New York Mets Lose To Miami Marlins As Noah Syndergaard Exits Early

New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard was on the mound last night when the team played the second game of their series against the Miami Marlins. He pitched well but had to leave the game after six innings due to a minor injury.

After Thursday night’s 16-inning victory over the Marlins in Miami, the New York Mets were really counting on Noah Syndergaard to go deep into the game on Friday. Unfortunately, an issue with his fingernail forced him to exit sooner than they would have liked.

Syndergaard did not have his best stuff on Friday night, but he still had a good start. He allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Christian Yelich. The Mets tied the game in the top of the third inning on a Michael Conforto sacrifice fly.

Two innings later, the Mets took the lead when Lucas Duda crushed a solo home run over the center field fence. The Marlins responded quickly and got three straight hits off of Syndergaard during the bottom of the fifth inning, including a Dee Gordon RBI-single. Syndergaard was able to limit the damage, as he struck out Yelich to end the inning, stranding runners on second and third.

After a stressful fifth inning, Syndergaard was able to get through the sixth relatively easily. At this point, his pitch count was at 87. However, Mets manager Terry Collins did not send him back out for the seventh inning. This was because Syndergaard was having an issue with his fingernail. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Syndergaard tore his fingernail back.

In his first start back on Opening Day, Syndergaard also was forced to leave after six innings because of a minor issue. He had a blister, which is why he had to be taken out early during that start. This is why it was originally thought that he had a blister again on Friday night. It ended up being a different problem though.

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Even though Syndergaard did not have his best stuff, his final line was still solid. In six innings of work, he allowed just one earned run on six hits and recorded four strikeouts. For the third consecutive start, he did not give up any walks.

With Syndergaard out, the Mets bullpen needed to get through the next few innings. Rafael Montero got into some trouble in the bottom of the seventh inning. Collins took him out with the bases loaded and one out and brought in lefty specialist Jerry Blevins to face Yelich.

The Marlins had a huge opportunity to take the lead. Yelich hit a hard line drive to left field that was caught by Conforto. Right after making the catch, Conforto made a fantastic throw to home plate as Miguel Rojas was tagging up from third base. The throw reached catcher Rene Rivera on the fly, and he was able to tag Rojas before he got his hand on the plate.

With the game still tied 2-2, Josh Edgin came in to start the bottom of the eighth inning. He allowed a hit but did not give up a run. Edgin stayed in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning. He walked Rojas to start the inning, but then retired the next two batters. With a runner on first and two outs, Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto hit a ball into the gap in right center field. Rojas was able to score easily from first, and the Marlins won the game 3-2.

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The Mets will try and bounce back tonight as they will play the third game of their series against the Marlins. Jacob deGrom will be on the hill for the Mets, while Adam Conley will go for the Marlins.