stuff than what we faced tonight," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said at the time.
But Giants batters shouldn't be completely vulnerable when they meet Syndergaard again in the National League Wild Card Game on Wednesday night in New York (ESPN, 8 p.