Noah Syndergaard pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Thursday night. He walked one and struck out two batters, during what was his first time out of the bullpen in the major leagues.
“I got up four different times, and I talked to a lot of the guys in the bullpen, some of the veteran guys to learn how to handle that,” Syndergaard said after the game. “They gave me some very valuable advice, but it was a very different experience for me. The confidence that Terry has in me to go out there and pitch that inning, especially with the lead, instills a lot of confidence. … Once I got out there, Travis met me at the mound and the first thing he said to me was, ‘Just one pitch at a time.’ That’s all I was focused on is execute one pitch at a time.”
Syndergaard through several 100 mile-per-hour fastballs, after which Jeurys Famila came in for a six-out save for the save.
“There were definitely thoughts,” Syndergaard said, about possibly pitching a second inning. However, he added, “I had the utmost confidence in the managerial decision to bring in Familia. He’s the best closer in the game, and he did exactly what we thought he was going to do, and that is shut the door.”
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Syndergaard looked filthy. His eyes were like saucers. He looked totally jacked up. I’m pretty sure, if he had to he, could have thrown his fastball through a brick wall. It was powerful. He was intense. And, he was exactly what they needed in that spot. I don’t care that he got up four times in relief. He’s 23 and in great shape. He’s a horse out there and he showed it. He’ll return to starting in, I assume, Game 2 of the NLCS. However, it’s great to know he can pitch in relief if needed later in the series. He’s a huge weapon out there, bringing that type of heat late in a game.
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