Noah Syndergaard allowed only six hits with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 shutout innings against the Phillies on Wednesday to improve to 2-2 with a 2.55 ERA for the year.
Syndergaard also went 3-for-3 with a home run and an RBI at the plate. Here are some notes about Syndergaard’s day at the plate:
- His home run came in the fourth inning – it was his first big league home run.
- The last pitcher to hit a home run was Jeremy Hefner on May 29, 2012, also against the Phillies.
- His three hits today ties a franchise record for hits by a pitcher in a game.
- It was the 27th time a Mets pitcher had three hits in a game – the last time was on May 16 by Jacob deGrom.
- Syndergaard joined Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez and Walt Terrell as the only other pitchers to collect three hits and homer in the same game.
- Syndergaard is the first big league pitcher since Randy Wolf to record three hits and homer in a game since Randy Wolf on August 16, 2009.
- According to the ESPN Stats and Info, Syndergaard’s 430 foot home run is the longest home run by a pitcher since Carlos Zambrano hit one 431 feet on June 30, 2012.
- Syndergaard is 4-for-9 this season.
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