Syndergaard, with St. Louis outfielder Dexter Fowler’s help, hit one of the Mets’ four homers. But on the mound, he had his second straight shaky start.
ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs against Mets starter Noah Syndergaard, who had better luck at the plate than on the mound, hitting a home run with Dexter Fowler’s help as the St. Louis Cardinals won, 6-4, on Sunday.
Syndergaard (1-2) allowed six runs, four earned, and eight hits in five innings, but his most memorable play came while batting in the fourth. He hit a deep fly to center that Fowler leapt for on the warning track even though it was well below the fence.
The ball deflected off Fowler’s glove and over the fence for Syndergaard’s fifth career home run and first since Aug.
